The one-handed backhand is arguably the most elegant shot in tennis.
- Senior Lecturer in Ethics, Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Swansea University
Padel’s rise has not been met with unbridled enthusiasm.
At its best, a national team’s style reflects a national footballing philosophy. But honouring our sporting identity may conflict with our desire to win.
The Scot’s greatest assets were his tactical nous, competitive spirit and supreme fitness.
Will allowing doping open new horizons of sports performance?
The numbers don’t show he was the greatest, but his excellence, aesthetics and integrity most certainly do.
Tsitsipas’s reputation for taking strategic breaks is so well established that Murray planned for such disruptions.
Baseliners are too dominant. A true golden era would see more clashes between different playing styles.
Australia’s aggressive tennis star has been unfairly maligned in this instance.
Tradition is all very well, but the number one tennis tournament should be played on the best surface – and that’s not grass.
The tennis superstar has complained of discrimination after being penalised for being coached on court. Was she right to make a scene?
After a doping ban, the famous sportswoman has been given an underserved break.
The US sprinter, twice banned after failed drug tests, felt the force of public opinion as he won the 100 metres final at the World Athletics Championship. But is it time to start trusting athletes?
From Sharapova to the Brownlee brothers, 2016 has given us one step forward to one step back.
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