Breaking Britain's title drought at Wimbledon is tough enough; when you're also going up against Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, the job becomes even more daunting. Unless you're Andy Murray.
Fulfilling the dream of his late father to become Chinese Taipei's first Top 100 player, Yen-Hsun Lu has been equally motivated by the need to use tennis to provide for his family.
Rafael Nadal has suffered just five clay-court losses in five years. As the four-time defending champion returns to Roland Garros, are there lessons to be learned from those defeats?
Sports Illustrated tennis writer Jon Wertheim dissects the classic 2008 Wimbledon final in his new book "Strokes of Genius: Federer, Nadal and the Greatest Tennis Match Ever Played". Read an excerpt.
For a 20-year ATP World Tour veteran with traditional doubles instincts, teaming with a partner who anchors himself to the baseline has been a game changer.
Frederico Gil has streamlined his lifestyle to become Portugal's highest-ever ranked player. He has also single-handedly renewed interest in the sport in his homeland.
It's that golden time of the year again with Roland Garros and Wimbledon, where Federer and Nadal are poised to write more history. Hewitt celebrates 500 match wins and more!
ATP stats and information guru Greg Sharko takes a special look at Rafael Nadal's clay-court prowess.
From the Editor...
For tennis purists, the Roland Garros-Wimbledon swing is as good as it gets. After the dust settled last year the events read like a movie script: Rafael Nadal becomes the first man in 30 years to claim the French-Wimbledon double by denying Roger Federer a sixth straight Wimbledon crown in perhaps the greatest match ever.
Incredibly, this year's storylines could be even more compelling. After Roger Federer took out Nadal in the final of Madrid - where Novak Djokovic also held three match points against the Spaniard - Nadal could face his toughest challenge yet in Paris as he chases a record fifth straight title. At Wimbledon, will tennis fans be blessed with another Federer-Nadal final? Or could Andy Murray break the British title drought? We examine all the angles.
And learn more about France's quiet achiever and Top 10 member Gilles Simon. Plus, read what drives Chinese Taipei's first Top 100 player, Yen-Hsun 'Rendy' Lu.
For tennis purists, the Roland Garros-Wimbledon swing is as good as it gets. After the dust settled last year the events read like a movie script: Rafael Nadal becomes the first man in 30 years to claim the French-Wimbledon double by denying Roger Federer a sixth straight Wimbledon crown in perhaps the greatest match ever.
