Emma Raducanu loves to tinker with her own technique. She sees herself almost as a tennis scientist, running daily experiments in the lab. This is unusual. Where most players look to improve their ...

You hear it all the time: You’re only as good as your second serve. Perhaps that’s an overstatement, but it’s tough to advance in the tennis ranks if your second serve is inconsistent and attackable.

The sound off the racquet of Ben Shelton’s flat serve is a thwack cranked to eleven. Late Monday morning, out on a small field court at the hushed southern edge of the Billie Jean King National Tennis ...

A good return of serve makes for a great day on the tennis court. A good return of serve starts with court position. For club players, the best spot is behind the baseline, to give yourself time to ...

The server is always the most-watched player in a volleyball game. And it’s only for an instant. A couple of dribbles, a wind up and a hit, and then everyone shifts their eyes to the ball. That one ...