“I really love playing with him. He makes the game so fun and less stressful, bringing out the top side of me, and he also has a strong ball strike.” Japan’s Natsuki Yoshimoto was quick to praise her teammate Jay Friend after their 6-1, 6-4 mixed doubles semifinal victory against Czechia at the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 […]
Multiple Grand Slam tennis champion held court at Messe Essen on Monday 21 July and opened up both on the struggles which came to define him and the mental pressures faced by the rising stars of the sporting world. The 57-year-old was an animated and engaging presence throughout the hour-long ‘Boris Becker Unplugged’ session held […]
When people think of tennis, they often imagine grand courts, major cities, luxury clubs, world-class training facilities, and more. But if that’s the image you have in mind, it’s time to let it go. Because for players such as France’s Alice Robbe, the journey is often quite the opposite. Competing in her third FISU World […]
From East Africa to Wimbledon to the USA to Rhine-Ruhr, Kenyan student-athlete Angella Okutoyi has achieved tennis success everywhere she’s been, and she’s just getting started. At the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games, the 21-year-old business student is a top-ten seed and is in prime position to earn Kenya’s first medal – in any […]
It’s official: the renowned German professional tennis player and long-time member of the ATP Tour, will take part in a live recording of the podcast “Mental Health is Body Health” hosted by Leroy Henze, where they will take a deep dive into the topic of mental health in elite sports. Together, they will explore strategies […]
From the Opening until the Closing Ceremony, 12 days of matches, races, fights, throws, jumps, spikes, goals, points, scores and so much more in the 18 sports that will make the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games unforgettable. 8500 participants from over 100 countries have travelled to the six cities – Bochum, Duisburg, Essen, Hagen, […]
The Belgian tennis legend would like her children to embark on a dual career if they embrace high level sport like her mentee, German student-athlete and Rhine-Ruhr 2025 rising star, Gina Dittman. Two lovely young women with contagious smiles, blonde ponytails and a passion for tennis. The mentor, Belgian tennis superstar Justine Henin admires the […]
The upcoming tennis player from Stellenbosch University was recently selected to represent South Africa for the second time at the FISU Games in Germany, from 16 to 27 July. Having represented South Africa internationally at the FISU World University Games (WUG) in Chengdu, China in 2023; Fogle is no stranger to wearing the green and […]
