In 1983, the Australian Open Fights for Survival. Deserted by Top Stars, It Bets on Unprecedented Prize Money to Attract the Best. Result: McEnroe, Lendl, and Wilander Arrive, Launching a New Era.
Serve-and-Volley Is Now Just a Memory, Even on Wimbledon Grass. Behind This Disappearance Lies a Deliberate Transformation That Has Redrawn the Face of Global Tennis.
PTPA, co-founded by Novak Djokovic and Vasek Pospisil, pushes for change in pro tennis. Canadian star details the aim of their March 2025 legal action against the sport's governing bodies.
Australian Open 2014's Scorching Nightmare: Players Collapsing, Multiple Heat-Related Incidents, and Officials Refusing to Halt Play Despite 43°C Court Temperatures
In Melbourne, the extreme heat regularly exceeds 40 degrees and becomes a full-fledged opponent, symbol of a climatic hell summed up by a famous phrase from Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
When the ATP Decides to Compete with the Davis Cup, the Entire Tennis Calendar is Shaken Up. Three Cities, 24 Nations, ATP Points at Stake... and a Concept that Appeals to the Greatest.
Born from the ashes of the ATP Cup and directly inspired by the Hopman Cup, the United Cup electrifies the tennis world at the start of each season by bringing men and women together under one flag.
In the past, analyses waited until the next day. Today, a single tweet can change the perception of a match, and tennis now lives to the rhythm of notifications.
Once judged by experts, tennis is now narrated through hashtags and viral videos. When a technical gesture becomes an online phenomenon, the boundary between performance and popularity fades away. A s...
At the end of the 19th century, a teenager shook up the certainties of a sport dominated by men. Lottie Dod, a five-time Wimbledon champion, triumphed over male champions and etched her name into hist...
In 1973, a 55-year-old former champion provoked the women's tennis world with sexist remarks from another era. A few weeks later, he humiliated Margaret Court in the first Battle of the Sexes.