The sport is played with a racket on a court with a net, but watch out for those bouncing shots from the back wall. Reporters take a look at the padel scene in New York City.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/06/sports/padel-tennis-nyc.html
He made a splash at last year’s event, reaching the quarterfinals, and went on to have a breakout season.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/12/sports/tennis/ben-shelton-australian-open.html
After extended layoffs, Naomi Osaka, Angelique Kerber and others are back on the court.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/12/sports/tennis/australian-open-comebacks.html
Tennis is trying to reposition itself by altering tournaments and spreading more money around.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/12/sports/tennis/wta-atp-tour-changes.html
The year was full of unlikely winners and exciting team competitions.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/08/sports/tennis/2023-tennis-season-djokovic.html
He had his breakout year in 2008 and now, at age 36, is still ranked No. 1.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/10/sports/tennis/novak-djokovic-atp-finals.html
Analysts say it is a good strategy against strong defensive players, which can put them in an uncomfortable position.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/10/sports/tennis/atp-finals-tennis-strategy.html
Sinner, 22, has dominating talent and has already beaten many of tennis’s top players.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/10/sports/tennis/jannik-sinner-speed-power.html
Several players have broken through at the Paris Masters recently to win their first top-tier title. A well-rested Novak Djokovic may stifle that trend this year.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/27/sports/tennis/paris-masters-winners-djokovic.html
Mexico landed the event this year at the last second, the third year in a row the tournament has been in limbo. That creates havoc with players’ schedules.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/28/sports/tennis/wta-finals-location-saudi.html
She’s seeded fourth and is bringing her staggering serve to the event in Cancun, Mexico.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/28/sports/tennis/elena-rybakina-wta-finals.html
She won the U.S. Open and seized the spotlight as a symbol of her generation.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/28/sports/tennis/coco-gauff-wta-usopen.html
Men’s tennis in France isn’t what it used to be. But the veteran Adrian Mannarino is still winning, and the teenager Arthur Fils is quickly finding his form.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/27/sports/tennis/french-tennis-mannarino-fils.html
Tennis players save match points regularly, but often crash out of a tournament soon after. But sometimes, a great save sets the stage for a big win.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/27/sports/tennis/saving-match-points-players.html
Overshadowed by Toronto and Montreal in the world of tennis, the city fought aggressively to bring the tournament to its 17,000-seat arena.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/21/sports/tennis/vancouver-laver-cup.html
Young players are stepping up as some older ones fade. Even Roger Federer, the event’s father, has retired.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/21/sports/tennis/laver-cup-generational-shift-tennis.html
Halep, who tested positive for a banned substance at the U.S. Open in 2022, promised an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/12/sports/tennis/halep-suspended-doping.html
On a court where he had regularly played the villain, Djokovic soaked in the fan adoration as he beat Daniil Medvedev in straight sets.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/10/sports/tennis/djokovic-wins-us-open-medvedev.html
Last year’s U.S. Open focused on goodbyes. This year, Gauff, the new singles champion, along with Ben Shelton, Frances Tiafoe and Taylor Fritz, burst through the front door with plans to stay.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/10/sports/tennis/us-open-gauff-shelton-tiafoe-fritz.html
Kylie McKenzie accused a U.S.T.A. coach of inappropriately touching her when she was 19. In depositions, the organization has questioned her sexual history.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/10/sports/tennis/tennis-usta-kylie-mckenzie-court.html