Roger Federer has charged to the Wimbledon semifinals thanks in part to a tactic he has rediscovered: charging the net. When Federer first won Wimbledon in 2003, the conventional tennis tactic on the grass courts was to serve and volley — come to net immediately after serving to cut off the return and take charge of […]
Roger Federer has charged to the Wimbledon semifinals thanks in part to a tactic he has rediscovered: charging the net. When Federer first won Wimbledon in 2003, the conventional tennis tactic on the grass courts was to serve and volley — come to net immediately after serving to cut off the return and take charge of […]
Tennis players are allowed to take 20 seconds before serving at Wimbledon, as they are in all Grand Slam tournaments. Some players think it’s time for this rule to start being enforced — with a “shot clock,” a phrase borrowed from basketball and other sports. “I think it’s the only way to go, to be honest, […]
Tennis players are allowed to take 20 seconds before serving at Wimbledon, as they are in all Grand Slam tournaments. Some players think it’s time for this rule to start being enforced — with a “shot clock,” a phrase borrowed from basketball and other sports. “I think it’s the only way to go, to be honest, […]
Imagine a tennis world in which Rafael Nadal never picked up a racket. Some of his rivals must have. Novak Djokovic could be excused for daydreaming about it after Nadal beat him in Sunday’s French Open final, 3-6, 7-5, 6-2, 6-4. Who would benefit most in a hypothetical world without Nadal? Well, let’s divvy up […]
