It’s not quite a first serve. It’s certainly not a typical second serve. Then what is it? It’s a hybrid of the two, and Novak Djokovic has brought it out to play in 2020. The 16-time Grand Slam champion has added an eye-catching 6 mph this year to his average second serve speed. Through the […]
Since he won his first Grand Slam title in 2005, Rafael Nadal has accomplished everything tennis has to offer. The 33-year-old has dominated the French Open, winning 12 times. He’s won Wimbledon twice and the U.S. Open four times. He helped Spain to the Davis Cup title five times. He won Olympic gold in 2008 […]
If John Isner could start the year like he finishes it, he would have hundreds of thousands of dollars more in prize money, a new shelf of trophies and a better chance all year of challenging the Big Three of Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer. But despite his best efforts, Isner still hasn’t […]
It took nearly three years, but Dominic Thiem is finally acting like a top 10 player. His reward has been his best tennis yet. For years, Thiem played far more often than his peers. In 2016, when he first cracked the top 10, he played 82 matches, 17 percent more than the average of the […]
When the Australian Open begins Monday in Melbourne, there’s one clear reason to watch: Serena Williams, after two years of falling just short, could finally win her 24th Grand Slam singles title, which would tie her with Margaret Court for the most all-time. Williams won the ASB Classic last week in New Zealand — the […]