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The Mediterranean Pop Art of Dieciottantanove

Dieciottantanove is the work of Italian artist and architect Paola Edvige Fiori. An Italian native now working and living near Dubrovnik, Croatia, she talked to Racquet about how she combines her lifelong love of tennis, the Mediterranean Sea and geometrical shapes in her evolving art practice.

Postcard from Vienna

Our correspondent, herself a former D1 college player, says that even though the country is better known as a ski destination, the Erste Bank Open showed that tennis is alive and well in Austria.

Tennis Won Equal Pay. Can it Still Afford It?

The WTA pioneered equal pay in professional sports. Now, as the organization faces mounting financial pressure, it must decide how to do it without breaking the bank.

How Homegrown Should US College Tennis Really Be?

Congress wants to cap international athletes at 20 percent of every college roster. In Division I tennis, nine in ten teams would be in violation, and homegrown options don’t measure up.

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Building a Tennis Culture in Europe’s Newest Country

On vacation in Kosovo, a tennis detour gave Hanlon Walsh a front-row seat to one family's decades-long effort to forge a national tennis identity.

Second Skin: Stretch Fabric as Liberator

Stretch fabric did more than make tennis clothes tighter. It changed how freely women could move, how secure they could feel, and how little they had to think about what they were wearing.

McCartney Kessler is Forever Interconnected with Atlanta

Ahead of the 2027 season, Racquet caught up with the WTA pro about her upbringing in Georgia, a state rich in tennis tradition, and how her expanding footprint, Mejuri partnership and outlook on next year. 

My Time With Rafa

In our Issue No. 29 cover story, award-winning documentarian Zach Heinzerling reflects on capturing the real Rafael Nadal during the making of Emmy-nominated RAFA.