Australian Open racket stringers work behind the scenes at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne. Photograph: Charlie Kinross/The Guardian There would be no Australian Open were it not for the work undertaken ...

Tennis Australia says the next generation of tennis stringers is needed as the industry faces a skills shortage. Professional stringers are responsible for the bulk of racquets at tournaments such as ...

Robbie Temple smashes a ball almost six times faster than Usain Bolt's top speed and yet, agonisingly, it is not enough. A mere 161 miles per hour. Eight short of his own world record. From the sea of ...

The transformation wasn’t about replacing the old; it was about making the game accessible to everyone, says Vivek Madan ...