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 ...

John Isner and Ivo Karlovic, the two most prolific ace producers in recorded history, both retired recently (cumulative total: 28,198 aces). But while the great smokeshow may be over, the serve once ...

When it comes to racquet sports, none come closer to tennis and badminton in terms of popularity. Racquet sports require great speed and agility. To play well one needs to have good hand-eye ...

Tennis Channel 2’s “Second Serve” show provides unique analysis of the game that you won’t find anywhere else. Live match reactions, entertaining stories being told, and even demonstrations from the ...

Jessica Pegula, a great rival of Aryna, believes that one of the rules could create problems for the Australian tennis player ...

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 ...

Former Barcelona defender Gerard Pique has suggested eliminating the second serve in tennis and introducing a “golden point” at deuce to make the game faster and more exciting for fans.

MELBOURNE, Australia — In the fog of his 150mph serves, his seemingly limitless athleticism and his frightening forehand, it is sometimes hard to figure out why Ben Shelton doesn’t win just about ...