Jannik Sinner's backhand cracked like a gunshot during the ATP Finals. In Turin, the audience was left speechless. Jannik Sinner's shot resonated like a detonation. Capable of hitting backhands at 135 ...

For 11 months, professional tennis exists largely as a hitting contest light on finesse. Then the grass season arrives in June, reaching its zenith at Wimbledon’s All England Club in the middle of ...

The goal of professional sports has always been to win. Looking good while doing it? That's just a bonus for the gawkers and connoisseurs of bodily form in motion. In professional tennis, the "beauty ...

As Stefanos Tsitsipas loads up and uncoils into a full-swing, his broad shoulders rotate and in a blink, the racquet violently explodes into the ball. His right arm continues carving an arc, a ...

How can something so beautiful to watch, a stroke so etched into tennis history, be so exploitable — and why have a dwindling handful of players remained loyal to it? By Matthew Futterman Reporting ...

When pushed into the backhand corner, don’t try to step into the ball because you’ll be forced out of position. Instead, hit off of your left side with an open stance backhand so you can neutralize ...