Analysis

Roland-Garros

Inequality in tennis set to continue with flawed Roland-Garros show court plan

Tournament director Guy Forget's comments that men's matches are most likely to get the "match of the day" evening spot on Court Philippe-Chatrier are not helpful

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Carrie Dunn
Rafael Nadal - Monte-Carlo 2021

Monte-Carlo musings: 7 players to watch at the first clay-court Masters event of 2021

The Big 3 are back and the big names are in action. Here are some of the players we'll be focusing on as the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters kicks off the road to Roland-Garros this week.

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Chris Oddo
Taylor Fritz and John Isner

Taylor Fritz becomes new American No. 1, but the prestige isn’t what it used to be

Taylor Fritz takes over as the top-ranked American this week, joining a special group that included the likes of Jimmy Connors, John McEnroe, Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi

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Haresh Ramchandani
Roland-Garros Court Philippe-Chatrier

What we know and don’t know about the potential postponement of Roland-Garros in 2021

This Tuesday, the Ministry of Sports told AFP that they were in contact with Roland-Garros about the 2021 edition. Discussions are underway between the two organizations concerning a possible postponement of a few days, and how to welcome spectators.

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Mathieu Canac
Andrey Rublev, Miami 2021

Opportunity Missed: Miami Open proved that there is no NextGen ATP alpha dog

With the Big 3 out of action, the 2021 Miami Open presented the perfect opportunity for an established player to assert his dominance. Instead we learned that there may not be a dominant force ready to ascend.

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Chris Oddo
Ashleigh Barty, Wimbledon, 2019
3 years ago

“I’m still counting down the days” – No 1 Barty looks ahead to defend her title in Paris before a Wimbledon dream

Miami Open champion Barty kicks off her clay-court campaign at Charleston on Wednesday...
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Haresh Ramchandani
Jannik Sinner
3 years ago

“Super calm, super chill, and a good person” – Hurkacz on friend, doubles partner Sinner ahead of Miami final

Hurkacz and Sinner will meet for the first time in the Miami final...
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Haresh Ramchandani
Elina Svitolina, Dubaï, 2021
3 years ago

Will players get vaccinated? Rothenberg’s thread shows worrying scepticism on tennis circuit

Diego Schwartzman was quick to take to social media after Monday night's press...
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Geoffrey Steines
Ashleigh Barty, Miami 2021
3 years ago

Miami Open “feels like home” for World No.1 Ashleigh Barty

Ashleigh Barty won her ninth straight match at the Miami Open, defeating Victoria...
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Angus Wright
3 years ago

Lorenzo Musetti: The teenage Italian who has announced his arrival in the big time

The teenage Italian is now the youngest man in the ATP Top 100...
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Carrie Dunn
John Isner, Miami, 2018
3 years ago

How ATP calculates and explains the drastic drop in the prize money of the best players

A recent ATP study shows how severely its tournament business model has been...
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Cédric Rouquette
3 years ago

Musetti becomes youngest man in world’s Top 100 after Dimitrov win

Italy's Lorenzo Musetti is expected to rise to No 94 in the rankings...
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Haresh Ramchandani
Novak Djokovic, Australian Open, 2021
3 years ago

Updating the GOAT debate after Djokovic’s latest triumph in Australia

Novak Djokovic has closed the Grand Slam gap and intensified the GOAT debate...
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Chris Oddo
Novak Djokovic, Melbourne, 2021
3 years ago

Analysis: Djokovic wins tactical battle, on and off the court

In every department of the game, both before the match and during it,...
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Simon Cambers
Naomi Osaka, Australian Open 2021
3 years ago

Next step for dominant Osaka is to conquer clay and grass

As the undisputed queen of hard courts, Naomi Osaka's next step on the...
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Simon Cambers
Adrian Mannarino, Melbourne, Feb. 2021
3 years ago

Melbourne’s five-day lockdown leaves “players on edge”

Though the Australian Open will continue behind closed doors, the news that Melbourne...
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Cédric Rouquette
Novak Djokovic, Australian Open 2021
3 years ago

‘Like ice’ – How court speed at the Australian Open has stunned stars for the past decade

Players at the Australian Open have been saying they think these are the...
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Carrie Dunn
Melbourne_crowd_2021
3 years ago

Brilliant Kyrgios thrills crowd as Australian Open comes alive

After two days of relative quiet around the grounds at Melbourne Park, the...
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Simon Cambers
3 years ago

‘Human error, not system error’ – Why automation is already causing a stir at the Australian Open

With no human line judges in place, technology rules all at the Australian...
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Carrie Dunn
Victoria Azarenka, Melbourne, 2021
3 years ago

Tennis is back but “hard quarantine” takes its toll

Many of the 72 players who were forced to do "hard quarantine" have...
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Simon Cambers