A ball boy ruthlessly squashes what appears to be a spotted lanterfly, an invasive insect species on the East Coast, after Greek tennis player Maria Sakkari saved the bug during her match in the ...

You can't play tennis without tennis balls. Yet an increasingly vocal group of players says that the tennis balls used on tour are behind a major problem: They're causing injuries.

Consider the tennis ball. The small neon orb is so ingenious in its design that it simultaneously inhabits the highest levels of perhaps one of our most demanding sports, fits snugly on the legs ...

Got tennis balls? Not if you’re in New York City. Everyone’s got tennis fever with the US Open in full swing, but players are causing a racket because of a ball shortage ravaging sports stores.

The U.S. Open is now in full swing, and nearly 100,000 new tennis balls will be used. Unfortunately, that means thousands of tennis balls will soon be useless to the tournament’s top players.

Not All Tennis Balls Are the Same. Players must adjust to the differences, and that has led to complaints about consistency. The ATP is trying to solve the problem.