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 ...

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 ...

Mornin', everyone. I just wanted to drop a quick post and ask you to indulge me for the next few days: we're doing some long-term magazine planning this week (meetings, meetings, meetings), and I'm on ...

Practicing the return of serve is a crucial foundational element in every player’s game. For every game you’re not serving, you’re returning. Of the three, position is the most fluid. There are ...

A month ago at the Bank of the West Classic, Germany’s Sabine Lisicki hit a serve 131 miles per hour—the fastest ever recorded in women’s tennis. That’s not just fast for a woman. Lisicki’s ...

Don R. Mueller, also known as “Professor Tennis,” has spent the last decade trying to change tennis by insisting the game should be played with two rackets. Rarely, do any opponents approach the speed ...