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Junior Grand Slam and Futures titles: French Orange Bowl winner is thinking big for 2021

Arthur Fils was ranked 166th in the juniors before the start of the prestigious Orange Bowl, but he nevertheless imagined lifting the trophy. The 16-year-old achieved his dream and is approaching 2021 with a keen appetite.

Geoffrey Steines

December 14, 2020

Osaka named among SI’s Sportspersons of the Year – An honor special for so many reasons

Naomi Osaka is one of Sports Illustrated's Sportspersons of the Year for 2020, as was announced this past week. She is just the fifth tennis player on the all-time list, joining Serena Williams, Arthur Ashe, Chris Evert, and Billie Jean King.

Ricky Dimon

December 9, 2020

Lessons learned from the pandemic – Volvo Car Open set to bounce back better than ever in 2021

The Volvo Car Open was cancelled in 2020 but still went ahead with an exhibition -- the Credit One Bank Invitational -- in June. Now tournament director Bob Moran and his staff are using the lessons they have learned to prepare for 2021.

Chris Oddo

December 7, 2020

From Michael to Mick Schumacher: Tennis also has its generations of stars

There are plenty of tennis mums and dads with good reason to be proud of their kids - who are keeping up a great family tradition! Meet the tennis-playing families.

Ricky Dimon

December 7, 2020

“We’ve learned how to operate in this environment” – Exclusive interview with WTA chief Steve Simon

After a year in which the WTA could not operate for five months and could not stage its lucrative WTA Finals, chairman and CEO Steve Simon tells Simon Cambers why there are reasons to be positive as we head into 2021