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

Jessica Pegula has admitted that she was tempted to smash all of her racquets in the heat of the moment during her match against Irina-Camelia Begu at the 2023 Charleston Open. Pegula demonstrated her ...

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 ...

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 ...

Elena Rybakina's association with her new coach Goran Ivanisevic is underway and the duo have already recorded two wins together. Rybakina defeated Spain's Jessica Bouzas Maneiro in Kazakhstan's first ...

NICK KYRGIOS and Novak Djokovic took out their frustrations on their equipment as the pre-Australian Open action heated up. Three days before the first Slam of the calendar takes place, the ...

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