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Jannik Sinner servebot is a problem for the rest of the tour

Jannik Sinner lifted the BNP Paribas Open trophy on Sunday after dismantling Daniil Medvedev 7-6 7-6 in a final that, on ...
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'What solves the problem is having only one serve': Patrick Mouratoglou weighs in on the aces debate

Patrick Mouratoglou responded to Toni Nadal after the Spaniard’s proposal to reduce racquet size. The French coach, currently working with Naomi Osaka, took to social media to discuss the need for ...
The New York Times

What Iga Świątek, Carlos Alcaraz and the most important shot in tennis have in common

Iga Świątek's lack of release valve behind her serve has kinship with Carlos Alcaraz's issues of 18 months ago. Eamonn Dalton / The Athletic; Artur Widak / Nur Photo via Getty Images Welcome back to ...
The New York Times

Is the best tennis serve technique now halfway between overarm and underarm?

Welcome back to the Monday Tennis Briefing, where The Athletic will explain the stories behind the stories from the past week on court. This week, a new tennis serve entered the canon, the first ...
Tennis

Question: Is it time to eliminate the do-over serve toss?

Back in the day, embracing the tiebreaker to decide the outcome of sets was a heavy psychological lift for players accustomed to the traditional scoring system. In later times, Electronic Line-Calling ...