Tennis has attracted celebrity names as big as Beyonce, Meghan Markle, Anna Wintour, Bradley Cooper, and more. ?
So why the connection, and what does that add to our sport?
Fall Out Boy bass player Pete Wentz recently generated extensive publicity around his obsession with tennis. Why might fame be the name of the game?
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Grass season, here she comes. ? ?
Ajla Tomljanovic takes us along to Birmingham to get a little warmup in for the new season, and even finds some time to dog-sit. ?
#MyTennisLife
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Belinda Bencic, Matteo Berrettini, Ons Jabeur, and more are feeling re-energized by the new surface. ?
Here's a look at some of the players who are in prime position to take home hardware on championship Sunday.
On Saturday, Belinda Bencic defeated Alize Cornet in the Berlin semifinals, while Matteo Berrettini overpowered Alex de Minaur in reaching the final at London's Queen's Club.
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Matches begin at 5:00am ET on Tennis Channel and Tennis Channel Plus → http://tnns.ch/app
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Four stops on the way to Wimbledon. You don't want to miss it. ⚡️
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Bianca Vanessa Andreescu, who had been represented by Octagon since the start of her professional career, is now with IMG. The ?? won the 2019 US Open, and has made some other recent changes to her team.
Two Grand Slam champions have changed agencies: Thiem becomes the first Kosmos client, while Andreescu signs with IMG.
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The 30-year-old Belgian David Goffin slipped and hurt his ankle in his opening-round match this week at Halle, and has now been forced to withdraw from Wimbledon. Read: ?
The Belgian joined the more high-profile withdrawals of Rafael Nadal and Naomi Osaka.
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"Work on having a consistent ball toss by repeatedly practicing landing your toss in a chalk-marked zone, without hitting the ball." ?
-Jim Courier
If you want to improve your decision-making, pay attention to how you’re losing points.
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Quarterfinals here we come. ?
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At 80, Jane Brown Grimes has been reflecting frequently these days on the game and what she did to shape it.
This thesis has enabled Brown to put fully in perspective the vast sweep of the sport and the astonishing evolution of the women’s game during the first four decades of the Open Era.
Brown has channeled her years in tennis into a fruitful academic path, and is currently in the midst of writing a PhD thesis on the history of women's game.
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Kim Kardashian has never been shy about sharing her workout routines, and the same goes for this one. ?
The reality star and KKW Beauty founder even found time to snag a quick photoshoot while on court. ?
The 40-year-old is airing out the drama from the dissolution of her marriage with rapper Kanye West with a little on-court action.
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Nadal has missed Wimbledon before, but this is the first time that he has skipped it with the purpose, of prolonging his career rather than due to a specific injury.
Better to see him a little less often, than to see him going at anything less than full blast. Rafa wouldn’t be Rafa if he couldn’t play every point as if it were his last. ?
At 35, Rafael Nadal says he’s skipping Wimbledon and the Olympics to try to “prolong my career.” Roger Federer, who started skipping Roland Garros at 34, should give Rafa hope that there will be life, and major titles, in his late 30s.
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CoCo Vandeweghe, Félix Auger-Aliassime, Sam Querrey...
Here are just a few of the ATP and WTA stars who’ve already shown that they’re ready to impress with Wimbledon just around the corner:
The second week of Roland Garros coincided with the opening of the grass-court stretch, enabling some to get a jumpstart on their peers.
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Which matches are you watching tomorrow? ?
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This year's Wimbledon wildcards are in! ?
Congratulations to Venus Williams, Andy Murray, Carlos Alcaraz, and more.
Carlos Alcaraz and Francesca Jones are also set to make their main-draw debuts at the grass-court major.
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Madison Keys, who is ranked 28th, hit eight aces and outlasted the world No. 4 Aryna Sabalenka to win in just under two hours. Read: ?
Madison Keys of the United States has upset the top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 1-6, 7-5 to reach the quarterfinals of the German Open
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? She gets knocked down, but she gets up again. ?
AND she wins the point.
Shot Of The Day undoubtedly goes to Belinda Bencic. ?
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Posture.
Elbow.
Backboard.
Learn more about Martina Navratilova's top tips for improving your volley. ?
Here are three tips from a notorious net-rusher.
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Check out today's top 5 pictures from the UK and Germany. ?
Tennis Live Scores, News, Videos, 2021 Player Rankings
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TopCourt content featuring various top pros and coaches will be featured across all WTA and ATP digital platforms. ?
TopCourt ambassadors will also be highlighted on the tours' ranking pages via a new signature gold court icon.
TopCourt's exclusive trailers, extended player profiles and new releases will be available to all tennis fans through the tours' digital platforms.
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