Top 50 accounts to follow on Twitter for the 2015 tennis season

The Basics ATP World Tour: The ATP does a commendable job using its access to produce valuable and exclusive content on its website. Its Twitter account keeps
Top 50 accounts to follow on Twitter for the 2015 tennis season
Top 50 accounts to follow on Twitter for the 2015 tennis season /

The Basics

ATP World Tour: The ATP does a commendable job using its access to produce valuable and exclusive content on its website. Its Twitter account keeps you in the loop. 

WTA Tour: A good one-stop account to keep tabs on the WTA.

Australian Open: The best social media account of all the Slams. You may need to unfollow for 10 months of the year given their penchant for non-stop tweeting, but it is still the shining example of how to run a tournament Twitter account.

Wimbledon: Just as good as the Australian Open account and far less invasive on your timeline.

French Open: A must-follow during the tournament, which starts May 19.

U.S. Open: The account gets sponsor-heavy during the tournament but they tweet immediate hot shot clips, which make it an invaluable follow.

Davis Cup: Incredibly helpful on Davis Cup weekends when multiple ties are going on all over the globe. 

Fed Cup: See Davis Cup.

Greg Sharko: The ATP's resident stat czar.

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Kevin Fischer: WTA Director of Communications and resident stat czar.

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The Players

Roger Federer: There's just something incredibly endearing about it all. 

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Maria Sharapova: After a slow start, Sharapova really brought her A-game on Twitter in 2014. Amusing and self-aware, though you have to ignore the spurts of Sugarpova propaganda.

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Serena Williams: Because you never know what you're going to get from the No. 1 and living legend. And that's the fun of it.

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Tomas Berdych: Good enough to make SI's Twitter 100

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Stan Wawrinka: Wawrinka actually doesn't tweet a ton. But he retweets all the good (and bad) tweets about him and interacts with players, fans and journalists. His self-deprecating sense of humor really shines through. 

Caroline Wozniacki: Aside from being funny and cheeky, Wozniacki seems to be the hub of the tennis social network. 

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Andrea Petkovic: Tennis' equivalent to Williamsburg, Brooklyn -- too cool for school and very entertaining.

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Laura Robson: Tweet for tweet, there is no better tweeter in the tennis Twittersphere. 

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Alison Riske: The American's Twitter skills far outpace her current ranking. 

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Madison Keys: Not unlike Robson, Keys's sarcasm and self-deprecation offers a window into her personality.

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Andy Murray: He doesn't tweet often, but when he does, he delivers.

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Novak Djokovic: His tweets are earnest, which belies his jocular nature, but also informative.

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Eugenie Bouchard: If selfies are your thing, Bouchard has you covered.

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Flavia Pennetta: You can brush up on your Italian while keeping track of all of the always-entertaining Italians.

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Jelena Jankovic: Just scroll through for five seconds and let the Jelena Jankovic-ness of it all wash over you.

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The News Breakers

Matt Cronin: The tennis beat-writer and breaks news regularly on Twitter. 

Christopher Clarey: The chief tennis correspondent for The New York Times

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Doug Robson: In the tennis trenches for USA Today

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Tom Perrotta: Tennis writer for The Wall Street Journal. 

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ESPN Tennis: They now have the television rights to all four majors and continue to air (usually via online streaming) hundreds of tour-level matches.

TennisTV: One of the wittiest corporate accounts in tennis, TennisTV is a must-follow just for their timely screencaps, match coverage and highlight clips.

Tennis.com: With Pete Bodo and Steve Tignor as the core of their writing team, the account is a must-follow. 

BBC Tennis: Our friends across the pond keep you up-to-date on all tennis stories, big and small. 

Ben Rothenberg: A freelance tennis writer and regular contributor for The New York Times, Rothenberg has a passion for finding the under-the-radar stories. (Disclaimer: He's also my co-host on the No Challenges Remaining Podcast). 

Darren Cahill: The ESPN commentator and Adidas coach offers a lot of insight and fair and balanced analysis, even when he's off the air. 

Simon Briggs: The chief tennis correspondent for The Telegraph U.K. is great source for breaking news.

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Simon Cambers: British freelancer who always has a finger on the pulse of what's going on. 

Colette Lewis: The go-to resource for all things junior and college tennis. 

Carole Bouchard: The bilingual French journalist's informative and amusing tweets show a true passion for the game. 

Kamakshi Tandon: A contributor for ESPN.com, Tandon doesn't tweet often. But when she does they're zingers.

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Nick Lester: The tennis commentator offers grounded tennis analysis and, when he's on site, breaking news.

The Best of the Rest

The Changeover: Everyone involved with the blog deserves a follow. Plus it's a great source for tennis gifs. 

The Tennis Island: The brand new blog just started this year with two very knowledgeable (and must-follow) young fans, David Kane and Victoria Chiesa, at the helm. Their team of contributors feature some of the wittiest fans on Twitter, all of whom are worth following.

Tennis Has a Steroid Problem: A strident account that tweets to keep players, reporters, and fans accountable while circulating facts (and unsubstantiated rumors) about the sport's anti-doping efforts. It's a polarizing account that toes the line at times, but it still provides some useful information.

PseudoFed: Still the GOAT of parody accounts. 

(and a humble nudge to follow @SI_Tennis@jon_wertheim, and @fortydeucetwits)


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Courtney Nguyen
COURTNEY NGUYEN

Contributor, SI.com Nguyen is a freelance writer for SI.com, providing full coverage of professional tennis both on and off the court. Her content has become a must-read for fans and insiders to stay up-to-date with a sport that rarely rests. She has appeared on radio and TV talk shows all over the world and is one of the co-hosts of No Challenges Remaining, a weekly podcast available on iTunes. Nguyen graduated from the University of California, Irvine in 1999 and received a law degree from the University of California, Davis in 2002. She lives in the Bay Area.