At 6:15 a.m., a junior player is hitting serves. By 8:30, they’re in algebra class. On Friday, they’re finishing a history assignment in a hotel lobby while a tournament draw gets posted—and tomorrow’s match could start at 8 a.m. Sound like a lot? It is. Balancing school, travel, and daily tennis takes more than a … Read more
A tennis player can win a match by a whisker and still have to think about the next flight, a tight hip, tomorrow’s practice court, and whether the person holding the tactics notebook is actually hearing them. At the top level, tennis is a solo sport played with a travelling village just out of camera … Read more
One week you’re sharing a laugh with a friend over dinner; the next, you’re facing them across the net with a ranking point, a paycheck, and a place in the draw on the line. Then comes the airport, the hotel, the next time zone—and the quiet question every touring player has to answer: how do … Read more