Prince Yadav had never imagined he would be a professional cricketer.Until the age of 17, he had not even touched a leather ...

For years, tennis balls have been the sport’s fuzzy yellow scapegoat, blamed for poor play and even injuries. Now, the men’s tour finally has a plan to ensure consistency. There’s plenty to look at ...

How much fluff is the perfect amount of fluff? That may seem a strange question but in the world of professional tennis it is a live and controversial issue. The quality and feel of the ball – and, in ...

The ball pops up in the air and soars into an arc, drifting against the blue sky, then comes down with a plunk on the glass wall behind Jon Guerra. Out. “Your swing is too hard,” Guerra says to me.

Welcome back to the Monday Tennis Briefing, where The Athletic will explain the stories behind the stories from the past week on court. This week, the Madrid Open’s beautiful weather created a classic ...

After the Battle of the Sexes ended with Nick Kyrgios beating Aryna Sabalenka, organisers of the event must look at the event and think about what they did ...

“Can you make it make sense?” Alex Eala asked after her defeat to Iga Świątek at the Madrid Open in April. Eala, a 19-year-old emerging talent from the Philippines, was not talking about her three-set ...