RAFA, a four-part documentary on the most reserved member of the Big Three, is out on Netflix. By director Zach Heinzerling, the series airs a side of Rafael Nadal that he rarely showed during his 24 years on the pro tour, but that many of us suspected, or hoped, was there all along. Racquet sat down with Heinzerling to talk about his unprecedented access, and how he was able to tease out the Rafa we now find on the screen.

Before France inherited its last men's Roland-Garros champion, Arthur Ashe spotted an eleven-year-old boy in Yaoundé. The miracle made Yannick Noah. The question is why tennis never built the road again.

One 37-year old former D3 player trying to stay fit while traveling with her husband and toddler gets carried away and enters a pro tournament at the encouragement of her hotel pro. What could go wrong?

In her new book, ACE: the times & style of tennis, creative director Sunita Kumar Nair delves into the history of tennis clothing, and what makes the court a de facto runway.

The “Stella Clay Bar” brought together the greats—including legendary Roland-Garros champion Gustavo Kuerten—and tons of raw terre battue on a gorgeous Paris rooftop for everyone to make their mark.

Renaissance painter Caravaggio killed a man at Campo Marzio, surrounded by pimps and pallacorda.

These days, American college tennis is barely that: American

In Ashton Politanoff’s new novel, a man defenseless against his repetition compulsion unravels in chiseled and unnerving prose.