Andrey Rublev’s second thought was to smash his tennis racket. The Russian No 6 seed at SW19 said, “I wouldn’t have done it if I could hit the racket on the ground, but we are not allowed to hit the ...

The loss marks the second straight year in which Gauff was eliminated in the quarterfinals. She's only advanced past the ...

Novak Djokovic celebrated his 38th birthday in the best possible manner after defeating Matteo Arnaldi in straight sets to progress to his second successive Geneva Open semifinal. The Serbian still ...

For Coco Gauff, that moment came after a brutal 59-minute loss to Elina Svitolina in the Australian Open quarterfinals on Tuesday, January 27. She didn’t lash out on court or argue with the umpire.

Novak Djokovic will pay the price for losing his cool in the fifth set of the Wimbledon final as he appeared to lose more than just the possibility of an eighth title at the All-England Club. The ...

Subscribe to The Athletic on an exclusive offer here. What to do when you can’t smash a tennis ball correctly? Smash a racket, according to Harri Heliovaara. The current Wimbledon men’s doubles ...

Novak Djokovic is losing more than just his racket after his outburst on Sunday. After losing the third game in the fifth set of his epic match with Carlos Alcaraz during the Wimbledon final, Djokovic ...

Subscribe to The Athletic using our latest discount offer here. Andrey Rublev’s second thought was to smash his tennis racket. His first thought? Protecting the Wimbledon grass. The “it” he was ...