Daniil Medvedev smashed his racket six times during the first 6-0, 6-0 defeat of his career at the 2026 Monte Carlo Masters. Valery Hache / AFP via Getty Images In the idyllic surrounds of the Monte ...

Subscribe to The Athletic on an exclusive offer here. What to do when you can’t smash a tennis ball correctly? Smash a racket, according to Harri Heliovaara. The current Wimbledon men’s doubles ...

Andrey Rublev’s second thought was to smash his tennis racket. The Russian No 6 seed at SW19 said, “I wouldn’t have done it if I could hit the racket on the ground, but we are not allowed to hit the ...

Novak Djokovic celebrated his 38th birthday in the best possible manner after defeating Matteo Arnaldi in straight sets to progress to his second successive Geneva Open semifinal. The Serbian still ...

Look, we’ve all had those moments where technology just doesn’t cooperate and we want to throw our phones across the room. But Alexander Bublik? He actually did it—except with a tennis racket, and in ...