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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Professional Pickleball Player and coach Jessica Improta, founder of Athena Pickleball, has outlined the key technical elements needed to build a reliable and powerful two-handed backhand, stressing ...

Macci didn’t hesitate when asked who has the best two-handed backhand in tennis history, naming Djokovic as the top pick on X. “Novak [Djokovic] has the best two-hander of all time,” he said. “Many ...