Omnipresent cameras, line judges on the verge of extinction, mistakes that persist nonetheless: technology fascinates as much as it divides. Tennis, at a crossroads, is still searching for its balance between progress and emotion.
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.
From Boris Becker to Yannick Noah via Marat Safin, they all share one thing in common: knowing how to bounce back after the end of their careers. Between coaching, politics, music and podcasts, discover how these former champions have turned their passion into a new life.
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.
Another setback for Jack Draper: the Briton, expected in Macau at the end of December, must once again delay his return. Ugo Humbert seizes the opportunity and joins a young and promising lineup.
Brisbane will host an exceptional lineup from January 4 to 11, 2026: Sabalenka, Rybakina, Pegula, Keys, Andreeva, Alexandrova… and the French player Elsa Jacquemot, the only tricolor in contention. A tournament already full of promise.
The Ukrainian made an explosive statement about Russian players, directly targeting Mirra Andreeva and Diana Shnaider, recently honored by Vladimir Putin.
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