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.
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.
After Rakhimova and Timofeeva, it is Polina Kudermetova's turn to turn her back on Russia for Uzbekistan. A choice that Yevgeny Kafelnikov deems inconsequential for Russian tennis.
At just 22 years old, Carlos Alcaraz has just crossed a milestone. The Spaniard has reached 50 weeks as world number one, a mythical threshold reserved for a select few.