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, the ethics of hitting straight at your opponent, the ...

ROLAND GARROS, PARIS — When it happens, a hush descends over the tennis court. There’s a split second in which the crowd realizes that the rhythm of the point has been irrevocably altered. A tennis ...

Watch video: Game, set and match! As Wimbledon fortnight gets underway, it is the perfect time for us to squeeze in one more fun sports project, where we’re going to use the centrifugal force of a ...

Roger Federer cuts an unassuming pose. He doesn't carry himself like he's the greatest, most dominant tennis player in history, and yet, that's a debatable claim. In 20 years on the professional tour, ...

Alex De Minaur may not have been prepared to talk golf, but he’s always ready to do so. The 8th-ranked tennis player in the world had just finished physiotherapy in the Netherlands — following the ...