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 ...

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

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 ...

Another phenomenally good exchange ends with an Alcaraz backhand passing winner! He puts his finger to his ear … … But I don't think he expected to hear a chorus ...

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