"These contributions vary from person to person," Elliott says, "but the data shows the clear ... ball (a phenomenon known as the Magnus effect) to make it nose-dive into the service court. A ...

The ATP is trying to solve the problem. By Stuart Miller Yellow felt and a rubber core. A tennis ball seems so simple. But reality is more complicated, at least on the pro tours where ...

At least that is the hope of Belgian eco-designer Mathilde Wittock, who fashions bespoke furniture from discarded tennis balls. Wittock’s sleek, modernist chaise longues are entirely cushionless ...

Sending those rubber-cored balls to the landfill is just part of the environmental toll they take. Fortunately, there are more sustainable alternatives. Roughly 125 million tennis balls are ...