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1968, Open era: The moment tennis opted to become a modern sport
With seven governing bodies and unity still seemingly impossible, tennis has never been quite so disorganised or disjointed. In the first of three special features, we look at the revolution of 1968, when tennis finally entered the modern era.
How Instagram Live is meeting players’ need for exposure
Tennis players fundamentally need to engage with fans, as they are used to all the year on the tour. Instagram Live is a way for them to meet this need during the lockdown. Fans and sponsors love it.
Australian Open 2021: Four possible scenarios for a “significantly different” Open
With the Covid-19 pandemic stretching across the world, the prospect of any international tennis before the end of 2020 looks slim. The Australian Open is the only one of the four Grand Slam events to have taken place this year but now it seems that even the 2021 tournament is in serious doubt.
Row over player relief funds exposes a divided Tour
Not even the Big 3 has, for now, succeeded in convincing ATP players to give money to their lower-ranked colleagues who are struggling through the Covid-19 outbreak.
Anti-doping chief: Out-of-competition drug tests ongoing despite Covid-19
Stuart Miller is the anti-doping manager of the tennis anti-doping programme and he explains here how the ITF is keeping its testing program going on despite Covid-19.
“99% of us are not getting paid” : Tennis coaches plead for a better job security amid Covid-19 crisis
The good old commissioner idea is back, but this time it stands a chance
5 things we learned from the Nadal x Federer x Murray live session
Ultimate Tennis Showdown : new tour, new rules, some questions
UTS: David Goffin was missing tennis way too much
Popyrin on the UTS: “To bring the younger fans in”
Patrick Mouratoglou answers Tennis Majors’ questions about the UTS
4 Facts we learned about how the tennis 2020 season might end after the first Andrea Gaudenzi’s interview
10 questions about Dustin Brown – Unpredictable, giant-killer, Dreddy
10 questions about Wimbledon 2020 – Tickets, channel, schedule
Roland-Garros postponed: The calendar is going wild
Drouet, coach on the WTA Tour: “We can’t organize anything”