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.
Programs for all ages and a pathway to the professional world in major complexes that are increasingly modernized. This is the motto of the Rafa Nadal Academy, which discovers the champions of tomorrow and prepares them for the very highest level.
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.
John Isner is not afraid to go against the grain. For him, the off-season is not that sacred moment everyone imagines. A statement that raises questions about champions' preparation and their relationship to performance.
From the Yellow Ball to the Microphone, It's Just a Step Away. Freed from the constraints of the circuit, several former tennis players are launching podcasts to talk about their sport differently—and sometimes turn it into a very lucrative business.