By Sharada Iyer, Tennis With An Accent * Entering his Australian Open quarterfinal against Stefanos Tsitsipas, Rafael Nadal had lost only two five-setters after going up...
When the U.S. Open ended a few weeks ago, there were some things I needed to say then, but didn’t get around to. The main theme...
When human beings try to make sense of sports competition, results emerge which test their views and preconceptions. One of the challenges of making predictions about...
Alexander Zverev was thoroughly outclassed by Daniil Medvedev in the Shanghai Masters final… but this is a first-world problem for Zverev. Reaching the final felt like...
For many tennis fans and commentators, life slows down in mid-September after the U.S. Open. For the second straight year, Alexander Zverev has gained new inspiration...
Aryna Sabalenka in Wuhan. Naomi Osaka in Osaka and Beijing. Dominic Thiem in Beijing. John Millman in Tokyo. Stefanos Tsitsipas and Alexander Zverev in Beijing. The...
You’re not less of a tennis fan if you hate the Laver Cup. I won’t tell you that you need to love it or watch it,...
By TRENTON JOCZ — @TrentonJocz Special To Tennis With An Accent The deepest class of ATP talent ever, led by Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, and Andy...
Alexander Zverev has long arms, and he doesn’t mind flapping his mouth, but that’s not why I call him a caged bird. The image of the...
It wasn’t supposed to end this way for Alexander Zverev and Ivan Lendl, but it did. As soon as Lendl’s golf conversations made their way into...