The underarm serve remains one of tennis’ more debated tactics, with players using it to different effects across the tour. Cameron Norrie tried his luck with the underarm serve during his round of 16 ...

Welcome back to the Monday Tennis Briefing, where The Athletic will explain the stories behind the stories from the past week on court. This week, the underarm serve ended a match and started some ...

To lose in a fifth set tie-break at Wimbledon because you’ve been docked a point for whacking the ball out of the court is careless. To lose in a fifth set tie-break at Wimbledon the following year ...

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina thought he was going to catch Holger Rune off guard. Instead, he was promptly eliminated from the Wimbledon draw. During a fifth-set tiebreaker against Rune on Saturday ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Corentin Moutet sliced in an underarm serve on match point and sealed his first-round victory at the Australian Open on Sunday when Tristan Schoolkate floated his forehand ...

Corentin Moutet of France reacts during his first round match against Tristan Schoolkate of Australia at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026. (Lukas ...

MELBOURNE, Australia(AP) — Corentin Moutet sliced in an underarm serve on match point and sealed his first-round victory at the Australian Open on Sunday when Tristan Schoolkate floated his forehand ...