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A magazine about tennis that places the sport at the heart of art, culture, fashion and ideas. Always a rich read and visual treat, whether you’re a tennis head or not (trust us). The latest issue of the recently revitalised Racquet lands in the midst of an eventful US Open, featuring a candy-coloured, uncanny valley portrait of two-time winner Andre Agassi on the cover. Guest edited by former Esquire editor-in-chief David Granger, it covers Agassi's recent resurgence after fifteen years away from the limelight; a history of the US Open's cocktail of choice; the parallels of tennis and sex; and features on Danielle Collins, Taylor Townsend, Monica Seles and Dominic Thiem. Plus, seven writers recount ‘The Greatest Thing I've Ever Seen On a Tennis Court’, which culminates with Pete Sampras puking his way to a quarterfinal victory back in 1996. On Vimeo:Then editor David Shaftel and publisher Caitlin Thompson joined Jeremy Leslie to discuss launching their magazine as part of our MagMagMag series in New York, May 2022.WATCH NOWOn the Journal:‘Though tennis is absolutely at its core, Racquet really is wide open. Art, culture and fashion are all very much at home here. I mean, despite the fact I haven’t picked up a racquet in years (though my partner was a minor child wunderkind at the sport) here I am, a little bit in love with a tennis magazine...' READ MORE racquetmag.com
