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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.

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Jérémy Baudu
Tennis players are enjoying themselves on Instagram Live

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.

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Paul Bonnaud

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.

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Simon Cambers
Dominic Thiem, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, for the Tennis Majors feature about player relief funds

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.

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Carole Bouchard
ITF anti-doping programme

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.

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Carole Bouchard
4 years ago

“99% of us are not getting paid” : Tennis coaches plead for a better job security amid Covid-19 crisis

Many coaches on the ATP and WTA Tours are now stranded with zero...
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Carole Bouchard
Long form about the commissionner by Tennis Majors
4 years ago

The good old commissioner idea is back, but this time it stands a chance

As the tennis world is put to a stop by the sanitary crisis,...
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Carole Bouchard
Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer during a live session on Instagram
4 years ago

5 things we learned from the Nadal x Federer x Murray live session

There were several topics of discussion for tennis legends Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer...
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Tennis Majors
"The time for talk is over" claims the UTS website
4 years ago

Ultimate Tennis Showdown : new tour, new rules, some questions

The Ultimate Tennis Showdown, unveiled on Saturday by Patrick Mouratoglou, means that professional tennis will be back in...
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Paul Bonnaud
David Goffin playing at 2019 Roland-Garros on clay
4 years ago

UTS: David Goffin was missing tennis way too much

First member of the Top 10 to join the UTS (Ultimate Tennis Showdown)...
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Cédric Rouquette
Alexei Popyrin believes in the UTS
4 years ago

Popyrin on the UTS: “To bring the younger fans in”

Alexei Popyrin can't wait to be part of the UTS and explains to...
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Carole Bouchard
French coach Patrick Mouratoglou founded his Tennis Academy in 1996
4 years ago

Patrick Mouratoglou answers Tennis Majors’ questions about the UTS

Serena Williams's coach and Tennis Majors expert Patrick Mouratoglou bring to light the...
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Paul Bonnaud
Andrea Gaudenzi, ATP president © ATP
4 years ago

4 Facts we learned about how the tennis 2020 season might end after the first Andrea Gaudenzi’s interview

Andrea Gaudenzi spoke yesterday in an interview with several Italian journalists. The ATP...
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Jérémy Baudu
Dustin Brown
4 years ago

10 questions about Dustin Brown – Unpredictable, giant-killer, Dreddy

As one of the craziest shotmakers of his generation, Dustin Brown's brand of...
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Chris Oddo
Wimbledon
4 years ago

10 questions about Wimbledon 2020 – Tickets, channel, schedule

Only Grand Slam on grass, Wimbledon is the main event of the grass...
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Jenny Drummond
Rafael Nadal
4 years ago

Roland-Garros postponed: The calendar is going wild

The French Open announced on Tuesday that it will be played in September-October,...
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Carole Bouchard
Thomas Drouet
5 years ago

Drouet, coach on the WTA Tour: “We can’t organize anything”

Thomas Drouet flew from to Dubai to Los Angeles and then drive to...
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Carole Bouchard
5 years ago

Djokovic remains unbeaten and unbeatable

Novak Djokovic won a 5th title in Dubai and a 21st win in...
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Carole Bouchard
5 years ago

How to try hard to stay on track

Gael Monfils showed in Montpellier that he was still committed in 2020 to...
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Carole Bouchard
5 years ago

Is Kenin here to stay?

The young American was fascinating to watch in Melbourne, and now the obvious...
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Carole Bouchard