Tennis historian Joel Drucker says the single biggest change since the dawn of lawn tennis was the professionalization of the ...

White clothing was enforced at Wimbledon from the 19th century, in part because it covered up unwelcome signs of sweat. White ...

Recent years have seen an upswing in people playing tennis (or at least dressing like it). But it's not just a phase. The sport — at least some version of it — has been around since medieval ...

Tennis offers physical and mental benefits for children, including improved cardiovascular health and increased bone density. Playing tennis together strengthens parent-child bonds through shared ...

The playing surface at Wimbledon is a grass court. Per Wimbledon's website, it takes 15 months to prepare a Wimbledon Championships standard court before it can be played on in competition.

But to many people like Mathabane - who in 1978 became the first black South African to earn a tennis scholarship to a US university - Arthur Ashe's legacy was his activism, not his tennis.

Nuno Borges of Portugal, wearing a black ribbon in his hat in memory of compatriot Diogo Jota returns to Karen Khachanov of Russia during their men's singles match on day five of the Wimbledon ...

Nuno Borges of Portugal, wearing a black ribbon in his hat in memory of compatriot Diogo Jota returns to Karen Khachanov of Russia during their men's singles match on day five of the Wimbledon Tennis ...

Wimbledon is underway. Here are the top-10 ranked men's and women's players taking the court in the first round of the Grand Slam tournament on Tuesday.