Tennis
Helen Jacobs, The Wimbledon Winner, Gay Rights Champion And World War II Spy
America in the 1930s was about fighting the gloom of the Great Depression.  The 102 storey Empire State Building went [ ... ]
Rod Laver: The Net-Jumping Genius Federer Considers The Best Of All Time
What happens if at first you don’t succeed? Dust yourself off and try again. It took Rod Laver years for his redemption.  [ ... ]
Three Perfect Tennis Rackets For Beginners That'll Make You King Of The Court
They call horse racing ‘the sport of kings’ but in truth it’s tennis that can claim the sporting crown. [ ... ]
The Reign Of The Renshaws: When Tennis' Twin Rockets Smashed Wimbledon
Starter for ten: which male tennis player has won the most consecutive men’s singles titles at Wimbledon? Federer? [ ... ]
The Day A Flawless Fred Perry Stormed Wimbledon To Win A £25 Shopping Voucher
“Packed Centre Court sees strenuous struggles for Championships!’ screamed the Pathé title card. “Winners [ ... ]
40 Years On From Borg, McEnroe And The Greatest Wimbledon Match Ever
In a match that is widely regarded as arguably the greatest-ever to be played at Wimbledon, Bjorn Borg took on John McEnroe [ ... ]
The Tennis Podcast Is All You Need To Get Through The Wimbledon Blues
Having planned, once again, to broadcast everyday through this year’s Grand Slam tournaments, The Tennis Podcast bounced [ ... ]
History Makers, Record Breakers And Pimms: Why Wimbledon Is The Grandest Of Slams
Weep in the realisation that this should have been the week of Wimbledon, arguably the most anticipated Grand Slam and hottest [ ... ]
Emerging From The Shadow Of Chernobyl: How Sharapova Went Nuclear
“If Chernobyl never happened, my life would be very different. I probably wouldn’t even be playing tennis.” [ ... ]
The King Of Clay: Rafael Nadal's 15 Year Dominance Of The French Open
“Movements. That’s the main thing. Movements and measuring the balls that you can take a risk and the balls [ ... ]
Steel, Spirit And Stamina: Tennis Icon Andre Agassi Turns 50
Only seven male tennis players in history have won the Wimbledon singles title, the Australian, the French, and the US Open, [ ... ]
Andy Murray Can Still Compete But Has Nothing Left To Prove, Says Greg Rusedski
Andy Murray knows a thing or two about creating history. The man who became Great Britain’s first Wimbledon champion [ ... ]
Andy Murray Looking At Miami Open Return After Extended Injury Lay-Off
Andy Murray is targeting a return to the court at the Miami Open later this month ending his extended absence from the game. [ ... ]
Maria Sharapova Deserves Respect For Taking Female Earnings To A Whole New Level
Maria Sharapova has called time on her glistening career having won every single Grand Slam event and established herself [ ... ]
Why The Next Month Is Vital For Andy Murray And His Wimbledon And Olympic Dreams
Sir Andy Murray’s hopes of competing at Wimbledon this year and defending his Olympic title in Tokyo have been thrown [ ... ]
An Open Victory Would Be Huge For Ash Barty, But Even Bigger For Australia
Ashleigh Barty has reached the semi-finals of the Australian Open for the first time in her career following her victory [ ... ]
Performance Over Outcome: Why Federer Is Still A Beast On The Court At Nearly 40
The superlative-defying Swiss is at it again. Roger Federer has muscled his way into the Australian Open Semi-Finals, for [ ... ]
Forget The Hip, It's The Hugs That Make The Andy Murray Documentary So Great
Andy Murray has no personality, right? No sense of humour? Turns out, that’s all utter nonsense. The British tennis [ ... ]
The Cristiano Ronaldo Of Tennis - Why Rafael Nadal Might Be The Greatest Ever
Rafael Nadal’s march towards tennis greatness continued this weekend as he led Spain to another Davis Cup title. The [ ... ]
Mr Shakira And The Multi-Billion Pound Revamp Of The Davis Cup
Premier international tennis tournament the Davis Cup, fast approaching the 120th anniversary of its inauguration, is currently [ ... ]
The Young German Ready To Shatter Djok, Federer & Nadal's Ironclad Grip On Tennis
Rafael Nadal’s hopes of finishing the season as world number one took a serious blow with a straight-sets defeat to [ ... ]
From Hip Surgery To Champion Once Again, Write Andy Murray Off At Your Peril
I needed to have an end point because I was sort of playing with no idea when the pain was going to stop. I said to my team [ ... ]
Here's Why Murray, Djokovic And Tennis's Stars Have Been Confusing Journalists At US Open
Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic and the rest of the tennis world have been confusing reporters and fans alike with a series [ ... ]
Serena Williams And The Numbers That Have Taken Her To The Verge Of Becoming Tennis’ Greatest
With a straight sets victory over Elina Svitolina, Serena Williams once again stoked fans’ hopes of her finally equalling [ ... ]
Daniil Medvedev: The Moscow Menace Infuriating At The US Open
“Every search for a hero must begin with something every hero needs: a villain.” That quote from the much-loved [ ... ]
Coco Gauff, Naomi Osaka And Taylor Townsend: Next Generation Of Tennis Stars Shine At US Open
Taylor Towsend stole the headlines at the US Open as the 23-year-old rank outsider knocked out fourth seed Simona Halep [ ... ]
Andy Roddick: The Consummate Entertainer
In the summer of 2003, myself and my best friend entertained ourselves down at the local gravel-strewn tennis courts, as [ ... ]
Serena Williams v Maria Sharapova: The Rivalry That Tennis Has Outgrown
Yesterday’s build-up to the US Open was full of the cliched lines we have heard on repeat for the past decade. ‘There [ ... ]
US Open: Remembering Stefan Edberg’s Twenty-Two Hour Long Grand Slam Win In 1992
The US Open, the fourth and final Grand Slam event of the year, gets underway this week at Flushing Meadows, New York, where [ ... ]
Deaf Tennis Player Lee Duck-hee Etches His Name Into The History Books With Landmark Win
Tennis star Lee Duck-hee cemented his name in the history books at the Winston-Salem Open by becoming the first deaf player [ ... ]
Has The Irresistible Nick Kyrgios Finally Turned A Corner?
As Nick Kyrgios lifted his sixth ATP title, winning the Washington Open, it felt like finally the tide may be turning for [ ... ]
Novak Djokovic On Course To Ransack Grand Slam Record
Tennis fans around the world are privileged in the current era to witness the most beautiful race for the record men’s [ ... ]