MALAGA, Spain — Sara Errani stands at the baseline and exhales deeply. She is about to hit a second serve, with Italy up match point against Poland. A place in …
MALAGA, Spain — Rafael Nadal’s professional tennis career is over, his final match a 6-4, 6-4 defeat to Botic van de Zandschulp of the Netherlands at the Davis Cup. That …
Rafael Nadal bit his lower lip and his teary eyes scanned the stands as he stood alongside his Davis Cup teammates for Spain’s national anthem before what he, and everyone, …
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, Jannik Sinner further stamped his authority …
TURIN, Italy — Olé, olé olé olé, Sinner, Sinner. Olé, olé olé olé, Sinner, Sinner. Jannik Sinner is trying to speak, but his own name is resounding too loudly across …
Billie Jean King is losing patience. Maybe that’s what happens when you’re 80 years old and the actuarial tables say time is running short. King has been advocating for equality …
TURIN, Italy — This is what they have been waiting for. Some really good tennis players have congregated here in northern Italy for the ATP Tour Finals, the most exclusive …
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, the first Riyadh edition of the …
Carlos Alcaraz has struggled with a stomach issue and looked far from the player who won two grand slams this year in a 6-1 7-5 loss to Casper Ruud at …
Alex de Minaur’s dream of reaching the ATP Finals has quickly descended into familiar nightmare territory against his nemesis, world No.1 Jannik Sinner, in the Italian’s Turin den. But it …