(Reuters) - World number two Iga Swiatek said she was not proud of the way she vented her frustration at Indian Wells, where she nearly hit a ball boy after smashing a ball into the ground ...

Polish tennis star Iga Swiatek drew harsh boos during her match Friday when she aggressively hit a ball toward a ball boy in frustration. Swiatek faced Russian 17-year-old Mirra Andreeva in the ...

SETERMOEN, Norway — The Norwegian Army has dropped tennis balls on tanks to test new attack strategies for drones, drawing on tactics seen on the battlefields of Ukraine. Officials staged the ...

A tennis player has come under fire after appearing to lash out at a ball boy. Iga Swiatek, a Polish tennis champion, has received backlash online from those who watched the footage of her during the ...

Other tennis fans were even more scathing of Swiatek’s behaviour. One author posted: “Swiatek literally hitting a ball back at a ball kid. Poor sportsmanship and dangerous play. I’ve never ...

A ball kid also fell victim to her anger. Iga Swiatek, who was the title favourite at Indian Wells, crashed to a semi-final defeat against 17-year-old Mira Andreeva, on Saturday. The Russian ...

The ball kid tossed a tennis ball to Swiatek, who smashed it into the ground, over the head of the kid, and into the direction of her team's corner. Swiatek very nearly hit the ball boy here and ...

Video of the ball boy spike has gone viral with hundreds of thousands of views on X. The incident was highlighted by tennis analyst Pavvy G on X with the social media commentator highlighting ...

In terms of physics, a given ball will fly faster in humid air than dry air, because it is less dense. But a tennis ball has an outer layer of felt, which absorbs water molecules as it travels ...

A university tennis club has donated a "big bag" of used balls to a dog rehoming centre. Ruby Pummell and Ed Ingles from the University of East Anglia (UEA) in Norwich served-up the treat to the ...