Exhausted but omnipresent stars, ever-longer tournaments and exhibitions that have become a business in their own right: tennis is revealing its deepest contradictions, torn between spectacle and physical survival.
As federations struggle to reinvent themselves, private academies are capturing talent… but also families able to invest tens of thousands of euros a year. A system that is increasingly effective, but also increasingly unequal.
Imagine a mythical duel between Borg, McEnroe, Connors and the Big 3. For Vijay Amritraj, the legends of yesterday would still have the last word... but under a rather surprising condition.
As the ATP continues its calendar overhaul, Vijay Amritraj steps up to the net. The former Indian player denounces a reform that, in his view, jeopardizes the global dimension of tennis.
In Melbourne next year, Carlos Alcaraz will attempt to complete the career Grand Slam and become, at only 22 years old, the youngest player to achieve this feat.
At 38 years and five months, Novak Djokovic carved out another piece of history: becoming the oldest player in the ATP era to finish a season in the world top 4.