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The paradox dividing tennis: exhausted players and a saturated calendar, yet ever more exhibitions

Jules Hypolite 06/12/2025 à 17h03

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 a laboratory for tomorrow’s tennis, does the Next Gen Masters have a future?

Jules Hypolite 13/12/2025 à 17h01

Conceived as a bold bet to prepare for the post–Big 3 era, the Next Gen Masters has shaken up the codes of modern tennis. A pioneering, visionary tournament, but now in search of an identity.

The impact of the war on tennis in Ukraine: financial aid, foundations, governing bodies and all‑round headaches

Adrien Guyot 29/11/2025 à 09h08

Since February 2022 and the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, Ukrainian sport has been heavily affected by human, structural and economic losses. Tennis has, of course, not been spared. While Ukrainian athletes have had to rethink their entire organization, an entire country, behind the scenes, has had to adapt and change its training conditions. This extends all the way to the highest level, where professional players have spoken out, trying as best they can to help their nation.

What if tennis lost its soul? The case of robotized officiating, between tradition and a dehumanized modernity

Adrien Guyot 13/12/2025 à 09h00

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.

Davis Cup: between reforms, criticism and national culture

Clément Gehl 07/12/2025 à 12h38

From controversial reform to fiery statements, the Davis Cup continues to divide. Between nostalgia for the old formats and unwavering love for the jersey, players share their truths about a competition that, despite everything, still makes hearts race.

Steve Darcis, Davis Cup hero: when the flag boosted his tennis

Clément Gehl 05/12/2025 à 10h02

Former Wimbledon executioner of Rafael Nadal and Davis Cup hero, Steve Darcis delivers a bitter assessment of the evolution of a competition he loved so much.

US Tennis in a State of Grace: 4 American Women in the Top 10 and a Record Returning from the Past

Arthur Millot 25/11/2025 à 08h49

Driven by feats and a generation in great form, American tennis is having a season we no longer dared to imagine.

Darcis wants to lift his head after Belgium's elimination in the Davis Cup: "We will have learned a lot this week, today even more"

Adrien Guyot 22/11/2025 à 10h04

Belgium came close to taking Italy to a decisive doubles in the first Davis Cup semi-final in Bologna. But Zizou Bergs missed seven match points against Flavio Cobolli, before losing. The captain of the Belgian team, Steve Darcis, discussed his team's match against the double defending champions.