Host Rennae and guest host (and cultural attaché) Andrea Petkovic rigorously dissect the year that was 2023 for the women—who was two break points away from a title, who started terribly but turned it around? Who needs a better coach? As you might imagine, nobody is spared!
Stay in touch
Sign up for our free newsletter
More from Racquet
My Love-Hate Relationship with the French (Open)
There is a simple explanation for why Roland-Garros has so often decided to go its own way: because France thinks it is the best at everything.
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.
