Whipping his racquet through the air like a cesta in jai alai, Rafael Nadal produces such tremendous topspin that the ball sometimes seems to catapult off the court, creating a shot as challenging to ...

Great tennis legends used to use heavy wooden rackets. Graphite arrived about 25 years ago. Since then, the technology hasn't change much. That is until now. More and more pros are using polyester ...

Passing shots can be executed with a soft underspin touch shot, but they are primarily struck with overspin to allow the ...

Tennis has been called the game of inches, of kings, of poets, of love, of errors, of endurance, of a lifetime. But those are mostly metaphors. Really, tennis is the game of spin. Watch Novak Djokovic ...

A new sports tech startup, Volley, aims to revolutionize the way racquet sports players (platform tennis, tennis, padel and pickleball) train with its AI-enabled sports training machine. Unlike ...

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 mantra for ...