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Each weekday, we'll preview one must-see match that you'll find on Tennis Channel Plus, the digital network for the devoted tennis fan. To subscribe to Tennis Channel Plus, go to BuyTCPlus.com. On Tuesday, both Elena Vesnina and Taylor Townsend won their first-round matches at the Volvo Car Open ...

Tennis center Director Matt Boughton recalls a crowded cardio tennis session on Thanksgiving morning that was made even more packed because a leaking roof had forced the closure of one of the center's five indoor courts. One of that morning's patrons, a local businessman, approached Boughton.

CHARLESTON, S.C.—Caroline Garcia, the top seed at the Volvo Car Open, kicked off her clay-court season in dominating fashion, beating Varvara Lepchenko, 6-2, 6-3. Coming off a surprising second-round loss at the Miami Open, Garcia showed no signs of difficulty in making the transition from hard ...

The Universal Tennis Rating (UTR) system is already taking junior and college tennis by storm. It rates players on a scale ranging from 1 (raw beginner) to 16.5 (Federer pulls a 16.21). The pro ratings generated by UTR are fascinating -- different enough to be significant, but not so different that this becomes an apples and ...

Every week Tennis Channel and Tennis.com will be introducing a Tough Call around a thought provoking topic - and our panel of experts will chime in both on-air and online. Be sure to join the discussion, weigh in on our polls, or comment on Facebook and Twitter using #TennisToughCall. Here is this ...

BRATTLEBORO — During a January tournament in Burlington, Emelia Rae Winter, 13, became Vermont's Under-18 tennis champion. While she has been ranked No. 1 in Vermont in the United States Tennis Association's 14-and-under category since she was 11, the Burlington tournament was her first ...

The Women's tennis team is an early favorite to win the NCAA tournament again this year, but their male counterparts on the court are also deserving of attention for their first half of the season. With an impressive overall record of 12-2, Vanderbilt became 3-0 in SEC play on Friday after defeating South ...

The men's and women's finals of the BNP Paribas Open were played Sunday at Indian Wells Tennis Garden in California, with Roger Federer facing Juan Martin del Potro in the men's championship and Naomi Osaka taking on Daria Kasatkina in the women's final. Below, we'll break down both results.

A.J. "Drew" Feustel is headed to space on March 21, with a couple of tennis racquets in tow. The experienced astronaut will spend six months at the International Space Station, while finding time to fit in some baseline rallies. "Tennis has always been a part of our family. When I was young my grandparents ...

In a 3-2 vote, Burlington City Council turned down a $50,000 offer from Burlington School District to resurface city-owned tennis courts in exchange for priority use of the courts for practice. Notre Dame Schools students, parents and faculty maligned the offer, as the deal would push back their regular tennis practices to about ...

The vice-president of the Spanish Royal Federation de Tenis, Tomas Carbonell, told El Mundo, "It's good to have an important group that wants to put a lot of money into tennis, but it is also important to the point of view of the federations. The Cup is an essential part of a federation's earnings, and I question ...

The newly proposed sweeping reforms to the Davis Cup are on The Tennis Podcast agenda this week. Some are welcoming them with open arms, some are heralding them as the 'death of the Davis Cup'. Presenters David Law and Catherine Whitaker delve into the depth of strong opinion on the future of ...

Plans to revitalize the dilapidated site of the old Dolphin Club on Wilson Pike were approved Monday evening by Brentwood's Planning Commission. The Dolphin Tennis Club will keep some features from the old club, including six outdoor tennis courts, but add many more. That includes six more outdoor ...

It seems like Britney Spears is always in motion, and she's no stranger to posting her active pursuits on Instagram—workouts, handstands, impromptu dancing, you name it. Her latest activity? Hitting the court for a casual tennis match. "Just a little game of tennis with my man!!! Not professional, but it's really ...

Tennis has been transformed over the last five decades by TV, money, technology, equipment, fashion and politics. But through all of that, the players have remained at the heart of the game. As part of our golden anniversary celebration of the Open era, Tennis.com presents its list of 50 best players—the ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The No. 23 Florida State women's tennis team (8-3) won their first ACC match of the season as they took down No. 31 Clemson (5-5). “This was another good road win for us today against a good Clemson team,” said head coach Jennifer Hyde. “The conditions were far from perfect.

If you're serious about your tennis, you may want to get hold of Babolat Pop, a sensor-packed smart wearable designed to track your game on the court, right down to its finer strokes. Looking like a regular wristband, the Babolat Pop sits on your dominant hand. Once there, it will track your activity during a ...

"Laurie Bowen has played an important role in helping us fulfill our mission of growing the sport of tennis, specifically in Binghamton and the Western New York region,” said Jenny Schnitzer, executive director and chief operations officer of USTA Eastern, in a statement. “We can't thank her enough for her ...

That “something” is the heady mix of Hollywood and tennis cultures that Solomon grew up surrounded by when he was a young player and fan in Southern California. It's a mix that he believes has, unfortunately, remained largely invisible to fans and TV viewers in recent years. It's something that he wants ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The No. 12 Florida State men's tennis team (15-1) earned their first ACC win of the season in a 5-2 win over No. 50 Clemson (6-2). The Seminoles got off to a slow start losing just their third doubles point of the season. The Seminoles were tied on courts one and three early, but could ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. –The No. 23 Florida State women's tennis team (7-3) looks to bounce back after a tough loss to No. 12/6 Georgia Tech as they head to Atlanta on Friday, March 2nd to take on No. 31 Clemson (5-4) at the Hudlow Tennis Center. The match will be played at Noon if it is outdoors and 2:30 ...

The Australian made a case for double standards after an incident involving Daria Gavrilova in Acapulco. During her first-round match against Madison Brengle, Gavrilova threw her racquet across the court in frustration and almost hit a ball person. Had it made contact, it would have resulted in a ...

Tennis has been transformed over the last five decades by TV, money, technology, equipment, fashion and politics. But through all of that, the players have remained at the heart of the game. As part of our golden anniversary celebration of the Open era, Tennis.com presents its list of 50 best players—the ...

Roger Federer isn't just one of the most accomplished players in tennis history, he's also one of the most charitable—and on Monday he'll be in the Bay Area for Match For Africa 5: Silicon Valley, which will be shown live on Tennis Channel at 10:30 pm EST. The exhibition event—which takes place at the ...

Some tennis players make comebacks because they need the money, others because they miss the adrenaline of competition. But for Marion Bartoli, the 2013 Wimbledon champion, next week's return is about rediscovering peace of mind. Bartoli – who is due to play a Tie Break Tens event in New York on ...

Boris Becker insists tennis "needs" Andy Murray and believes both he and Novak Djokovic will be motivated by Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal's own comebacks. Former world no. 1 Murray is targeting a return for the grass-court season having been sidelined since last year's Wimbledon due to a hip problem that he had ...

If the ITF board of directors has its way, the oft-criticized Davis Cup competition will be reborn as early as 2019 in a glorious one-week World Cup of Tennis. But a close look at the alternative format makes many wonder if the cure isn't worse than the disease. For years, reformers have complained Davis Cup is broken, ...