Tom LacouxTom Lacoux
Djokovic Slips to World No. 12: A 52-Week Ledger With No Room for SelectivityOn 18 October 2026, in Shanghai, the electronic scoreboard offered two short...
The Changing of the Guard in World Tennis: Reading a Generation Through Data and SilenceThe center court had long since gone dark. Only one lane remained lit, where ...
Alcaraz 'Mentally Fresh' Ahead of Shanghai Return as Sinner's Season-Ending Injury Opens the DrawCarlos Alcaraz walks into the Shanghai Masters with a short but loaded...
When Tennis Data Has No Source: Where Does Vietnamese Fans' Trust Come From?Two days after the opening ATP semifinal of the new season, I got a link from...
Nine Data Dimensions of a Tennis Match: The Discipline of an Analyst When the Stats Sheet Goes BlankOn Saturday night, as the fifth set moved into its tenth game, the stats boar...
Tennis in Winter: Points to Defend, Contracts Kept Quiet, and the Noise of the Rumor SeasonThe final night of the season closed in Malaga. In the stands, the singing...
The Empty Cell on the Analysis Desk: The Writer's Discipline of SilenceOn a Tuesday morning, a young colleague sent me an analysis file about a...
Djokovic beats Borges in Beijing: 30 straight wins and the limits of being 39BEIJING, 9:47 PM Second set, 2-2, fifth game. Novak Djokovic raised his hand...
Djokovic Returns to Beijing After 11 Years: When the King Searches for His Own RhythmI remember that night when the entire boarding-house row in Nha Trang erupted...
Jelena Jankovic and Specialised Expo 2027 Belgrade: How a Former World No. 1 Converts Competitive Capital into Diplomatic CapitalIn that announcement photograph, Jelena Jankovic was not holding a racket. Sh...
Jelena Jankovic and Expo 2027: A World No. 1 Steps Into an Ambassador Role, With One Omission Left UnsaidOn May 15, 2027, Belgrade will open the Specialised Expo and close it on Augu...
Fonseca Skips the Entire Asian Swing: Two Injury Sites and the Ranking Math at Tokyo and ShanghaiOn September 30, 2026, the ATP 500 in Tokyo begins without João Fonseca. A we...
The Nine Data Layers Behind the ATP Ranking — and Vietnam's Tennis Blind SpotA data extraction I ran for a tennis article came back empty. Title: none....
The Big Three Era Officially Ends: Djokovic Falls in First Round at 2026 US OpenI watched this match from a small coffee shop in Hai Phong, the old televisio...
Sabalenka vs Osorio: A Clash of Two Worlds on Arthur Ashe11:30 AM, August 31, 2026. Arthur Ashe Stadium was still quiet during the day...
Djokovic eliminated in US Open first round: The physical nightmare of a 37-year-old legendAt Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York, one of the most unbelievable milestones i...
The Dig at Malen Never Existed — And That Is the Real StoryThere was no dig at all. I sat in my small apartment in Osaka, the third cup ...
V.League and the Data Void: When the Analysis Sheet Is Built on a Blank PageLast week, an analysis file landed in my inbox. It had every field in place:...
PV Sindhu Exits Asian Games 2026 at the Quarter-Final: Power Play, a Brutal Schedule and the Limits of Stamina at 311. Match summary: a scoreline that does not tell the whole story The women's...
McInnes' Ban: Early Season Test for Rangers and a Lesson from VARThere are phone calls that last only three minutes but change an entire summe...
