A tennis player's income depends solely on his sporting results. In the event of injury, the daily life of those far from the Top 100 can become extremely complicated.
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.
From Boris Becker to Yannick Noah via Marat Safin, they all share one thing in common: knowing how to bounce back after the end of their careers. Between coaching, politics, music and podcasts, discover how these former champions have turned their passion into a new life.
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.