MELBOURNE, Australia—There was one change Carlos Alcaraz made ahead of the 2026 season that he was more than happy to discuss. After an Australian Open Media Day press conference peppered with ...

If you’ve ever picked up a tennis racket and attempted to serve against an opponent, you’ll know just how hard a skill it is. It’s one thing to get the ball over the net and yet a whole other thing to ...

Toss ball, hit ball. That’s the basics of the serve. And when players want to ramp up the mph on their delivery, their focus is often on smacking the ball that much harder. However, if you’re looking ...

Follow live coverage of the Wimbledon women’s singles final between Amanda Anisimova and Iga Swiatek THE ALL ENGLAND CLUB, LONDON — Ben Shelton gets a lot of attention for his devastating serve. On ...

NEW YORK — Coco Gauff wishes she weren't trying out a new service motion in what she called “the high-stress situation” of the U.S. Open. She would have loved to have more time to collaborate with ...

While all eight components of the motion are important to maxing out your serving potential, Kovacs says research does point to particular elements which are required to produce a fast serve. First, ...