Bastien Fachan

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It's 9pm local time in London, everyone in the Royal Box has left the building, and the camera pans to the one person who stayed to watch the last match of the day... Roger Federer, the winningest men's champion in Wimbledon history. Cinema.

Gucci introduces Aryna Sabalenka as a new global ambassador!

The Australian Open don’t own all of their broadcasting rights (fairly common), so they’re live-streaming a Wii Tennis-like version of the matches on YouTube - love this 😂 This is Carlos Alcaraz’ match point:

Oddly satisfying: Two sisters, Alena and Jana Kovackova, dressed the exact same, facing two twin sisters, Annika and Kristina Penickova, dressed the exact same 👯‍♀️👯‍♀️

Roger Federer letting Carlos Alcaraz - a fellow Rolex ambassador - admire his $1,500,000 white-gold Daytona. Iconic 💎

10 years ago in Barcelona... Nicolas Almagro, a ball boy, and a moment of perfect comedic timing.

For 20 years, when in Rome, Roger Federer came to Taverna Trilussa religiously to have his fix of pasta… …so the owners dedicated a room to him, ‘Saletta Federer’, with his racket and pictures on the wall 🍝

I still can't believe Alcaraz won that point

Daniil Medvedev (in French) before set point in the first set tiebreak: 'Why not play like this every day, win millions, be rich? *shrugs* …no, he [Benjamin Bonzi] decides to do it once a year'

Naomi Osaka with the grandest of grand entrances at the Australian Open! Married to the game 👰‍♀️

Gotta love Mensik for shutting up the French crowd

Djokovic and his children doing the 'Pump It Up' dance celebration in unison ❤️

In 2021, 11-year-old prodigy Ksenia Efremova said she wanted to win all Grand Slams and be world #1 at 16 years old. By winning the 2026 girls' Australian Open, she will become the new junior world #1 at 16 years old 💫

When Diego Schwartzman (5'7") and John Isner (6'10") played doubles together in Rome 2022! Bucket list item checked off for both of them 🤓

FLEX THOSE MUSCLES FRANCES TIAFOE!!!

Throwback to Sinner-Fritz Indian Wells 2023 and Break Point's invaluable behind-the-scenes content 😂

On a Sunday in October 1993, a 12-year-old ball boy made the short bike commute from his Münchenstein home to the St. Jakobshalle arena, where he collected a piece of silverware. Here’s the extraordinary story of Roger Federer at the Swiss Indoors Basel…

At the 2025 US Open, Carlos Alcaraz paid tribute to Rory McIlroy, who had recently become the newest man to achieve a Career Slam in golf... ⛳️ ...then in the next Major, he became the newest man to achieve a Career Slam in tennis 🎾

Dominic Stricker singing along to ‘I Wanna Dance with Somebody’ by Whitney Houston in his last changeover before taking out Tsitsipas

Videos

Watch Anya Live

The little guy hitting with Federer in this video just reached the Wimbledon juniors' final

Flavio Cobolli learned of the tragic passing of one of his close friends from Italy, aged only 13, after his win yesterday. 'Every point I play, every ball I touch, every step I take, I will think of you,' he posted. Today, he was overcome with emotion after his semifinal win.

Coco Gauff on what she's gonna use her US Open prize money for: 'Somebody said pay off debts... I'm 19, I don't have any debt' 😂

Obsessed with the impeccable handwriting skills of the woman updating the Roland-Garros draws

When Rafael Nadal was a kid, uncle Toni told him if he faced a better kid, he would magically make rain appear… In the 2008 Wimbledon final, rain appeared after Nadal had blown a two-set lead to Federer… And Rafa told Toni: 'You can stop the rain, I'm not going to lose.' 😭

Gael Monfils to Elina Svitolina: 'I would like to thank my wife because without her, I maybe wouldn't be still here tonight. We've been together 8 beautiful years, you have supported me, raised me up, loved me, and you gave me the greatest gift in our daughter. I love you' ❤️

There used to be decorum at Coldplay concerts

One to five. It all happened in a blur.

Alex Eala defeats Iga Swiatek at Wimbledon and the Hill erupts! The Filipino flags are out! 🇵🇭

Novak Djokovic, 38 years old. You just have to sit back and applaud.

21 years ago today, the Dubai Tennis Championships pulled off a James Bond-like stunt: Have Roger Federer &amp; Andre Agassi play on the Burj Al Arab helipad, 210 meters in the air! Federer suggested they have a helicopter fly around to shoot cinematically…

Thinking about this point... 39-year-old Serena Williams facing 22-year-old Aryna Sabalenka at the 2021 Australian Open 🔥

Djokovic’s first-ever tennis practice at 4 years old in Kopaonik, Serbia - fascinating footage This is why you should always record your kids

Roger Federer’s Commencement Address at Dartmouth yesterday might be the best speech he’s ever given. Amazingly articulate, funny, full of wisdom. Made me laugh and tear up. I’m so very proud to have had him as my idol for the past two decades. If you have 25 minutes to spare…

As the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics begin, a reminder that Jannik Sinner was destined to skiing greatness, beating the likes of Giovanni Franzoni (who leads the Italian Olympic team) as a kid... Instead, he became a tennis champion, with four Slams (and counting) to his name 🦊

Naomi Osaka beat Coco Gauff 6-3 6-0 at the 2019 US Open, back when Coco was 15 and making her Ashe debut. Coco was left in tears, and Naomi told her she did amazing, offering her to do the on-court interview alongside her. Six years on, they meet again ❤️

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Tiger Woods. Rory McIlroy. The only two men in the last 50 years to complete the Career Grand Slam. As the prophecy foretold ✨

Six years ago today: The Meltdown in Melbourne, starring Pablo Carreno Busta

Just because Elena Rybakina doesn't show emotion on championship point doesn't mean she can't feel it vividly; as an introvert, her emotional response is internalized and/or delayed. This is her bursting into tears in press after winning Wimbledon 2022...

Presenting this year's ESPN Wimbledon promo! 🎬 (ESPN PR)

Daniil Medvedev (in French) before set point in the first set tiebreak: 'Why not play like this every day, win millions, be rich? shrugs …no, he [Benjamin Bonzi] decides to do it once a year'

21 years ago today, the Dubai Tennis Championships pulled off a James Bond-like stunt: Have Roger Federer & Andre Agassi play on the Burj Al Arab helipad, 210 meters in the air! Federer suggested they have a helicopter fly around to shoot cinematically…