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 ...
Fritz defeated Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in the fifth set Tuesday. American tennis star Taylor Fritz is off to a strong start at The Championships, securing his first win on the iconic grass court ...
It’s a little like trying to return a heavy kick serve. If one of the toughest shots to learn in tennis is a kick, figuring out how to return one isn’t far behind. The ball jumps up and away from your ...
For example, on any surface but clay, where the lefty high-kicking serve or forehand to the Roger Federer backhand is Rafael Nadal's version of the old Green Bay Packers' "power sweep" (you know it's ...
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 ...
Tennis is a sport that rarely, if ever, stops evolving. At first glance it might seem like a simple game frozen in time, but the tennis played today bears little resemblance to the tennis played ...
In this clip I take on one of the toughest serve receive drills I know. I am serving short and fast while my partner punishes ...