A ball boy at the 2023 Australian Open accidentally took the wrong racket from Rafael Nadal during a break in his first-round match Monday in Melbourne, resulting in a peculiar scene and slight ...

In tournaments, the old balls are swapped for new ones after several games. Those livelier new ones can change a player’s strategy. By Stuart Miller Keep your eye on the ball. That’s the ...

On today's edition of Play Smart, XXIO ambassador Nathalie Sheehan explains how to use a tennis racket to teach yourself clubface control.

Why the humble tennis ball needs to sport a little hair, explained. ... By the time it meets the opponent’s racket, the increased drag has reduced it to as little as 50 mph.

Modern rackets have facilitated a change in playing style from one of technique to one characterised by power and spin. The combination of the increased stiffness of modern rackets and the tendency ...