MELBOURNE, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Trying to lob a player who stands 2.08 metres (6-foot-10) is risky at the best of times, let alone on set point, but Roger Federer's gamble against Ivo Karlovic on Friday ...

Had Roger Federer elected to use his silhouette as his logo instead of the combination “RF” character, he would have had plenty of signature shots to choose from. But as good as Federer's forehand ...

No.14 seed Daria Kasatkina suffered a narrow defeat to Paula Badosa on Friday, but Kasatkina still pulled off some of her crafty magic in the nearly three-hour affair on No.3 Court, earning ...

Karolina Muchova has a habit of making the ridiculous look routine, and she was at it again in the Dubai semifinals against Clara Tauson. After Tauson hit a drop-shot lob that looked like a clear ...

How many times have you come off the court saying “If only I had a lob?” Well, how often have you practiced your lob and under what conditions? Your lob, if practiced properly, can be a huge asset. If ...

VOGUE magazine has long had a love affair with tennis. See the archives here, including a delightful photo of Monica Seles from its April 2009 issue that I can't stop staring at now. And consider this ...

MASON CITY - Tennis is fairly complicated and the scene looks a bit snooty at the upper levels. So it's refreshing to talk strategy with rising stars like 6-year-old Ryan Dahlin of Mason City. Ryan, a ...

Serena Williams is not above having fun with her games at the French Open. The women's No. 1 tennis player cracked herself up after she flubbed a deceptively easy-looking lob during her first-round ...