Roger Federer surprised opponents with half-volley returns in Cincinnati, but says the striking shot started as a trick in practice. “I did it in practice more as a joke, and I tried it again and ...

Fed is arguably the greatest of all time in the men's game, perhaps the patron saint of touch in tennis, but John Isner one-upped him in their fourth-round match Monday evening. At least on this point ...

In this first duel between Federer and Medvedev, the magic of tennis was at work. The daring Russian pulled off an improbable backward volley… that the Swiss could only admire. Ranked 22nd in the ...