The combination of the increased stiffness of modern rackets and the tendency for tennis balls to have become harder has led to an increased shock transmission from the racket to the player, which is ...

Polish tennis player Iga Świątek lost her cool during the Indian Wells semifinal match against 17-year-old Mirra Andreeva on March 14. After complaining about the ball kids, she swatted a ball back at ...

Modern tennis ... the ball when compared to a smaller head size. The trade-off is that a larger head size typically makes more precise, controlled shots more difficult. The size of a racket's ...

The Blade/Dave Zapotosky Buy This Image Students race to catch spinning tennis rackets. The Blade/Dave Zapotosky Buy This Image Chloe Miller, 8, prepares to catch a ball thrown by Rowan ...

Jaden picked up a tennis racket plenty of times too during his formative years but admitted he could never keep the ball in play. And, in contrast, he has always been drawn to baseball.