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Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Prepares for the French Open by Practicing Against Twitter Tweet & Shoot stunt goes live today

French tennis star Jo-Wilfried Tsonga is preparing to play against a robot. Surprisingly, it's not Roger Federer, renowned for his robotically stiff commercial acting and machine-like winning ways (including those…

May 23, 2013, 9:18 AM EDT

Portrait: Hush A design company translates conceptual thinking and marketing strategy into visual experiences.

Specs Who Standing: creative partner David Schwarz (left), creative director Jodi Terwilliger. Sitting: creative partner Erik Karasyk (left), head of production Ryan McGrath What Design company Where Brooklyn offices Hush not only heightened the competition on the court…

November 8, 2012, 6:44 AM EST

Inside IBM's U.S. Open Digital Expo Heineken and Xerox also serve Twitter winners

During a rain-soaked evening this week in Flushing Meadows, Queens, N.Y., middle school kids took shelter while playing with IBM’s billboard-sized “Game Changer Interactive Wall” touch screen, which was found…

September 6, 2012, 12:21 PM EDT

Love 15: The Most-Viral Tennis Ads Ever Federer, Nadal and Djokovic rule the sport's advertising, too

With the Wimbledon final looming on Sunday, it feels like a good time to look at some classic tennis ads. Unruly Media has a nice list of the most-shared tennis…

July 6, 2012, 12:48 PM EDT

Perspective: The Backhand Boys Two generations ago, tennis stars were good for a sneaker endorsement. Today, they've got the balls for much more

In the early 1970s, long before there were high-tech carbon-fiber tennis racquets and nitrogen-pressured tennis balls to help, Roscoe Tanner pioneered the sudden-death serve. He could send the ball screaming…

February 1, 2012, 10:53 PM EST

British People 'Like' Andy Murray, but Could Like Him More

Tennis star Andy Murray seeks to shrug off his gruff demeanor and appear more likable in this commercial for Head racquets. In the spot, which lasts too long and plays…

June 7, 2011, 11:37 AM EDT

WTA's Striking New Ad Campaign: Exploitative or Just Awesome?

A new global ad campaign for women's tennis tries to capture both the grit and the glam that have become the calling cards of the sport's modern stars. And while…

May 27, 2011, 9:29 AM EDT

Sexy Serena Williams gaming spot is leaked

This commercial for Serena Williams's butt was never meant to see the light of day. Oh, sorry, actually it's for a tennis video game called Top Spin 4—my mistake. The…

March 23, 2011, 8:48 AM EDT

Melanie Oudin aims to prove sponsors right

Melanie Oudin is back at the U.S. Open and hoping to live up to weighty expectations—those of fans and sponsors alike. The 18-year-old American was the Cinderella of last…

August 31, 2010, 2:53 PM EDT

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