Birthday Candles For Mulloy, King and Becker & A Dose of Davis Cup Doing All Right

By Sandra Harwitt Happy Birthday Three prominent names from the world of tennis celebrate birthday’s on November 22, 2013 — Gardnar Mulloy turned an incredible 100 years old, Billie Jean King...

The big interview: the ATP searches for a new leader

As the ATP continues its recruitment process for a new CEO, we at TenniShorts.com have been given exclusive access to the intricacies of the process, Alix Ramsay writes. Leaked documents, including this...

Andy caught with his pants down on the way to the Palace

By Alix Ramsay   When there was a knock at the door of Murray Mansions on Thursday morning, the reigning Wimbledon champion just thought that his taxi had arrived a few minutes early. It...

Juan Martin Del Potro Not Too Old To Need His Mom

By Sandra Harwitt Sometimes even a grown man needs his mom. That's what Juan Martin del Potro admitted to at the Shanghai Rolex Masters on Wednesday after posting a 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4) win over Philipp...

Rafael Nadal & Novak Djokovic Believe Change Is Hard To Do

By Sandra Harwitt Rafael Nadal doesn’t mind vocalizing his opinions, but he prefers to do so as a renegade these days. Yes, the 27-year-old Spaniard still has given up on the idea of changing the game...

Why John Isner Goes The Distance

By Sandra Harwitt Most of today’s action was washed out at the Shanghai Rolex Masters except for those scheduled under the roof at Qi Zhong. One lucky guy to get through on Monday was 14th-seeded...

Casper Ruud Looking For A Rudder In Tennis

By Sandra Harwitt When you ask most juniors about their future goals in tennis they tend to tell you they want to be No. 1. A few of the more modest teens will just suggest being top 10 would be satisfactory....

Tennis Thoughts on the Week - Andy Murray & Davis Cup

By Sandra Harwitt Murray Under The Knife: Tennis players know all to well that things change course very quickly in the sport. Andy Murray is the latest star that went from the highest of highs to a disappointing...

The Slant: Davis Cup Is More Than Alright

By Sandra Harwitt I’m sitting right now in my family room and while it’s not even 10:00 am on a Sunday morning I’ve been glued to the Tennis Channel watching the Davis Cup semifinal between Serbia...

Rafael Nadal - what's he got that we don't have?

This is just a bit of fun but if the boys are still wondering what it is that Rafa has that most blokes lack - trust me, it is not just the silver pot and the bag of sweeties.... oh, lads, you have so much...

Rafael Nadal ready for Davis Cup

If there is no rest for the wicked then there is not so much as time to draw breath for the hardworking and the diligent. Rafa Nadal had barely had time to smile for the cameras with his US Open trophy...

Billie Jean King admits she wasn't Michael Jackson's lover

A tennis match between a 29-year-old woman and a 55-year-old man? Forty years ago on September 20, 1973, The "Battle of the Sexes" captured the attention of not just tennis fans but a worldwide television...

Video: Rafael Nadal US Open press conference

Rafael Nadal explains just how much his second US Open triumph means to him and just how difficult it was to beat Novak Djokovic 6-2, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 in the final on Monday night.

Video: US Open men's final highlights

Just in case you missed it on Monday night, here are 26 minutes of the best bits of Rafael Nadal's stunning 6-2, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 win over Novak Djokovic. His victory earned him his second grand slam trophy...

Nadal's US Open crown completes his perfect comeback

By Todd Pechter, Special to TenniShorts.com Just eight weeks ago, no one would have predicted it.  Just eight weeks ago, Rafael Nadal ("Rafa" to his fans and followers) was out of Wimbledon in a shocking,...