Game, sex, match: The most passionate romances of the tennis court
In tribute to Zendaya’s new film, ‘Challengers’, about a love trio between tennis players, we review the real-life relationships between professionals of the sport
Billie Jean King, pioneer of equality in sports: ‘The true power of women is starting now’
In 1973, this tennis player Billie Jean King stood up: either women and men would receive the same prize at the US Open, or she, the previous year’s winner, would not play. Fifty years later, her fight for the rights of athletes is more alive than ever
Tennis and equality: Progress, but there is still some way to go 50 years after US Open parity
The American hard-court major led the way in equal prize money thanks to the efforts of Billie-Jean King, but in many smaller tournaments the gender gap remains between the ATP and WTA