Coco Gauff’s ongoing issues with her serve were back in the spotlight after a three-set loss to Jessica Pegula at the WTA ...
Rick Macci, the former coach of Andy Roddick and Maria Sharapova, has weighed in on the development of Gauff’s serve ...
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 ...
Every great tennis player has a weakness, especially in their early years. Roger Federer’s single-handed backhand, a work of art, was vulnerable when the ball bounced high. Rafael Nadal exploited that ...
Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka put on a dominant serving display in her opening match at the WTA finals and produced 10 aces in a 6-3, 6-1 win over No. 8-ranked Jasmine Paolini ...
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 ...
Toss ball, hit ball. That’s the basics of the serve. And when players want to ramp up the mph on their delivery, their focus is often on smacking the ball that much harder. However, if you’re looking ...