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Tiebreak execution in Washington begins with sweat running into a player’s eyes and a crowd rising before the first ball…

A groundstroke that lands a yard too short might survive a morning practice session. Under the suffocating afternoon sun in…

Backhand stability at the Mubadala Citi DC Open reveals itself in the ugliest moments. A player reaches the ball late,…

Second-serve pressure at the Mubadala Citi DC Open begins with a sound every player hates: the dull thud of a…

Washington DC Open court coverage has already become the tournament’s hidden scoreboard. Ben Shelton felt it when qualifier Martin Damm…

At the Mubadala Citi DC Open, the returner’s most important decision happens before the server tosses the ball into Washington’s…

First-serve percentage stops feeling like a statistic once the afternoon sun settles over Rock Creek Park. Heat rises through the…

Before Alex Eala walks onto the court, she opens a notebook. Inside are her match plan and a few reminders…

For the 2nd straight year, the National Bank Open is preparing to stage a major tournament without the men used…

10 years ago, Stan Wawrinka stood inside Arthur Ashe Stadium and broke Novak Djokovic with the kind of tennis that…