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How Homegrown Should US College Tennis Really Be?

Congress wants to cap international athletes at 20 percent of every college roster. In Division I tennis, nine in ten teams would be in violation, and homegrown options don’t measure up.

October 16, 2026

McCartney Kessler is Forever Interconnected with Atlanta

Ahead of the 2027 season, Racquet caught up with the WTA pro about her upbringing in Georgia, a state rich in tennis tradition, and how her expanding footprint, Mejuri partnership and outlook on next year. 

October 15, 2026

Second Skin: Stretch Fabric as Liberator

Stretch fabric did more than make tennis clothes tighter. It changed how freely women could move, how secure they could feel, and how little they had to think about what they were wearing.

October 9, 2026

Meet Your AI Tennis Coach

The thing about an AI ball machine is that it won’t pull punches like an obsequious pro who’s hoping for a bottle of scotch at Christmas; it will learn your weaknesses and it will tell you what they are. But the truth, after it hurts a little, makes you stronger.

October 2, 2026

Building a Tennis Culture in Europe’s Newest Country

On vacation in Kosovo, a tennis detour gave Hanlon Walsh a front-row seat to one family's decades-long effort to forge a national tennis identity.

October 1, 2026

Vie Artlétique’s Road to the Bigs

A newish brand has done the nearly impossible: develop a better tennis shoe.

September 25, 2026

An Astoria Afternoon with Stefanos Tsitsipas

The most successful (and idiosyncratic) Greek tennis player, fresh off an electrifying run at the US Open, visits New York's Greek enclave. Hijinks ensue.

September 10, 2026

Grit, Polish, Swag: ellesse is Back

A new sponsor and her own jewelry brand are helping Donna Vekic exude style on and off the court

September 8, 2026

The Unseen Labor Powering Tennis

Willing volunteers at lower-level tournaments trade hard work in hot conditions for the opportunity to see tennis from behind the gates

September 7, 2026

The Author in Sabalenka’s Box

Jason Stacy, Aryna Sabalenka’s performance coach, knows a lot about getting the best tennis out of an athlete; just don’t ask him to pick up a racquet.

September 7, 2026

Newport News

The International Tennis Hall of Fame just inducted Roger Federer and Mary Carillo into their august ranks. Legends, both. But BJK had some harsh words for Roger Federer's Swiss neutrality when it comes to fighting for the future of tennis.

August 31, 2026

The Music Stopped. Hailey Baptiste Didn’t.

Six weeks after the biggest win of her career, a freak injury at Roland Garros brought everything to a stop. At home in D.C., she is doing the quiet work of coming back.

August 31, 2026