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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.

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.

Is padel threatening tennis? Inside the revolution shaking up the established order

Adrien Guyot 06/12/2025 à 09h00

Born almost by accident in an Acapulco garden, padel has in fifty years become a global phenomenon that both fascinates and worries tennis. Its meteoric rise is already reshaping the landscape of racket sports.

Struggles with injuries and lack of money: the double punishment for tennis players far from the Top 100 stars

Clément Gehl 30/11/2025 à 12h25

A tennis player's income depends solely on his sporting results. In the event of injury, the daily life of those far from the Top 100 can become extremely complicated.

"I don't know if Alcaraz will be ready to face the rest of his career without Ferrero," says Lopez

Clément Gehl 18/12/2025 à 15h44

While the tennis world wonders about the separation between Carlos Alcaraz and Juan Carlos Ferrero, Feliciano Lopez breaks the silence. Between sadness, doubts, and allusions to economic tensions, the former Spanish player reveals another facet of this story.

Australian Open 2026: Djokovic One Step Away from a Legendary Record Held by Federer and Lopez

Clément Gehl 15/12/2025 à 09h44

On the eve of the 2026 Australian Open, Novak Djokovic is set to write a new page in tennis history. The Serbian, already a ten-time winner in Melbourne, could equal a record held by Roger Federer and Feliciano Lopez: that of the most Grand Slam participations.

Nikolay Davydenko opens up: "I never imagined becoming world No. 3" — the powerful testimony of the former Russian player

Jules Hypolite 14/12/2025 à 18h56

In a sincere testimony, Davydenko delivers a lesson in perseverance and humility that resonates as a message of hope for the new generation.

When Tension Rises in the Locker Room: Jack Sock's Explosive Revelations About Feliciano Lopez

Jules Hypolite 13/12/2025 à 14h35

In an unfiltered podcast, Jack Sock revisits a little-known episode on the ATP circuit: a heated altercation with Feliciano Lopez after a duel in Houston.