When we think of weapons in tennis, we often picture big serves or explosive forehands. But at every level of the game, the ...

For 11 months, professional tennis exists largely as a hitting contest light on finesse. Then the grass season arrives in June, reaching its zenith at Wimbledon’s All England Club in the middle of ...

Patrick Mouratoglou’s expertise in tennis is widely recognized, making him an exceptional source of advice for the sport. He spent a long stretch with Serena Williams and more recently parted ways ...

While grass-court tennis favors big serves and blistering ground strokes, it also rewards players who mix in subtlety and finesse. Among the favored options at a player’s disposal is the slice.

This week's tip focuses on slice on the forehand and backhand side for third shot drops. Tanner invites Mari Humberg to demonstrate the slice third shot drop on both the forehand and backhand side.

Subscribe to The Athletic on an exclusive offer here. In their most recent meeting at Wimbledon, Dimitrov used his backhand slice to unsettle Tiafoe on the forehand side. He hasn't managed to do that ...

The two-handed backhand is becoming more and more popular, especially among the pros, and that's where this week's tip comes in. I'm returning to one of my favorite instructors, Jordan Briones, and he ...

Eight years ago, Martina Navratilova summed up the problem with the one-handed backhand in today’s game: “It practically takes a genius to hit [one],” she said. The great Czech-American champion used ...