The Athletic has live coverage of Day 3 of the 2025 U.S. Open. FLUSHING MEADOWS, N.Y. — There comes a time in every tennis player’s career when they have to do something that truly scares them, ...

World No.2 Jannik Sinner has never hidden his motivation to improve as a tennis player. One of the things he has been really focused on in the past few weeks is his serve.

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 ...

If you’ve ever picked up a tennis racket and attempted to serve against an opponent, you’ll know just how hard a skill it is. It’s one thing to get the ball over the net and yet a whole other thing to ...

Josh Lichtenstein and Daniel Silberg came because they couldn’t get U.S. Open tickets. Sean Mahoney waited for his son, a ballboy working the matches inside at the Open. Conor McKeon dropped by after ...

Jannik Sinner is among the top-ranked stars playing in the 2024 Rolex Paris Masters. / Mike Frey-Imagn Images The 2024 Rolex Paris Masters is already underway, with many up-and-coming players looking ...

Jul 28, 2024; Paris, France; Rafal Nadal (ESP) and Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) talk during their match against Maximo Gonzales (ARG) and Andres Molteni (ARG) in the men's tennis doubles first round during ...

Every sport has its own little quirks and oddities (I’m still not clear on why a football field is technically called a “gridiron”), but tennis might rank among the strangest. From the illogical ...

Tennis fans were treated to a lighthearted moment during a recent practice session at the Madrid Open when former world No. 1 and current Andrey Rublev coach, Marat Safin, decided to step onto the ...