Features - Saudi Arabia, injuries, war, and business: the fascinating underbelly of tennis revealed by TennisTemple

Dive into the behind-the-scenes of tennis like never before. Money, injuries, geopolitics, and marketing: TennisTemple takes you to the heart of the issues shaping the tour, between ambition, drama, and influence strategies. Four powerful stories to understand today's tennis.

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Guillaume Nonque

le 01/12/2025 à 23h35

2 min to read

Discover the week's features, the new format of articles offered by the TennisTemple Editorial Team. Each week, each of our journalists invites you to dive deeper into a tennis topic they have previously explored for you.

Don't get stuck on the surface. Follow us through these investigations to perfect your knowledge of tennis and its behind-the-scenes. Here are the first four born of this new weekly feature on TT.

1 - Tennis, the new playground for Saudi Arabia

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Saudi Arabia is making its mark in tennis at high speed: million-dollar exhibitions, partnerships with the ATP and WTA, upcoming Masters 1000 events... Between ambitious soft power, financial opportunities, and ethical controversies, the kingdom is reshaping the tour's landscape. A captivating feature on a revolution that divides as much as it fascinates.

2 - Injury woes and lack of money: the double penalty for tennis players far from the Top 100 stars

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This article reveals the fragility of tennis players' daily lives: financial insecurity, devastating injuries, and admirable resilience. From Millman to Peniston, to Donaldson's shattered destiny, it shows how an injury can change everything. A striking dive into the behind-the-scenes of a sport as demanding as it is ruthless.

3 - The impact of war on tennis in Ukraine: financial aid, foundations, governing bodies, and all kinds of headaches

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Between destroyed infrastructure, athletes mobilized at the front, and declining institutional support, Ukrainian tennis is fighting to survive. Svitolina, Kostyuk, and others are organizing to preserve a sacrificed generation, while the war disrupts lives, careers, and ambitions. A powerful narrative on the resilience of a weakened sport determined to exist.

4 - The clothing war: how apparel contracts dominate the tennis business

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Behind every outfit worn on the court lies a formidable economic machine: logos, storytelling, million-dollar contracts, and signatures from childhood. From Djokovic to Federer, to the new generation of Alcaraz–Sinner, apparel has become a central business in tennis. A captivating dive into the marketing backstage of the tour.

Happy reading on TennisTemple.

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Nov 30/25

What a finish this is.. I believe King has used his boost for today. Skelp is closing strong. Two wins and he claims 1st if I lose my last prediction.

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Gonna be difficult with only 2 pointers to choose from.

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I propose the following changes to the rules:

1...a walķover will not be a loss. We have no control of player's health. If he or she is entered in a contest we expect them to play.

2...an incomplete match is not a loss. If a player forfeits we pick another match if there are more to choose.

3...this also applies if TT cancels a match. TT will not take hours to decide an outcome.

How about leavin...

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It's a shame that so many matches are being canceled. TT ,you are destroying your game ,and thereby killing your app. I don't know how many matches others have had canceled , but I'm at 3 and it's only thursday.

As a long time player and lover of this game , I don't know how much of this I can tolerate. For example I waited hours last night for you to confirm my win and post my points. Every ot...

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