There’s a riveting sideshow that happens on the courts of the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center during the US Open in Queens each year — and it has nothing to do with the famous players vying ...

Being a ball kid is a physically demanding job — harsh temperatures, long hours, and sometimes even a ball hit.

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Formula 1 has done it, so has professional golf, the National Hockey League and the elite tennis tour. Now it's time for ball boys and ball girls to take center court in a ...

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (KESQ) – This year, 336 kids joined the ball kids crew for the 2025 BNP Paribas Open, and organizers said over half of them were new. One of those new crew members is Kaiden ...

LONDON, July 9 (Reuters) - Players on the ATP Tour will have their towels served to them by ball kids once again after the Wimbledon championships, the men's association confirmed on Tuesday. The ...

• I’m on the road this week, so this will be an abridged mailbag. • Here’s this week’s episode of the Served podcast. First, Andy Roddick speaks with the great Chris Eubanks. Then, we seek answers ...

An argument has broken out over the payment of ball kids at the Australian Open ...

Sunday's men's French Open final was a fitting end to a tremendous tournament of tennis. Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner engaged in an epic match to determine the winner at Roland Garros, with ...