In the stringing room in Arthur Ashe Stadium, nestled near the locker rooms and the players’ lounge, 12 stringers worked nonstop yesterday and this morning to prepare for opening day of the U.S. Open.

In a little-known curtained workspace next to Sobey’s Stadium, behind the scenes of Canada’s biggest pro tennis tournament, a team of stringers work around the clock to ensure players’ racquets are ...

Three decades in tennis have left Chuck Hakansson's hands covered with "callouses on top of callouses." His rough, working man's hands aren't the result of topspin forehands, drop shots and overhead ...