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Sloane Stephens, Jaime Hapton and Madison Keys are using their big serves to narrow the gap between them and the Williams sisters in American women's tennis, Kamakshi Tandon writes.

Two decades later, John and Patrick McEnroe got the act back together.

Can Jim Courier show that outstanding leadership counts for as much as raw talent when it comes to Davis Cup success?

On the face of it, facing a Swiss Davis Cup team led by Roger Federer on slow, red, indoor clay sounds like an impossible mission, particularly for a U.S. team in transition.

From the Australian Open to Patrick Witt, Phil Knight, All-Star Sunday, Sidney Crosby and Tim Thomas: legend-making and revisionism, back-pedaling and product placement and plausible deniability.

In ESPN's Interview Issue, Patrick McEnroe asks Novak Djokovic about how he's improved his game, how he stays grounded and what he hopes to accomplish in the future.

American tennis player Donald Young has apologized to the USTA, saying he is sorry for the obscenity-laced message he posted on Twitter criticizing the American tennis federation.

Offended by American tennis player Donald Young's expletive-laden rip on the USTA via Twitter, Patrick McEnroe responded with a pointed comeback of his own, saying the 21-year-old would need to apologize before the USTA did anything more to support him.

There's a new captain in town, but this is not a rebuilding U.S. Davis Cup squad. The Americans have one goal this weekend: to slice and dice their way past Chile.

Jim Courier was hired by the U.S. Tennis Association to lead the country's Davis Cup team, replacing Patrick McEnroe, who resigned last month.

Not a shabby effort, Mardy Fish. He not only won three Davis Cup matches but sent Patrick McEnroe off in glory and saved the U.S. from a full year of misery.

Patrick McEnroe infused new life into a dormant Davis Cup team. And despite his resignation, and the dismantling of the core players, there's plenty to celebrate.

Patrick McEnroe resigned as U.S. Davis Cup captain Monday, saying his 10-year tenure will end after the Americans' playoff against Colombia this month.

United States captain Patrick McEnroe will be taking a fresh-faced Davis Cup team to the first round in Serbia next month.

Despite its midmarket venues and scheduling quirks, nothing brings out the national loyalties and exceptional tennis of today's top players like Davis Cup competition.

The U.S. has taken considerable steps to thrust itself back into the forefront of tennis. So how are the early returns looking?