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U.S. Open 2008

The Beefcake in the Backcourt

Another way in which ripped, raffish Rafael Nadal and his cardigan-wearing Swiss rival aren’t anything alike.

Building an American Nadal

Tennis in this country has been falling behind the rest of the world, without a new generation of stars. The USTA’s answer? Tennis boot camp.

The Case Against Uniforms

How tennis influences fashion, and vice versa.

The Everything Guide to Tennis

Pristine public courts (and how to get on them), clinics for the kids, picking a racquet, and the shopping list of essential gear.

Federer's Last Stand

Roger is 27, which seems young until you realize that Rafael Nadal is five years younger and clearly hungrier.