Today, he was Richard "The Rocket" Gasquet. Recovering his composure—and game—following the loss of a first-set tiebreaker to 34-year old qualifier Tommy Haas, Gasquet produced a breathtaking display ...

NEW YORK—Several years ago, a tennis father I know refused to let his son learn the two-handed backhand. He insisted that the boy be taught a one-hander, as in the father’s eyes the one-hander was a ...

came along in the 1940s, basketball was not a big man's game. Conventional wisdom had it that unnaturally tall men were too awkward and clumsy to make a significant impact on such a fluid, fast-moving ...

LONDON — Defending champion Novak Djokovic is back in the Wimbledon final for the fourth time in five years after subduing Richard Gasquet in straight sets. Djokovic overcame an early barrage of ...

There is a back-handed complement to the late rounds of the U.S. Open men's action, and already evidence that a rare old tennis shot can augment a bit of mischief. Richard Gasquet, theoretically the ...

Roger Federer said this week that it doesn't bother him when he shanks a backhand. When it's out, it's out and it doesn't matter by how much. Richard Gasquet may beg to differ. The Frenchman mishit a ...

LONDON, July 8 (Reuters) - Richard Gasquet sent French Open champion Stan Wawrinka flying out of Wimbledon on Wednesday, winning the battle of the slingshot backhands 6-4 4-6 3-6 6-4 11-9 to reach the ...