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The WTA is getting serious about merchandise
Hello Kitty, Togethxr, and a new online store mark an overdue retail push. Plus, Osaka at the CFDAs, chatter about Ferrero–Shelton, and a new tennis vlog.
Also in this issue: Naomi Osaka’s eye for emerging designers, how some tennis inside...
The trouble with ranking marketability
SportsPro named Aryna Sabalenka the world’s most marketable athlete and put Coco Gauff at No. 32, a gap that left many people in tennis scratching their heads.
Several people texted me this week about the latest ranking of the world’s most...
Jakub Mensik Is Playing the Long Game
With a Masters title and a Grand Slam semifinal already secured, the 21-year-old Czech is learning to navigate success on his own terms.
There’s a particular kind of pressure that comes with being a promising young tennis player these days...
Chatting with Jason Stacy, Aryna Sabalenka’s longtime performance coach
We dive into his accidental entry into pro tennis, how Sabalenka evolved from “all fire” into a longtime world No. 1, and the inner workings of one of the sport’s most successful teams.
You’re reading The Insider, a series spotlighting the...
Keeping up with everyone else
Social media has made other players’ deals impossible to miss. Tennis agents are left to manage the expectations that follow.
When I spoke with Eva Lys at Indian Wells in March about her love of fashion, I asked whether she hoped to attend...
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A weekly tennis briefing on the business, culture, and style of tennis. From reporter Jessica Schiffer, a contributor to Vogue, The New York Times, Financial Times, and BoF.
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