Professional tennis players call it “the Luxilon shot,” and, apparently, you can hear it coming. The ball crosses the net hissing and spitting like some enraged tropical insect. Its most lethal ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tim Newcomb covers tennis gear/business, stadiums and shoe tech. So much is made about the technology of tennis rackets. But don't ...

The 1997 French Open final pitted a two-time Roland Garros champion, Sergi Bruguera, against an unknown 20-year-old from Brazil named Gustavo Kuerten. Kuerten was ranked No. 66, and he hailed from a ...