Every tennis player dreads their ultimate bogey opponent—from Monfils' endless losses to Djokovic, Sinner's Medvedev turnaround, and Roddick's Federer trauma.
Between financial rumors and tensions in the entourage, the separation between Alcaraz and Ferrero intrigues. Guy Forget, for his part, doesn't mince words and denounces a "ridiculous" situation if money is the cause.
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.