Steve Tignor is a journalist for The News International, specializing in tennis coverage. Based in New York City, he focuses on local tennis events, particularly those in New York City, as well as major international tournaments. With a keen eye for player analysis and match previews, Steve provides insightful commentary on the world of professional tennis.
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Steve Tignor’s coverage is heavily focused on event-based sports reporting, particularly tennis matches and tournaments. Given this focus, he would be most responsive to pitches related to upcoming or ongoing tennis events such as player interviews, in-depth analyses of matches or tournament outcomes.
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By: Steve Tignor
With his supercharged pace and nerveless precision, the Italian looks like the new men's standard-setter.
By: Steve Tignor
Captain David Ferrer has many lineup possibilities to consider at Rafa's farewell event in Malaga.
The Spaniard showed how far fighting spirit and full-throttle effort can take an athlete.
Two of the Big Four fired a shocking opening salvo for the 2025 season.
By: Steve Tignor
“He never sets limits, and always wants to improve," said the rejuvenated Matteo Berrettini, who was also a key contributor in Malaga.
By: Steve Tignor
If the official penalties were fairly small, the damage—emotional, psychological, reputational—to both was significant. The damage to tennis is also significant.
By: Steve Tignor
“You can never be bigger than the game,” Roger Federer once said, and the transition has been a surprisingly smooth one.
Servebots typically come from countries like the U.S. and Croatia, where athletes grow long and lean. Now France may have its own variation on the type, complete with a little Gallic flair. Mpetshi Perricard, 21, is 6-foot-8, and he's the state of the art in serving today. In 2024, he averaged a tour-leading 18 aces per match, and showed an uncanny ability to bomb them in on second serves as well.
By: Steve Tignor
For setting, emotion, drama, joy, heartache, shot-making, atmosphere—everything that goes into a great tennis match—nothing topped this duel of the Cinderellas.
The match lasted nearly three hours, but the Serbian made time stand still, as he stopped the changing of the guard in its tracks.
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