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.
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.
As federations struggle to reinvent themselves, private academies are capturing talent… but also families able to invest tens of thousands of euros a year. A system that is increasingly effective, but also increasingly unequal.
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.
Between nostalgia and hope, fans dream of one final doubles partnership between Serena and Venus Williams. Greg Rusedski mentions a possible return of the two sisters on the grass of Wimbledon or under the spotlight of the US Open
It all started with a winning backhand... but called out. In 2004, Serena Williams experienced one of the greatest injustices of her career. That day, tennis shifted into a new era: one of technology serving the truth.
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.