Suzanne Lenglen and René Lacoste in 1925. Allstein Bild via Getty Images Before Naomi Osaka, before Serena Williams, before Billie Jean King, there was French tennis star Suzanne Lenglen. When she died in 1938At the age of 39, she was declared “the greatest tennis player of all time” by Reuters. She was born on May … Read more
It’s been talked about ever since Serena Williams announced nearly three weeks ago that she would be returning to professional tennis after nearly four years away from the sport. However, seeing the All England Club announce in one sentence that the 23-time Grand Slam champion would play singles at Wimbledon was nonetheless startling. “Serena Williams … Read more
Serena Williams made a winning return to professional competition on Tuesday, teaming up with rising star Victoria Mboko for a straight-sets doubles victory at the HSBC Championships in London. Embed from Getty Images While fans were excited to see the 23-time Grand Slam champion back in action, Williams joked that her daughters had other things … Read more
ROCKFORD, Ill. — Every April, more than 250 athletes representing over 50 schools descend on a third-tier city to play the National Collegiate Table Tennis Association (NCTTA) National Championships. This year, Nationals took place in Rockford’s UW Health Sports Factory, a concrete hangar wedged between the Rock River and a lifeless train track. Inside, state-of-the-art cameras … Read more
Complaints that men’s tennis is too fast go back further than I do. “Aces, Aces…men’s tennis too fast for its own good,” reads the headline to a 1992 Associated Press story that, to help make its point, begins with a quote from Casablanca. “Well, you just have to guess where the ball is going to … Read more
Two tennis players recently revealed separate threatening messages that included a picture of a gun and called for their families to be harmed if they did not lose their upcoming matches. Earlier this week, Italian Lucrezia Stefanini, ranked 138th in the world, revealed the details of the threat she received before a match in the … Read more
Carlos Alcaraz has been at the top of the ATP Tour in the 2026 season, already delivering exceptional performances and intense on-court drama. He is known for pushing physical limits, which leads to thrilling matches, but sometimes to frustration and heated exchanges. A recent such incident has caught the attention of four-time Grand Slam Champion … Read more
Second-round fixtures at the 2026 Dubai Tennis Championships will feature matches between the third-seeded Daniil Medvedev going up against the former World No. 3 Stan Wawrinka, whereas the fifth-seeded Andrey Rublev will go up against Ugo Humbert on February 25. Predict every match of the 2026 Australian Open with our interactive tennis simulator—featuring all 128 … Read more
Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Świątek have both been out of action for some time now, having missed the Dubai Tennis Championships. But the two tennis stars are set to make their return to the court next week. Amid a busy start to the 2026 season, Sabalenka and Świątek decided not to compete in Dubai. The … Read more
Speculation about Serena Williams making a return to the professional tennis circuit has been ongoing for some time. Alycia Parks, who recently trained with the 23-time singles Grand Slam champion, shared her thoughts on how Williams is performing on the court and how her form is holding up. Rumors about Williams potentially returning to the … Read more