This is a watershed moment for tennis, as it marks a break with the origins of the sport and the culmination of a five ...

With Tsitsipas' round of 16 defeat, a 149-year streak has ended at Flushing Meadows.

The goal of professional sports has always been to win. Looking good while doing it? That's just a bonus for the gawkers and connoisseurs of bodily form in motion. In professional tennis, the "beauty ...

For the first time in history, not a single player with a one-handed backhand has reached a major semifinal in a calendar year.

Ben Shelton's run to the U.S. Open quarter-finals dealt a blow to tennis traditionalists on Sunday after his win over Stefanos Tsitsipas ​left the men's draw without a one-handed backhand and ended a ...

LONDON, July 5 (Reuters) - For tennis purists the sight of a single-handed backhand pinging off the centre of a racket is a joy to behold but it is becoming rare and Grigor Dimitrov, one of the best ...

It’s been official since Sunday and Stefanos Tsitsipas’ loss in the round of 16: in 2026, no player with a one-handed backhand will have reached the semifinals of a Grand Slam tournament. A first in ...

On social media, a new campaign started after an appeal was made from the Grandstand stadium in the Billie Jean King National Tennis Centre in New York. Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas hits a backhand ...