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LeMonde
6 days ago
- Sport
- LeMonde
How the serve became key in modern tennis
His first serves were clocked at over 220 km/h. From the start of the French Open, French "serial server" Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard relied on his ultimate weapon: the serve. The shot has become an essential aspect of modern tennis, including on the clay courts of Roland-Garros, even though clay is the slowest surface. With increasingly detailed data at their disposal, players and their coaches have scrutinized the serve with particular attention. Speed, targeted zones, the spin imparted on the ball – everything has been analyzed to optimize players' serves, and gain an advantage from the start of the game. The serve's dominance, especially on the men's tour This is what serving looked like in the 19 th century: With a delicate and sweeping underhand motion, the server would gently loft the ball over the net. On the other side, the opponent would have plenty of time to determine the perfect position for their return stroke. Today, the serve is a quick, sharp movement. The ball rockets forward, hurtling ahead at speeds over 200 km/h, leaving the receiver barely any time to react. Power has replaced the floating style of serve. In just a few decades, the professionalization of tennis has seen players definitively give up on wooden rackets in favor of stronger graphite models, and the rise of highly specialized, rigorously trained athletes, with physiques built for serving. The men's tennis tour, in particular, has displayed this shift, with the serve now tending to dictate the rhythm of play. While the statistics can vary from match to match, especially depending on the level of the server's opponent, the overall trend is clear: In the last season, a player ranked in the top 100 of the men's Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) circuit won 80% of their service games, compared to just 20% of their return games, on average. Among women, the balance of games won was more even: They won 65% of their service games and 35% of their return games, on average.
Sydney Morning Herald
28-05-2025
- Sport
- Sydney Morning Herald
Tennis superstar Nick Kyrgios calls time on his multimillion-dollar Sydney pad
Australian tennis superstar Nick Kyrgios is selling his Sydney penthouse with a price guide of $1.8 million. The 30-year-old champion of the sport is calling time on his luxury three-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment in the sought after and award-winning Capella building in Kensington, just a 10-minute drive from the CBD. With a private 24-square-metre rooftop terrace that has city views, the oversized apartment has lift access to double garaging, a heated outdoor pool and a gym. Since purchasing the home in 2021 for $1.6 million, Kyrgios has repainted the entire property and replaced the kitchen with a new sleek stone kitchen that has Miele appliances. Kyrgios, who has been ranked as high as world number 13 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals in 2016, is looking to move back to Canberra where he was born and bred. Winning several titles since then, including the 2019 and 2022 Washington Open, Kyrgios has also reached 11 finals, most notably the runner-up to Novak Djokovic in the 2022 Wimbledon Championships. Loading The Aussie is also only the third player to have beaten each one of the big three players in tennis – Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal – the first time he played against them. Kyrgios also won the doubles title at the 2022 Australian Open with Australian player Thanasi Kokkinakis. The former Wimbledon finalist will return to the French Open after eight years, featuring in the preliminary entry list for men's doubles at Roland Garros alongside fellow Aussie Jordan Thompson.
The Age
21-05-2025
- Sport
- The Age
Tennis superstar Nick Kyrgios calls time on his multimillion-dollar Sydney pad
Australian tennis superstar Nick Kyrgios is selling his Sydney penthouse with a price guide of $1.8 million. The 30-year-old champion of the sport is calling time on his luxury three-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment in the sought after and award-winning Capella building in Kensington, just a 10-minute drive from the CBD. With a private 24-square-metre rooftop terrace that has city views, the oversized apartment has lift access to double garaging, a heated outdoor pool and a gym. Since purchasing the home in 2021 for $1.6 million, Kyrgios has repainted the entire property and replaced the kitchen with a new sleek stone kitchen that has Miele appliances. Kyrgios, who has been ranked as high as world number 13 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals in 2016, is looking to move back to Canberra where he was born and bred. Winning several titles since then, including the 2019 and 2022 Washington Open, Kyrgios has also reached 11 finals, most notably the runner-up to Novak Djokovic in the 2022 Wimbledon Championships. Loading The Aussie is also only the third player to have beaten each one of the big three players in tennis – Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal – the first time he played against them. Kyrgios also won the doubles title at the 2022 Australian Open with Australian player Thanasi Kokkinakis. The former Wimbledon finalist will return to the French Open after eight years, featuring in the preliminary entry list for men's doubles at Roland Garros alongside fellow Aussie Jordan Thompson.
The Age
20-05-2025
- Sport
- The Age
Tennis superstar Nick Kyrgios calls time on his multi-million dollar Sydney pad
Australian tennis superstar Nick Kyrgios is selling his Sydney penthouse with a price guide of $1.8 million. The 30-year-old champion of the sport is calling time on his luxury three-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment in the sought after and award-winning Capella building in Kensington, just a 10-minute drive from the CBD. With a private 24-square-metre rooftop terrace that has city views, the oversized apartment has lift access to double garaging, a heated outdoor pool and a gym. Since purchasing the home in 2021 for $1.6 million, Kyrgios has repainted the entire property and replaced the kitchen with a new sleek stone kitchen that has Miele appliances. Kyrgios, who has been ranked as high as world number 13 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals in 2016, is looking to move back to Canberra where he was born and bred. Winning several titles since then, including the 2019 and 2022 Washington Open, Kyrgios has also reached 11 finals, most notably the runner-up to Novak Djokovic in the 2022 Wimbledon Championships. Loading The Aussie is also only the third player to have beaten each one of the big three players in tennis that is Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal the first time he played against them. Kyrgios also won the doubles title at the 2022 Australian Open with Australian player Thanasi Kokkinakis. The former Wimbledon finalist will return to the French Open after eight years, featuring in the preliminary entry list for men's doubles at Roland Garros alongside fellow Aussie Jordan Thompson.
Sydney Morning Herald
20-05-2025
- Sport
- Sydney Morning Herald
Tennis superstar Nick Kyrgios calls time on his multi-million dollar Sydney pad
Australian tennis superstar Nick Kyrgios is selling his Sydney penthouse with a price guide of $1.8 million. The 30-year-old champion of the sport is calling time on his luxury three-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment in the sought after and award-winning Capella building in Kensington, just a 10-minute drive from the CBD. With a private 24-square-metre rooftop terrace that has city views, the oversized apartment has lift access to double garaging, a heated outdoor pool and a gym. Since purchasing the home in 2021 for $1.6 million, Kyrgios has repainted the entire property and replaced the kitchen with a new sleek stone kitchen that has Miele appliances. Kyrgios, who has been ranked as high as world number 13 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals in 2016, is looking to move back to Canberra where he was born and bred. Winning several titles since then, including the 2019 and 2022 Washington Open, Kyrgios has also reached 11 finals, most notably the runner-up to Novak Djokovic in the 2022 Wimbledon Championships. Loading The Aussie is also only the third player to have beaten each one of the big three players in tennis that is Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal the first time he played against them. Kyrgios also won the doubles title at the 2022 Australian Open with Australian player Thanasi Kokkinakis. The former Wimbledon finalist will return to the French Open after eight years, featuring in the preliminary entry list for men's doubles at Roland Garros alongside fellow Aussie Jordan Thompson.
