The serve is arguably the most important shot in tennis… Starting a rally off with a thunderous serve often leads to players ...

Welcome back to the Monday Tennis Briefing, where The Athletic will explain the stories behind the stories from the past week on court. This week, a new tennis serve entered the canon, the first ...

Fans immediately began breaking down videos of Alcaraz's new serve motion and comparing it to Novak Djokovic. While the ...

THE ALL ENGLAND CLUB, LONDON — Ben Shelton gets a lot of attention for his devastating serve. On Monday, he showed why he’s been putting all of his attention onto his returns. His fourth-round match ...

In 2023, The Athletic asked players, coaches and other figures involved in the sport about the one thing they would change about tennis. From having one serve per point and mixing up Grand Slam match ...

Back in the day, embracing the tiebreaker to decide the outcome of sets was a heavy psychological lift for players accustomed to the traditional scoring system. In later times, Electronic Line-Calling ...

Poland went on to sweep Germany 3–0 at the international team event, with victories from WTA world No. 2 Iga Swiatek—who defeated Eva Lys—and Hurkacz, who was competing in his first match since June ...