It was once considered a desperate shot, but experts say it can give players an edge. Coco Gauff and Carlos Alcaraz use it. By Stuart Miller Tennis players commonly hit three types of backhands — ...

Emma Raducanu loves to tinker with her own technique. She sees herself almost as a tennis scientist, running daily experiments in the lab. This is unusual. Where most players look to improve their ...

This week's tip focuses on slice on the forehand and backhand side for third shot drops. Tanner invites Mari Humberg to demonstrate the slice third shot drop on both the forehand and backhand side.

Subscribe to The Athletic on an exclusive offer here. Dimitrov can be a rather maddening opponent. A big strong guy who can play like a 140-pound hacker and slice you to pieces. It's unclear what ...

Even when she was pushed out of position, Kvitova had a convincing answer. The second seed spotted Dushevina two games at the start, then went into overdrive in an overwhelming shotmaking spree that ...