Cries of a “woke Wimbledon” show that it can’t avoid the culture wars forever
The All England Club has historically lacked an overt world-view – but this constitutes a world-view in itself.
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Can Emma Raducanu survive her super-brand status?
After winning the US Open aged 18, Britain’s wunderkind has suffered a loss of form – but her honesty is…
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Geoff Dyer: How to grow old in America
A tennis injury – and a spell in the US healthcare system – helped cure my delusions of youth.
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The secret to Iga Swiatek’s dominance in tennis is not just winning, but enjoying it
In a sport that drags its athletes in a hundred directions, Swiatek has succeeded by prioritising her mental health.
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Peng Shuai speaks but the man she accused remains out of reach
Zhang Gaoli, the man alleged by the Chinese tennis star to have assaulted her, is unlikely to ever face questions.
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How Peng Shuai exposed the limits of China’s power
The sinister case of the Chinese tennis star reveals the choice confronting Beijing: coercion at home, or soft power abroad?
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Why tennis star Peng Shuai’s #MeToo allegation is such a threat to China’s leaders
Her accusation exposes systemic sexism and threatens the Communist Party’s legitimacy, Chinese feminists say.
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How I mastered the mental game of tennis
To my opponents, I looked like slow movement, straight sets, and an easy ride into the next round. But that…
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Worshipping the tennis god: is Roger Federer really an “artist”?
Christopher Jackson’s book tries to explain the delirium of the Wimbledon champion’s devotees.
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How Roger Federer made tennis beautiful again
This very enjoyable biography-cum-autobiography illuminates not just Federer’s place in tennis history but also the way in which the author…
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