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Roger Ramjet and his Eagles, fighting for our freedom. Fly through and in outer space, not to join him but to beat him

“The winner takes it all”

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Tennis, the NFL and the union of the top ten: why 17.5 per cent is an alibi Sinner in 2024 is on about 24 million in total. World No. 100 (Coria) is on roughly 600,000 dollars. World No. 250 (Shelbayh) just over 200,000. Translated: Sinner ≈ 40 times No. 100. Sinner ≈ more than 100 times No. 250.

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The System That Breaks Its Players

In New York, at the US Open 2025, Jack Draper didn’t even make it through the second round. After a summer plagued by pain in his left arm, the world No. 5 announced that his season is over: “I felt as if my arm was switching off. Unfortunately the injury

Is Tennis Losing Its ‘One Vision’?

Tennis Australia moves towards settlement with the PTPA: key dates and the

ATP and the Death of the Tennis Middle Class, in Andrea Gaudenzi’s Own Telling

How One Vision, Saudi money and a tenth Masters are rewriting who

Stan and Gaël, The Weight and the Wonder

May 26, 2026

History·THE GAME

Stan Wawrinka and Gaël Monfils left Paris on the same day, or almost in the same breath, as happens with certain characters whom fate never quite brings together, only to summon them at the end, when there is no longer any need to explain anything. One had the gait of

The low-cost revolt

May 22, 2026

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Rafael Nadal’s old “if, if, if… doesn’t exist” line has become part of tennis folklore. These days, however, the “if” is everywhere. If the Slams paid 22%. If revenues were calculated transparently. If the new money really reached the less wealthy players. If the top players were ready for a

Flavio Cobolli: Odi et amo

March 6, 2026

History·THE GAME

In Melbourne, January 2024, something happens that isn’t on the draw sheet. Cobolli beats Kotov, he’s exhausted, and instead of the automatic ritual — fist to the sky, a shout — he lifts his shirt. On his ribs there’s a long line, more captain’s armband than Court 3: «Sei tu

Tomás Martín Etcheverry: el Retu

February 26, 2026

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His beginning, though, is the kind that explains a temperament. As a child he starts with a holiday toy — a palo con pelota, a ball tied to an elastic — and it doesn’t end after ten minutes: he stays there for hours, until play becomes repeated gesture, and repeated

Triste, solitario y el número uno

February 16, 2026

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This article aims to examine, with rigour and analytical depth, the research carried out by Argentine journalist Eduardo Puppo, given the many misunderstandings, especially among fans. That investigation, which lasted more than twelve years and is known as “Project V”, highlighted discrepancies in the available data, documentary gaps and operational

Sania Mirza: Power, Politics and a Nation Watching

February 7, 2026

History·THE GAME

What makes the difference is her family. Her father, Imran Mirza, though not a professional coach, becomes his daughter’s coach for thirty years, studying the game, adapting, experimenting. Her mother, Naseema, takes on the unseen work: hours queuing for discounted train tickets, constant financial sacrifices, the logistics of a project

What You Find in the Tube

December 18, 2025

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The ball is the variable tennis fails to clarify

When the ATP Stopped Belonging to the Players

November 10, 2025

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As the ATP Finals light up Turin once again, tennis celebrates what is meant to be the pinnacle of its season—the triumph of a tour that, on paper, belongs equally to its players and its tournaments. Yet behind the polished stage and choreographed unity lies a deeper truth: the ATP

The ‘Silent Ban’ and Other Monsters: Trust in ‘Clean’ Tennis and Its Weaknesses

July 16, 2025

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In recent days, many fans of players who achieved major results during the period known as the Silent Ban have questioned the legitimacy of the Wimbledon 2025 outcomes, due to the positive tests (for unintentional contamination) returned by Swiatek and Sinner. It is therefore worth examining how solid the belief

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