Long-form

5 months ago

Medvedev’s gentle return to clay: we were there

Operated on for an inguinal hernia at the beginning of April, Daniil Medvedev...

Cédric Rouquette

5 months ago

Without control, power is nothing : why the biggest hitters don’t have everything their own way

At the sweet spot of fire vs ice and risk vs pragmatism lives...

Carole Bouchard

5 months ago

Gifted, passionate, exposed: the incredible life of Japan’s precocious Owaki brothers

Yunosuke and Koujirou Owaki are true phenomena with their racquets. We met them...

Cédric Rouquette

7 months ago

‘The stands are quiet – the noise is online’ – the dark side of social media for women’s tennis

Social media has become part and parcel of sport – but abuse has...

Carrie Dunn

9 months ago

Serve and volley is not dead; it’s as efficient as ever when it’s done right

The days of top players using the tactic on every first and second...

Simon Cambers

9 months ago

How tennis began to boom because of – or thanks to – Covid-19

The pandemic has been a tough time for everyone - but it has...

Carrie Dunn

1 year ago

Talent, dedication and adaptability; why Emma Raducanu is here to stay

At 18, the US Open champion has the world at her feet. Simon...

Simon Cambers

1 year ago

How Daniil Medvedev harnessed his mental power to become one of the best players in the world

Equipped with a "monstrous mental potential" according to Francisca Dauzet, the psychoanalyst and...

Cédric Rouquette

1 year ago

“I want to win everything that I play” : how Pavlyuchenkova found her path with her brother’s help

After reaching the Roland-Garros final and halving her ranking in two months, winning...

Cédric Rouquette

1 year ago

Why the Olympics means so much, to some

At the height of the Cold War, Communist countries used sport to create...

Simon Cambers

1 year ago

Tennis and the Tokyo Olympics: A brilliant, yet complicated relationship

The Olympics offers tennis players a chance to transcend their sport and elevate...

Chris Oddo

1 year ago

From touch-and-go to touch of magic: How Ashleigh Barty overcame injury to meet her destiny at Wimbledon

Ash Barty's odyssey has been fraught with peril in 2021, but she's emerged...

Chris Oddo

1 year ago

“We’re moving forward and 80% of the Top 500 on the men’s side supports us” – Novak Djokovic on the PTPA and Naomi Osaka

The world No 1 shed some new light on the PTPA, including the...

Haresh Ramchandani

1 year ago

No drama, no crisis – Bianca Andreescu will be just fine

Bianca Andreescu has been dealing with injuries and clay has never been her...

Carrie Dunn

1 year ago

Kovinic, from a flood of tears to renewed ambition

Montenegrin Danka Kovinić, who recently reached the final of the Volvo Car Open,...

Sasa Ozmo