UAE Team Emirates XRG described it this way: “21 stages. Every night on the Pod by Eight Sleep. Throughout this Giro, our team has been averaging 9 to 10 hours of sleep: cooler, deeper, and more consistent than ever experienced during a Grand Tour. In a three-week race, quality sleep becomes a decisive performance factor.” […]
May 22, 2026Michael Russell has one sleep rule for Taylor Fritz. Not a guideline. A rule. Nine hours. And when Fritz plays a five-hour match in 100-degree heat, the number goes up from there. Michael Russell, Taylor Fritz’s coach. Photo: gettyimages Russell is a former ATP professional himself. He knows what a tennis body goes through […]
May 22, 2026Anton Dubrov, Aryna Sabalenka’s coach. Photo: Unbox Sports Inside the recovery philosophy of Aryna Sabalenka’s coach Anton Dubrov spends 35 to 40 weeks a year on the road. He coaches the best women’s tennis player on the planet. And before a single ball is struck each day, he has already thought carefully about one thing: […]
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