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Gilles Cervara and Daniil Medvedev, november 2022

Medvedev: “The day I decided to train just with Gilles…”

Daniil Medvedev and Gilles Cervara tell us about the mainspring of their work together since 2017 - or how two men found each other thanks to their intuition, their courage and their desire to succeed

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Carrie Dunn
Carlos Alcaraz series by Tennis Majors, 3

From Carlitos to Alcaraz, Episode 3: Attack, defence, power, touch – Alcaraz the pioneer of “total tennis”

Tennis Majors continues its six-part series on the phenomenon of Carlos Alcaraz, the world No 1 after three years of rapid ascension

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Cédric Rouquette
Carlos Alcaraz series, volume 2

From Carlitos to Alcaraz, episode 2 : The fastest ever man to reach world No 1

Carlos Alcaraz is the youngest man in history to be world No 1 and his ascent to the top was faster than anyone. From his first match in 2020, to his stunning US Open win, Simon Cambers examines how he hit the top, so fast. This is the second episode of Tennis Majors' series on Carlos Alcaraz

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Simon Cambers
Carlos Alcaraz, for Tennis Majors series 1

From Carlitos to Alcaraz, episode 1, The uncut diamond from El Palmar

Tennis Majors is launching a series on Carlos Alcaraz, the youngest world No 1 in men's tennis history. His journey, his game, his future: six must-read pieces on the new Spanish sensation

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Cédric Rouquette
Roger Federer, 1999

July 1998: 17-year-old Federer makes his debut in a tennis world almost unrecognisable compared with today

On the day that Roger Federer announced he is to retire from professional tennis, we look back at what the tennis world looked like in 1998, when it all began for the Swiss

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Lucas Morlier
Serena Williams USO crowd
2 years ago

The raucous US Open crowd: a unique advantage as Serena Williams bids to extend her farewell

The 23-time Grand Slam champion is being swept along at the US Open,...
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Simon Cambers
Linda Fruhvirtova, 2022
2 years ago

A glimpse of the future in New York as Linda Fruhvirtova puts new sister act on the map

Remember the name, the tournament and the year. The 2022 US Open marks...
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Chris Oddo
Daniil Medvedev and Eric Hernandez, 2022
2 years ago

Eric Hernandez, the physical trainer who turned Daniil Medvedev into a “non-violent steamroller” 

Hernandez accompanies Daniil Medvedev on the Tour when Gilles Cervara is absent, like...
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Cédric Rouquette
Daniil Medvedev and Gilles Cervara, 2022
3 years ago

Medvedev’s gentle return to clay: we were there

Operated on for an inguinal hernia at the beginning of April, Daniil Medvedev...
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Cédric Rouquette
Aryna Sabalenka, Stuttgart 2021
3 years 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...
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Carole Bouchard
The Owaki brothers
3 years 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...
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Cédric Rouquette
Stefanos Tsitsipas, 2021, Melbourne
3 years 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...
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Simon Cambers
Tennis courts, Berlin, 2020
3 years 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...
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Carrie Dunn
3 years 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...
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Simon Cambers
3 years 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...
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Cédric Rouquette
3 years 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...
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Cédric Rouquette
3 years ago

Why the Olympics means so much, to some

At the height of the Cold War, Communist countries used sport to create...
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Simon Cambers
Tokyo Olympics 2020
3 years ago

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

The Olympics offers tennis players a chance to transcend their sport and elevate...
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Chris Oddo
3 years 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...
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Chris Oddo
Djokovic_Roland-Garros_2021
3 years 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...
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Haresh Ramchandani