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.
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.
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.
The Kooyong Classic Rises from the Ashes: Three Days of Elite Tennis, Prestigious Names, and a Unique Atmosphere. Between Nostalgia and Renewal, the Event Promises to Be the Perfect Prelude to the Australian Open.