With Tsitsipas' round of 16 defeat, a 149-year streak has ended at Flushing Meadows.

A crisp backhand down the line, extending straight like a ruler along the sideline. The 23,000 spectators at the US Open tennis venue in New York, USA, gasped as Roger Federer (45, Switzerland) ...

For 149 years, a player with a one-handed backhand appeared in every Grand Slam semifinal. That streak ended at the 2026 US Open. What happened to tennis’ most elegant shot?

Roger Federer will play an exhibition at the U.S. Open on his first appearance there since 2019. Andrew Schwartz / Sipa USA His pinpoint serve and lethal inside-out forehand may have been the bedrock ...

For the first time in history, not a single player with a one-handed backhand has reached a major semifinal in a calendar year.

Todd Monken gave an emotional speech after the team's first win of the 2026 season. Travis Hunter had to watch a good portion of Jacksonville's loss to the Denver Broncos from the sideline, leading ...

The 2026 season hasn’t panned out the way Carlos Alcaraz would have wanted it to, but the Spaniard has still recorded a pretty successful year... The Tennis Gazette Novak Djokovic knocking on Roger ...

(MENAFN- The Conversation) Every year since the first Wimbledon Championship in 1877, a male player with a one-handed backhand has featured in the singles semi-finals of a grand slam. That 149 year ...

Roger Federer has made a memorable return to Melbourne Park during the build-up to the Australian Open, thrilling fans with a display of his historic shot-making ability. The 44-year-old Swiss legend, ...