Comments Simon Popp - St. P 2006

St. P 2006 - 1st round

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Simon, Gilles

Popp, Thorsten

Is padel threatening tennis? Inside the revolution shaking up the established order

Adrien Guyot 06/12/2025 à 09h00

Born almost by accident in an Acapulco garden, padel has in fifty years become a global phenomenon that both fascinates and worries tennis. Its meteoric rise is already reshaping the landscape of racket sports.

The paradox dividing tennis: exhausted players and a saturated calendar, yet ever more exhibitions

Jules Hypolite 06/12/2025 à 17h03

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.

What if tennis lost its soul? The case of robotized officiating, between tradition and a dehumanized modernity

Adrien Guyot 13/12/2025 à 09h00

Omnipresent cameras, line judges on the verge of extinction, mistakes that persist nonetheless: technology fascinates as much as it divides. Tennis, at a crossroads, is still searching for its balance between progress and emotion.

Tennis, Saudi Arabia’s new playground

Jules Hypolite 29/11/2025 à 17h00

Lavish tournaments, record prize money, strategic partnerships: Saudi Arabia is imposing itself at breakneck speed in the world of tennis.

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.

Simon: "In France, a Grand Slam winner will be 10th in the world"

Clément Gehl 26/11/2025 à 13h32

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.

Simon looks back on his collaboration with Medvedev: "The box is the most unpleasant moment with him"

Adrien Guyot 25/11/2025 à 20h49

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.