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 ...

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I'm a tennis professional with over two decades of playing experience and 8 years of coaching under my belt. After graduating from Baylor University as a Division 1 athlete, where I excelled in both ...

In a little-known curtained workspace next to Sobey’s Stadium, behind the scenes of Canada’s biggest pro tennis tournament, a team of stringers work around the clock to ensure players’ racquets are ...

George and Dee Tompkins met in a tennis/ski shop on a day when neither was supposed to be there. Dee Tompkins should have been at work, but had gone to a job interview instead, and then she planned to ...

Scented laundry beads are a sure way to inject a fresh and clean scent into a load of laundry. Whether you're washing towels or a load of stinky sports jerseys, scented beads impart that unmistakable ...

Whether its by perfecting tensions, handling last-minute requests, or dealing with quirky player preferences, stringers at a major tournament play a vital and unsung role. At the Australian Open in ...