Djokovic’s Charity Event Crashed by Deadly Guest: COVID-19
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic’s goal is to be remembered as tennis’ GOAT (Greatest Player of All Time). Right now, the 33-year-old Serb’s legacy might [...]
Superstars and Tennis’ Rising Stars Back Black Lives Matter Movement
America’s superstars aren’t the only athletes condemning the deaths of blacks-while-breathing while in police custody and praising hundreds of thousands of protesters, who’ve spent more [...]
2020 U.S. Open Could Have a California Flair
Making plans for the U.S. Open Tennis Championships, anyone? So is the United States Tennis Association (USTA) but not just at its usual Flushing [...]
Brief Semblances of Serve-and-Volley Style Surface at Australian Open
PART 3 Serbia’s Novak Djokovic and the USA’s Sofia Kenin continued the near 20-year dominance of the baseliner’s style of play by capturing the Australian [...]
Serve-And-Volley Sprouts and Thrives on the West Coast
Second of 3-Part Series In 1938, Don Budge piqued America’s interest in an attacking style of play among fans and fellow players when he became [...]
Serve-And-Volley Game No Longer in Style or Demand
First of 3-Part SeriesFifty years ago, several top-ranked tennis pros routinely followed their serve to the net, confident that their attacking style would give them [...]
Gene Buwick: Tennis’ Unsung Shining Star of the Open Era
The Wimbledon fortnight began month with Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams psyched to show why they’re shoo-ins for selection into the International Tennis Hall of [...]
A tribute to Bud Collins, Mr. Tennis
When I became USA Today’s tennis correspondent in 1986, good fortune rolled through my life for the next 15 years, fulfilling dreams long deferred in [...]
Serena Williams shaken, then stirred in a rousing U.S. Open second round win
After another early round shaky start, followed by a drama-filled recovery, Serena Williams moved another rung higher on tennis’ ladder of greatness at the U.S. [...]