The average male pro tennis player serves their opponent at 125 MPH. On this episode of Above Average Joe, average guy Clay Skipper has exactly one calendar day to prove if he can return a serve from ...

While someone of Mitchell’s tall stature is usually associated with sports like basketball or volleyball, he has actually ...

Poaching is one of the most impactful tactics in doubles. For the uninitiated, poaching is when the net player moves across the center of the court to intercept a shot—usually a return of serve—that ...

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 ...

Rick Macci, the former coach of Andy Roddick and Maria Sharapova, has weighed in on the development of Gauff’s serve following her struggles against Pegula on Sunday. Despite Gauff’s struggles against ...

Elena Rybakina won 12 of the final 13 games against Iga Swiatek, while Amanda Anisimova and Madison Keys look to bounce back ...

The Athletic has live coverage of Day 3 of the 2025 U.S. Open. FLUSHING MEADOWS, N.Y. — There comes a time in every tennis player’s career when they have to do something that truly scares them, ...