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Rafael Jódar isn’t Waiting for Anyone
Sinner and Alcaraz have split the last two calendar years of Grand Slams and counting, and have set themselves scarily far apart from the rest of the pack. But beneath their momentous, center-stage war, another is incubating.
Only the Most Tenacious Thrive on the Terre Battue
Rolex Testimonees Garbiñe Muguruza, and last year's women's singles champion Coco Gauff reflect on what it takes to lift the Suzanne-Lenglen trophy at Stade Roland-Garros in Paris.
Murder on a Roman Tennis Court
Renaissance painter Caravaggio killed a man at Campo Marzio, surrounded by pimps and pallacorda.
What’s Next for Sloane Stephens is What’s Next for Tennis
Between Patrick Mouratoglou’s Ultimate Tennis Showdown, India’s Tennis Premier League, and INTENNSE, innovators are looking for ways to shorten matches, add pizzazz, and balance inequities in an attempt to draw, and keep, a younger crowd.
Dad Had a Bad Day, A Winning Tennis Novel
In Ashton Politanoff’s new novel, a man defenseless against his repetition compulsion unravels in chiseled and unnerving prose.
Postcard from Egypt: I Turned a Vacation into an ITF
One 37-year old former D3 player trying to stay fit while traveling with her husband and toddler gets carried away and enters a pro tournament at the encouragement of her hotel pro. What could go wrong?
Michael McGregor’s Tennis Love Story
The vibrant and idiosyncratic still lifes—often composed on hotel stationary—are the work of artist Michael McGregor, whose roots in a “huge tennis family” inform one of his favorite themes.
Pàdel Shots: a Lexicon
A by-no-means-exhaustive list of the names and neologisms that define a new(ish) sport
Why Everyone You Know is Playing Padel
Many sports like to claim that they’re the fastest-growing, and they often have a legitimate claim to the title, depending on how you measure it. But, by almost any yardstick, pàdel really is the world’s fastest-growing sport.
Have Pàdel Will Travel
The hottest clubs around the world don’t feature EDM dance floors or after-hours speakeasies. They’re racquet-centric, they’re wellness-affiliated, and they’re taking advantage of the fastest-growing sport on the planet. Welcome to the global network of pàdel.
Pàdel Party in the U.S.A.
Pàdel is about people. Whether you play competitively and want to win, or play socially and need a reason to wear that outfit, it revolves around coming together as a team to make all the different reasons come to life.
SERVE Brings Out the Boys
Building a community, one pàdel club at a time, is what the Londoners behind Gayns are up to. From drills to pàdel explainers, kinship comes first.











