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Hawk-Eye in Tennis: Is it Just the Poetry That’s Fading?

The 'probabilistic weight' carrying more conviction about the reality of the event (ball out) than the electronic system’s indication alone: that’s why the umpire should be authorized to come down.

Featured·NEWS

The PTPA Lawsuit: Legal Ambition or Structural Illusion?

Though not explicitly mentioned, the case architecture mirrors the PGA vs LIV Golf dispute: Top players demanded the freedom to join unsanctioned tournaments. The focus was not on broad player welfare, but on maximizing earnings during peak years.

A Week in Tennis: Triumphs, Farewells, and Curious Tales from the ATP and WTA Circuits

The past week in the world of tennis has been nothing short

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

In recent days, many fans of players who achieved major results during

Too Tight to Mention

January 17, 2026

Featured·THE GAME BEHIND THE GAME

As the slide above shows, no serious institution or regulator treats betting as “healthy” or harmless. It’s restricted everywhere, and minors can’t even take part. Yet tennis still monetises it through sponsorships, as if we’d rewound the clock to the era when motorsport could be plastered with cigarette brands (until

Kasatkina and the Saudi question: “We don’t have a say.”

January 15, 2026

NEWS·THE GAME BEHIND THE GAME

Tennis does the deals, players take the heat: “We are players, we want to play tennis, we need to earn money and provide for our families, so I would say we’re somewhere in the middle. We are the ones who have to go there and play, it’s our job, and

2026 Won’t Wait: The Under-18 Elite Are Already Feeling the Pro Cost

January 3, 2026

THE GAME

The shortcut that is not a shortcut: when a teenager becomes an accomplished fact. The clearest case is Mirra Andreeva, born in 2007: not “the most promising”, but a player already planted in the heart of the tour. In 2025 she won two consecutive WTA 1000s, Dubai and Indian Wells,

2025: A Year on the Fault Line.

December 30, 2025

Featured·NEWS·THE GAME·THE GAME BEHIND THE GAME

Two men, four Slams, and a sport up for grabs

The System That Breaks Its Players

November 1, 2025

Featured·History·THE GAME·THE GAME BEHIND THE GAME

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

A Week of Grass‑Court Tennis: irony, upsets and plot‑twists across the ATP and WTA

June 23, 2025

NEWS·Podcast

The past seven days have offered a sparkling preview of the grass‑court season, with outcomes that were anything but predictable on both the men’s and women’s tours. Between Halle and Queen’s Club on the ATP side, and the concurrent WTA events in Berlin and Queen’s, the manicured lawns saw top

Rome Doesn’t Have a Crime Problem. It Has a Tolerance Problem.

May 30, 2025

THE GAME BEHIND THE GAME

Micro-Betting and the Advantage of Being There. Micro-betting (live bets placed on minimal and instantaneous events, such as a single point or a double fault) is now a permanent fixture in the modern sports betting landscape. The Internazionali d’Italia wants to be the fifth Slam, but still treats certain troublemakers

Trofeo Bonfiglio 2025: Vasamì Makes History for Italy, Vujovic Claims Girls’ Title in Global Showcase of Rising Stars

May 26, 2025

NEWS

The 65th edition of the Trofeo Bonfiglio, one of the most prestigious ITF J500 junior tournaments globally and often dubbed the "unofficial fifth Junior Grand Slam," drew to a close on the historic clay courts of the Tennis Club Milano Alberto Bonacossa. It was an edition that will be long

Carlos Alcaraz and Jasmine Paolini Triumph in Rome

May 20, 2025

NEWS·Podcast

These weeks weren’t just matches — they were manifestos. Modern tennis isn’t just technique. It’s narrative. Comebacks, redemptions, sliding falls, eyes burning with revenge. Rome was the throbbing heart of all this. And the best part? It’s still to come. Its name is Roland Garros.

Bonfiglio Trophy: A Historic Showcase That Still Matters

May 17, 2025

NEWS

The 65th edition kicks off on Saturday, 17 May, at the iconic red clay courts of Tennis Club Milano Alberto Bonacossa. The opening weekend features a packed schedule with 112 qualifying matches — three rounds condensed into two days — to decide the final 16 spots in the main draw.

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