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“The first point is a match point”: how UTS changes the whole mindset of the tennis player
UTS4 brought in even more radical rules than the previous editions and crowned Corentin Moutet, in keeping with a style that is out of step with the ATP circuit. This raises questions about the profound changes that tennis would undergo if the UTS were to impose itself as the main format on the circuit in the long term
What if winning Wimbledon started on clay? Making sense of Federer and Serena’s choice
As Roland-Garros and Wimbledon loom on the horizon, Carole Bouchard examines whether playing on clay - the slowest surface - can actually help players be successful on the faster grass
Federer ready to surprise himself again: 4 things we learned from his press conference in Geneva
The former world No 1 discusses his form, clay and his hopes for Roland-Garros and Wimbledon
Croatia, Istanbul, Schiavone: 10 questions about Petra Martic
Petra Martic has won one WTA singles title and reached the quarter-finals of Roland-Garros. Here are answers to 10 questions about the Croatian
The eight questions we’re all asking after Madrid
After the Madrid Masters 1000 and WTA 1000, the clay-court season has already yielded some valuable pointers for the French Open, without giving away all its secrets. Here are the eight questions that we are all (more or less) mainly asking ourselves before this week’s next stage, in Rome
Experience on clay, specific drills, Sharapova’s example; how Osaka is setting her sights on Roland-Garros
Limited capacity, vaccines, no Hawk-Eye Live: What we learned from the Wimbledon press conference
In Pictures: The five players that defeated Rafael Nadal on the Monte-Carlo clay
Foro Italico, Nadal, Djokovic: 13 questions about the 2021 Rome Masters
Big 3 vs Young Guns: nine matchups we want to see and why
Monte-Carlo musings: 7 players to watch at the first clay-court Masters event of 2021
Ticketing, prize money, schedule: 10 questions about 2021 Roland-Garros
“We in Serbia are emotional, and perhaps that is the worst trait Novak has on court” – 5 quotes that stand out from Djokovic’s brother rare interview
From Challenger to Top 30 – the incredible rise of Russia’s Aslan Karatsev
PTPA, Sock, Canada: 10 questions about Vasek Pospisil
10 facts about WTA Race: Osaka No 1, Barty No 8, Andreescu in freefall
10 facts about ATP Race – Nadal outside top 10, Federer No 167
The origin of the famous video: Why was Djokovic interviewed when he was only seven years old?
Brotherly love: these siblings live their dreams on the ATP Tour together
‘No risks needed’ – Djokovic unlikely to play before clay season, says Ivanisevic