ATP This Week: Basel 500, Vienna 500
WTA This Week: Tokyo 500, Guangzhou 250
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The Data Behind Zverev’s Unusual Year End Number One
Why It’s Interesting: Jeff Sackman compares some of Zverev’s 2026 metrics with historic year-end number ones - are his underwhelming numbers against top-players really an outlier?
Is Coach Claude Any Good?
Why It’s Interesting: One tech-savvy tennis enthusiast built a system that analyzed video footage of pro technique, compared it to his own amateur technique and coached him up based on all the disparities..
Rafa Reflects
Why It’s Interesting: Following a successful Netflix doc, the next big Rafael Nadal retrospective will be a photo book with Nadal’s reflections, reported and written by Jon Wertheim.
ADF Opens Up
Why It’s Interesting: Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, a self-described emotional volcano on the court, has put himself through the mental ringer on tour. On Tennis Insider Club, he recounts the period he almost quit tennis and sheds light on the drama-filled turnover in his coaching box of late.
The WTA’s Embrace Of Motherhood
Why It’s Interesting: This is episode 1 of a new series designed to showcase the PIF WTA Maternity Fund Program, heavily featuring Ons Jabeur.
TennisNerd Previews Next Year’s Releases
Leaving You With Flavio Cobolli’s THREE Broken Strings In ONE Game
On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross dissects Lorenzo Musetti's convincing win over Taylor Fritz to claim his first title in four years at the Lyon ATP 250.
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