Li Cornet - Chicago 2021

The term Fan Week is increasingly popular in sports. Aimed at energizing tennis and making it attractive in everyone’s eyes, this event—now indispensable at certain major tournaments—is enjoying growing success.

When qualifying becomes a show: the transformation of Opening Week in Melbourne and Paris

Clément Gehl 28/12/2025 à 11h59

Long regarded as a simple appetizer before the main show, qualifying week has now established itself as an event in its own right. Between raw emotions, spectacular innovations, and record attendance, Opening Week is shaking up the codes of world tennis.

From a fight for equality to a media spectacle: the history of the “Battle of the Sexes”

Jules Hypolite 27/12/2025 à 17h01

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.

The digital era of tennis: stakes and influence of social networks on players

Arthur Millot 27/12/2025 à 11h26

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?

"Absolutely stupid": Alizé Cornet criticizes the Battle of the Sexes between Sabalenka and Kyrgios

Jules Hypolite 27/12/2025 à 14h31

On the eve of the clash between Aryna Sabalenka and Nick Kyrgios in Dubai, Alizé Cornet denounces an "absurd" exhibition that, according to her, harms the image of women's tennis.

More Than a Match: Pay Inequalities Between Women and Men in Tennis

Clément Gehl 21/12/2025 à 11h59

From the Williams sisters to Alizé Cornet, from sponsors to the ATP and WTA tours, the debate over pay equality in tennis has never been more intense. Between undeniable progress and persistent inequalities, the king of racket sports finds itself facing its own contradictions.

Halep, Gasquet, Kvitova: They Retired in 2025

Adrien Guyot 21/12/2025 à 08h49

Tears, ovations, and farewells: the 2025 season will be remembered as the one of major exits. From Simona Halep to Richard Gasquet, including Petra Kvitova, many champions chose to close the chapter on their careers.

Equal prize money: tennis faces an endless debate

Clément Gehl 19/12/2025 à 09h30

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.