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 ...

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 ...

For example, on any surface but clay, where the lefty high-kicking serve or forehand to the Roger Federer backhand is Rafael Nadal's version of the old Green Bay Packers' "power sweep" (you know it's ...

Serena Williams was dominant in many aspects of the game, and tennis legend Billie Jean King revealed how much she admired ...

Matt Daly, who played tennis at Notre Dame, then helped create a training device for players to perfect a technique known as the Continental grip. In tennis, changing your mechanics can be a ...

THE ALL ENGLAND CLUB, LONDON — Ben Shelton gets a lot of attention for his devastating serve. On Monday, he showed why he’s been putting all of his attention onto his returns. His fourth-round match ...