These young tennis players are at the top of their game, finding recognition on courts around the world.

Photography by Pierre-Ange Carlotti
Styling and Casting by Jennifer Eym&egrave;re

<text class="_textbox_1titd_17" direction="ltr" height="7.22999572753906" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="244.375999450684" x="50.6500015258789" y="-153.5" data-test="textbox">Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the sport</text><text class="_textbox_1titd_17" direction="ltr" height="7.22999572753906" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="244.580966949463" x="50.4099998474121" y="-141.5" data-test="textbox"> of <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/history-of-tennis-whites-trend-summer-2021" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tennis</a> has been met with a significant increase in interest</text><text class="_textbox_1titd_17" direction="ltr" height="7.22999572753906" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="244.718944549561" x="50.2599983215332" y="-129.5" data-test="textbox">, finding devoted fans from younger generations both on</text><text class="_textbox_1titd_17" direction="ltr" height="7.23000335693359" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="244.642066955566" x="50.3499984741211" y="-117.5" data-test="textbox"> and off the courts. Part of this surge can be credited to the</text><text class="_textbox_1titd_17" direction="ltr" height="7.23000335693359" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="244.780010223389" x="50.2299995422363" y="-105.5" data-test="textbox"> sport slowly diversifying, rebranding its reputation as an activity</text><text class="_textbox_1titd_17" direction="ltr" height="7.33999633789062" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="247.092887878418" x="50.4300003051758" y="-93.5" data-test="textbox"> reserved for a privileged few. It&rsquo;s thanks to players like <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/serena-williams-best-looks-tennis-style" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Serena</a></text><text class="_textbox_1titd_17" direction="ltr" height="7.23000335693359" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="244.339897155762" x="50.6500015258789" y="-81.5" data-test="textbox">&nbsp;and Venus Williams, who represented for an entire generation</text><text class="_textbox_1titd_17" direction="ltr" height="7.23000335693359" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="244.900985717773" x="50.1399993896484" y="-69.5" data-test="textbox"> a new image of what a tennis player looks like, as well</text><text class="_textbox_1titd_17" direction="ltr" height="7.23000335693359" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="245.136989593506" x="49.8699989318848" y="-57.5" data-test="textbox">&nbsp;as who is skilled enough to be number one. Furthering <text class="_textbox_1titd_17" direction="ltr" height="7.34001159667969" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="247.324920654297" x="307.230010986328" y="-153.5" data-test="textbox">tennis&rsquo;s new age is the sport&rsquo;s bridge with the <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/tenniscore-preppy-style-trend" target="_blank" rel="noopener">preppy fashion aesthetics</a></text><text class="_textbox_1titd_17" direction="ltr" height="7.22999572753906" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="188.621032714844" x="307.429992675781" y="-141.5" data-test="textbox">&nbsp;that have resonated with the masses.</text></text>
<text class="_textbox_1titd_17" direction="ltr" height="7.23000335693359" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="245.160064697266" x="306.839996337891" y="-117.5" data-test="textbox">With this revival comes a new wave of tennis stars who are quickly</text><text class="_textbox_1titd_17" direction="ltr" height="7.23000335693359" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="244.651977539062" x="307.369995117188" y="-105.5" data-test="textbox"> climbing the ranks and are already leaving a lasting legacy</text><text class="_textbox_1titd_17" direction="ltr" height="7.41999816894531" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="244.885009765625" x="307.119995117188" y="-93.5" data-test="textbox">. Like the iconic stars John McEnroe and Arthur Asher before</text><text class="_textbox_1titd_17" direction="ltr" height="7.23000335693359" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="245.021026611328" x="307.019989013672" y="-81.5" data-test="textbox"> them, these young athletes are at the top of their game,&nbsp;</text><text class="_textbox_1titd_17" direction="ltr" height="7.23000335693359" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="244.953033447266" x="307.019989013672" y="-69.5" data-test="textbox">breaking their own records as they become the fresh faces to watch</text><text class="_textbox_1titd_17" direction="ltr" height="7.23000335693359" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="169.47900390625" x="306.869995117188" y="-57.5" data-test="textbox"> for a new generation of enthusiasts.</text>

<text class="_textbox_1titd_17" direction="ltr" height="6.77700805664062" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="256.238342285156" x="721.719421386719" y="-109.499992370605" data-test="textbox">If there is any word to describe Alexander Zverev&rsquo;s playing style, it&rsquo;s delicious</text><text class="_textbox_1titd_17" direction="ltr" height="6.77700042724609" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="35.7479858398438" x="978.907043457031" y="-109.5" data-test="textbox">. </text><text class="_textbox_1titd_17" direction="ltr" height="6.77700805664062" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="107.090087890625" x="1017.78625488281" y="-109.499992370605" data-test="textbox">Defeating top seeds such as Novak</text><text class="_textbox_1titd_17" direction="ltr" height="6.7860107421875" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="448.677612304688" x="698.971557617188" y="-97.4999923706055" data-test="textbox"> Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, and Daniil Medvedev, the 26-year-old German tennis player consecutively finished</text><text class="_textbox_1titd_17" direction="ltr" height="6.78600311279297" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="392.417114257812" x="728.01416015625" y="-85.5" data-test="textbox"> in the world&rsquo;s Top Ten from 2017 to 2021. Off the court, Zverev is a <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/pop-culture/top-celebrity-philanthropists-charities" target="_blank" rel="noopener">philanthropist</a>, and founded the</text><text class="_textbox_1titd_17" direction="ltr" height="6.77700805664062" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="422.350891113281" x="711.954406738281" y="-73.4999923706055" data-test="textbox"> Alexander Zverev Foundation in 2022, which provides aid for children with diabetes in developing countries.</text>

STYLED BY Paul Hameline GROOMING Brigitte Fresnel

F&eacute;lix Auger-Aliassime

Félix Auger-Aliassime. Sweatshirt, top, shorts, and socks ADIDAS ORIGINALS Boots DIOR MEN Watch TAG HEUER

<text class="_textbox_1titd_17" direction="ltr" height="7.03800964355469" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="392.553031921387" x="106.02759552002" y="-109.499992370605" data-test="textbox">One of Canada&rsquo;s most highly-ranked male tennis players, 23-year-old F&eacute;lix Auger-Aliassime has already come</text><text class="_textbox_1titd_17" direction="ltr" height="6.77700805664062" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="367.90111541748" x="117.19229888916" y="-97.4999923706055" data-test="textbox"> a long way since turning pro in 2017. His career skyrocketed to new heights after he ended his</text><text class="_textbox_1titd_17" direction="ltr" height="6.7860107421875" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="386.163864135742" x="108.206100463867" y="-85.4999923706055" data-test="textbox"> 2022 season ranked sixth in the world, which made him the second-highest-ranked Canadian man in</text><text class="_textbox_1titd_17" direction="ltr" height="6.77700042724609" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="241.281204223633" x="180.74919128418" y="-73.5" data-test="textbox">&nbsp;the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) rankings history.</text>

&nbsp;Stefanos Tsitsipas

<text class="_textbox_1titd_17" direction="ltr" height="6.7860107421875" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="382.813049316406" x="733.018493652344" y="-109.499992370605" data-test="textbox">For Stefanos Tsitsipas, tennis is more than a game&mdash;it&rsquo;s his life. The <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/travel-living/mykonos-santorini-guide-greek-islands-hotels" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Greek</a> player was first introduced to</text><text class="_textbox_1titd_17" direction="ltr" height="6.77700805664062" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="356.157958984375" x="744.9931640625" y="-97.4999923706055" data-test="textbox"> the sport when he was three years old, training under his tennis coach father and inheriting his</text><text class="_textbox_1titd_17" direction="ltr" height="6.77700042724609" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="387.18896484375" x="730.831665039062" y="-85.5" data-test="textbox"> penchant for the sport from his mother, herself a former professional player in the Women&rsquo;s Tennis Association</text><text class="_textbox_1titd_17" direction="ltr" height="6.76799774169922" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="362.465393066406" x="741.770446777344" y="-73.5" data-test="textbox"> (WTA). To date, the 25-year-old has won 10 ATP singles matches, and has been ranked as</text><text class="_textbox_1titd_17" direction="ltr" height="6.78600311279297" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="381.366638183594" x="732.537170410156" y="-61.5" data-test="textbox"> high as number three in the world, which marks him as the highest-ranked Greek player in history.</text>

<text class="_textbox_1titd_17" direction="ltr" height="6.77700042724609" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="354.47314453125" x="123.4873046875" y="-109.5" data-test="textbox">At 25, Frances Tiafoe has already broken barriers. In 2022 he became the first Black American man</text><text class="_textbox_1titd_17" direction="ltr" height="6.78600311279297" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="404.729019165039" x="98.9409027099609" y="-97.5" data-test="textbox"> since Arthur Ashe to reach the US Open semifinals, and the first American man to reach the semifinals since</text><text class="_textbox_1titd_17" direction="ltr" height="6.7860107421875" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="360.739791870117" x="120.755996704102" y="-85.4999923706055" data-test="textbox"> 2006. The son of immigrants from Sierra Leone, Tiafoe began training at five at the Junior&nbsp;</text><text class="_textbox_1titd_17" direction="ltr" height="6.78600311279297" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="396.522804260254" x="102.833396911621" y="-73.5" data-test="textbox">Tennis Champions Center in Maryland, where his father worked as the onsite custodian. He is now one of the</text><text class="_textbox_1titd_17" direction="ltr" height="6.66000366210938" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="267.489242553711" x="167.384689331055" y="-61.5" data-test="textbox">&nbsp;most elite male tennis players in the ATP, ranked tenth in the world.</text>

<text class="_textbox_1titd_17" direction="ltr" height="6.76800537109375" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="380.168884277344" x="734.148132324219" y="-109.499992370605" data-test="textbox">Though he&rsquo;s only 20, Danish star Holger Rune has had a quick ascent up the tennis ladder, currently ranked</text><text class="_textbox_1titd_17" direction="ltr" height="6.77700805664062" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="349.063171386719" x="748.754943847656" y="-97.4999923706055" data-test="textbox"> fourth internationally. He started playing the sport when he was six years old, and his breakout</text><text class="_textbox_1titd_17" direction="ltr" height="6.7860107421875" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="401.021911621094" x="722.776794433594" y="-85.4999923706055" data-test="textbox"> moment in the professional tennis world came when he beat 21-time Grand Slam singles winner Novak</text><text class="_textbox_1titd_17" direction="ltr" height="6.76799774169922" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="158.409057617188" x="844.161376953125" y="-73.5" data-test="textbox"> Djokovic at the 2022 <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/destree-fashion-brand-parisian-chic-american-french" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Paris</a> Masters.</text>

<text class="_textbox_1titd_17" direction="ltr" height="3.77000045776367" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="23.7150268554688" x="804.076904296875" y="-33.5" data-test="textbox">GROOMING </text><text class="_textbox_1titd_17" direction="ltr" height="4.43999862670898" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="32.44140625" x="829.714660644531" y="-33.5" data-test="textbox">Elodie Aubert </text><text class="_textbox_1titd_17" direction="ltr" height="3.77500152587891" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="36.405029296875" x="865.8359375" y="-33.5" data-test="textbox">PHOTO ASSISTANT </text><text class="_textbox_1titd_17" direction="ltr" height="4.43999862670898" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="36.71337890625" x="904.16357421875" y="-33.5" data-test="textbox">Luka Radulovic </text><text class="_textbox_1titd_17" direction="ltr" height="3.77500152587891" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="38.4945068359375" x="944.405822753906" y="-33.5" data-test="textbox">STYLIST ASSISTANT </text><text class="_textbox_1titd_17" direction="ltr" height="4.43999862670898" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="57.2520141601562" x="984.823425292969" y="-33.5" data-test="textbox">Kenzia Bengel de Vaulx </text>Special thanks to Monte-Carlo Country Club and H&ocirc;tel Metropole

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