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?
Tennis never really stops… or almost. Behind the endless stream of tournaments, champions must learn to stop in order to last. From Federer to Alcaraz, an investigation into those decisive few weeks when everything is at stake: rest, release, and rebirth.
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.
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