The Way Things Turn

Posted By: Jeff McKown The SoCal Desert right outside the tennis center A post for my fellow tennis geeks.... Paul and I made a wh...

"On October 6, I plan to assassinate Federer for the purpose of tennis extermination."  - From a threatening message posted o...

Marin Cilic from Crotia The addition of the Summer Olympics into the middle of an already overbooked and grueling tennis season has take...

2012 Olympic Tennis at Wimbledon The 2012 London Olympics are underway and the tennis competition begins on Saturday, July 28 at Wimbled...

Many readers of The Way Things Turn have at l east a passing interest in professional tennis, and a few  of you are as obsessed as I am wit...

Fed at Wimbledon 2012 Photo: Tim Hales / AP Back in 2003 a British gambler wagered nearly $2500 that Roger Federer would win seven Wimb...

Singles draws were released today for both the  Men's  and  Ladies ' competition at Wimbledon that begins Monday at the All Engla...

I respect NBC's coverage of professional tennis exactly as much as NBC respects tennis fans - which is to say, very little. Conseque...

Tennis trophy presentation ceremonies are incredibly rote affairs. Usually. Upon completion of the finals match, the tournament director a...

Nadal stretching for a forehand. Photo: Reuters Rafael Nadal defeated Novak Djokovic in straight sets on Sunday, winning a remarkable ...

Rafa - 2011 French Open Photo: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images Europe Springtime is clay court season in men's tennis with four key ...

Federer in top form in Dubai. Roger Federer claimed his second title of this young tennis season on Saturday night, beating Britain'...

If you haven't followed tennis' Australian Open closely, you might not be aware of the Federer-Nadal rematch scheduled for 3:30am ...

Djokovic and Federer at the Barclays in London. The 2012 professional tennis season is officially underway this week, and the top-ranked...

Photo: UK/Reuters Roger Federer prevailed over France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga today in the ATP Tour Finals today in London. With the to...