1988 was a spectacular year to be a sumptuous Swedish male tennis pro. They were well on their way to winning a “Swedish” grand slam with Mats Wilander seizing the Australian and French Open crowns ...

Ivan Lendl lost the U.S. Open final to Mats Wilander in five long sets at Flushing Meadow in September. Three months later, at Madison Square Garden, Lendl lost the Masters final to Boris Becker in a ...

On This Day in Tennis History is an exhaustively informative 500-page book by Randy Walker that does exactly what it’s say it’s going to do: Tell you everything of note that happened in the history of ...

This is the City of Lights, but they don’t shine at Stade Roland Garros. When the sun goes down, they roll up the tennis nets until morning. The sunlight ran out at 9:23 p.m. Tuesday at this ...

Flushing Meadows is tennis’ largest stage, and over the last 50 years, it has been the site of some of the sport’s greatest dramas. This week, we'll count down the 10 most memorable US Open matches of ...

This series will highlight present and former tennis players who changed the way the game is played. Whether it is a style, attitude, or a signature move, it will be discussed. Many of these ...

Roger Smith, ranked 150th in the world, scored the biggest victory of his brief pro career Wednesday, upsetting Ivan Lendl, 6-2, 6-3, in the second round of the Volvo International Tennis tournament ...

Ivan Lendl will remain the No. 1 men`s tennis player despite his second-round loss in the Volvo International. Association of Tennis Professionals spokesman Greg Sharko said Lendl will lead Stefan ...

The year-end event has plenty of great tennis. Here are five of the most memorable matches. By Cindy Shmerler European red clay courts demand peak physical conditioning, the dexterity to slide across ...