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For French tennis, Roland-Garros is life or death
Before a global pandemic began to wreak havoc on the tennis world, nobody in French tennis was worrying about the co-dependent nature of Roland-Garros' relationship with the rest of French tennis. But now, the fact and the possibility of dire consequences come to light.
Roger Federer becomes highest-paid sportsman for first time
Roger Federer has made another bit of history after becoming the first tennis player ever to top Forbes' list of the highest-paid sportsmen and women.
Caroline Garcia: “Rafael Nadal’s soul is everywhere here”
Caroline Garcia got stuck in Manacor during the lockdown, while training at the Rafa Nadal Academy facilities. Here she explains how she found ways to keep training, and how the situation has improved as the academy starts to open again.
Selfless Suárez Navarro: “I value the privileged life that I have”
Tennis players do live in a bubble, but when the coronavirus pandemic struck they showed they could get back to real life in order to help others. Carla Suárez Navarro shares her experience at the food bank of Las Palmas.
Who’s the No.1 of the Tennis Majors’ top 30 lockdown stars?
As the tennis world begins to come out of lockdown, we celebrate those who found a special way to keep the sport alive through their personality, energy and wit. We rank the top 30. Here, we bring you No 5 to No 1.
Pavlyuchenkova on the relief-fund: “We still tried to think about everyone, but…”
Unclear about the 2020 new tennis calendar? Here is the current situation
Lifting the mood: Tennis Majors’ Top 30 Lockdown stars (Part 4, from 15 to 11)
Lifting the mood: Tennis Majors’ top 30 lockdown stars (Part 3, From 20 to 16)
Lifting the mood: Tennis Majors’ top 30 lockdown stars (Part 2, From 25 to 21)
The WTA: how women got their revenge and their rights
Lifting the mood: Tennis Majors’ top 30 lockdown stars (Part 1, From 30 to 26)
Words of a stringer: “It could shake things up”
“The worst thing is to think that it is a waste of time” – Sports psychologist reflects on confinement
The ATP, the union which became a Tour; how players took control of world tennis
May 11th, 1987: The day tennis came back to the Olympics
1968, Open era: The moment tennis opted to become a modern sport