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.
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.
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.
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.
Mertens, Raducanu, Kessler... and only one Frenchwoman in the main draw: the WTA 250 Hobart 2026 promises to be as unpredictable as it is spectacular. Between revenge, confirmation, and ambition, the first week of the season already promises sparks.
In Limoges, Barbora Krejcikova experienced a return as promising as it was frustrating. Trailing, then coming back, only to be abruptly stopped by pain, the Czech player left the court, visibly affected, reigniting concerns about her right knee.
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