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.
Dive into the behind-the-scenes of tennis like never before. Money, injuries, geopolitics, and marketing: TennisTemple takes you to the heart of the issues shaping the tour, between ambition, drama, and influence strategies. Four powerful stories to understand today's tennis.
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.
Behind the podium smiles, a divide persists: that of prize money. Between sporting fairness, television audiences, and economic weight, tennis is still searching for the right formula — but parity remains a match without a winner.
Questioned by Eurosport about the current situation of French tennis, Gilles Simon notably discussed a training problem. He compared the French case with that of Italy and Jannik Sinner.
Retired since 2022, Gilles Simon was then part of Daniil Medvedev's team during the 2024 season. In an interview with L'Équipe, the Frenchman discussed his experience with the Russian player.