Kei Nishikori’s former coach explains why the defensive backhand slice is the ace in the pack for top tennis players.

The No. 8 seed won the final four points to deny Arthur Rinderknech, 7-6 (5) in the third, at the Paris Masters.

Let’s start off with one of the biggest feel-good stories of the tournament, Grigor Dimitrov, who took out three Top 10 players in a row—No. 9 Hubert Hurkacz, No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz and No. 5 Alexander ...

Grigor Dimitrov may have lost his semifinal match ... including a dipping backhand slice that found just the right angle: Caroline Garcia has played some inspired tennis in the past few weeks ...

Grigor Dimitrov recently built his perfect ATP player ... But not him against me.” “I love Kei’s backhand, he can literally do anything from that wing. He can do backhand cross, lob, line ...

PARIS—It takes a lot to make Grigor ... a Dimitrov serve, and held his own in a brief rally that stretched both men. Karlovic replied to a crisp shot that jammed him with a soft backhand slice ...

After defeating Marton Fucsovics in the first round, Grigor Dimitrov ... giving Dimitrov a much simpler game plan: attack with the serve and forehand and use the backhand slice much more.