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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Alexander Bublik, the world No. 50 men's tennis player, smashed three rackets during a moment of frustration in the first round of the Open Sud de France on Wednesday. He came in as the defending ...

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 ...

Shortly after losing to Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina in the Australian Open quarterfinals, a visibly distressed Coco stepped away to an area she thought was free of cameras. But the moment Coco lost her ...

Tennis thrives on raw emotion, and Coco Gauff’s post-match racket smash captured that truth after her swift quarterfinal loss at the Australian Open. Filmed in a quiet area, the moment reignited ...

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 ...

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 ...