'Big Brother' is watching ... tennis: Many eyes, in many ways, are on the sport in 2025The ongoing push to feed tennis players to the public is not without consequences.Read the story
Ben Shelton’s killer serve—and improving return—are representative of this moment in tennisGreat servers have realized that power and pace are not the end-all and be-all, and that their killer shots must be backed up with a solid return game.By Peter Bodo Feb 05, 2025
This past Australian Open reinforced one of tennis' unwritten rulesNo player ever wins a war with the fans.By Peter Bodo Jan 28, 2025
Australian OpenAlexander Zverev must elevate his game when it most counts—and keep it there“He completely outplayed me,” Zverev said of Jannik Sinner after their Australian Open final. “I’m serving better than him, but that’s it.”By Peter Bodo Jan 27, 2025
Australian OpenThe mild-mannered Tyrolean Terror Jannik Sinner has been steely at the Australian OpenSinner's remarkable on-court ability to block out any distraction from his mission has been on full display as he seeks to defend his Melbourne title.By Peter Bodo Jan 22, 2025
Australian OpenThe older folks at the Australian Open are also doing quite well, thanksThe kids are alright, but the adults—we’ll call them the 25-and-overs—are better.By Peter Bodo Jan 17, 2025
Australian OpenPowered by Borscht: Gael Monfils is living his best life, on and off the court, at 38When it comes to tennis, time may not be on the Frenchman’s side, but the hard courts of Melbourne Park are.By Peter Bodo Jan 15, 2025