The sun beats down on the blood-orange court at Philippe-Chatrie, as 14-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal steps up to the line for a serve. He sweeps the baseline before clearing the clay off the ...

(Reuters) - Rafael Nadal's elaborate pre-serve routine will be put to the ultimate test at next week's U.S. Open when a countdown clock makes its Grand Slam debut to help speed up play. Nadal is a ...

In an effort to accelerate pace of play, the U.S. Open introduced a shot clock — the first of its kind at a Grand Slam tennis event — and two former champions are on opposite sides of the net on the ...