The ATP Tour is the sport’s top division, the preserve of the top 100 male tennis players in the world. Below that is the Futures tour, tennis’s vast netherworld of more than 2,000 true prospects and hopeless dreamers. All serious tennis players – from gods such as Agassi to college players like I was at the time – have to grapple with isolation. Tennis players have a deep and lasting relationship with their highest ranking. Professional tennis players are usually very good physical mimics.

Source: The Guardian June 27, 2024 16:12 UTC