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.
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.
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?
After a 2025 season concluded at 33rd place in the world, Jaume Munar approaches 2026 with renewed confidence. The Majorcan, more aggressive and more mature, now wants to prove he can compete with the best, starting at the United Cup against Taylor Fritz.
Friday, January 2, the United Cup kicks off the 2026 tennis season. Between Osaka's return, Sakkari's fire, and Tsitsipas's presence, the first hours of competition are already shaping up to be thrilling.
Programs for all ages and a pathway to the professional world in major complexes that are increasingly modernized. This is the motto of the Rafa Nadal Academy, which discovers the champions of tomorrow and prepares them for the very highest level.
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