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The ATP, the union which became a Tour; how players took control of world tennis
In the second episode of our trilogy about the roots of tennis' divided governance, Tennis Majors explains how players took control of the circuit with their union, after a 20-year chaos with concurrent tours. In 1988, players accomplished an authentic coup in the US Open parking lot...
May 11th, 1987: The day tennis came back to the Olympics
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On May 11th, 1987, the IOC voted to reintroduce tennis at the 1988 Olympics.
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.
Anti-doping chief: Out-of-competition drug tests ongoing despite Covid-19
How fit, or not, will the players be once out of confinement?
“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
