The term Fan Week is increasingly popular in sports. Aimed at energizing tennis and making it attractive in everyone’s eyes, this event—now indispensable at certain major tournaments—is enjoying growing success.
Long regarded as a simple appetizer before the main show, qualifying week has now established itself as an event in its own right. Between raw emotions, spectacular innovations, and record attendance, Opening Week is shaking up the codes of world tennis.
In 1973, Billie Jean King did far more than beat Bobby Riggs: she toppled a symbol. Five decades later, the “Battle of the Sexes” is reborn between Aryna Sabalenka and Nick Kyrgios, but this time, the battle seems to have lost its soul.
Social networks have opened an unprecedented era for tennis: one in which notoriety is built as much on the court as on Instagram. But how far can this quest for visibility go without shaking the players’ balance?
Between Australia's home debut, the Rinderknech-Wawrinka clash, and the United States' first steps, the second day of the United Cup promises strong emotions.
Opening day, first surprise: Spain, led by Munar and Bouzas Maneiro, falls to a conquering Argentina. Baez and Sierra gave their country a dream start in this 2026 United Cup.
Friday, January 2, the United Cup kicks off the 2026 tennis season. Between Osaka's return, Sakkari's fire, and Tsitsipas's presence, the first hours of competition are already shaping up to be thrilling.
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