Tennis Europe is teaming up with Orange Lion Sports to provide unprecedented coverage of next month’s season-ending Junior Tour spectacular; the Tennis Europe Junior Masters.
All matches will be live streamed by Orange Lion Sports, integrating Smartshot technology. Orange Lion’s Smartshot AI tennis system is an advanced tool that captures every rally in real time and generates highlight videos for analysis or sharing. With multi-dimensional data insights, creative editing templates, and engaging user experiences, Smartshot transforms how players train, compete, and improve.
Orange Lion’s Smartshot technology also becomes the presenting partner of the 2026 Race to Monte-Carlo rankings. Now available worldwide and installed on over 500 courts, the technology delivers high performance at an accessible price, underlining Orange Lion Sports’ commitment to balancing commercial value with accessibility.
Tennis Europe President Henrik Thorsoe Pedersen said, “We are excited to partner with Orange Lion Sports, and to showcase their advanced technology at our most prestigious junior tennis event. Tennis Europe is committed to assisting players and coaches in exploring new technologies and data-integrated tools that can help with visibility, analysis and training.”
Simon Huang, Executive Vice President, AI Innovation & Global Business, Orange Lion Sports added, “We are delighted to see AI being used to help shape the future of emerging athletes. Our goal is to make professional-grade technology accessible to more players, especially the younger generation. We are especially proud to bring our Smartshot AI tennis technology to this collaboration: our hope is that it will serve the competition in meaningful ways — offering deeper insight, greater precision, and a new layer of innovation that enhances both the players' experience and the integrity of every match. The partnership with Tennis Europe marks an important step in enabling young players in Europe to sharpen their skills using Smartshot. Technology should never overshadow the game; it should quietly strengthen it — and that is exactly what we aim to do”.
The season-ending elite event for Europe’s top boys and girls aged 14 and 16 & Under, the Junior Masters will take place at the Monte-Carlo Country Club from 21-24 October, where the tournament is hosted by the Monegasque Tennis Federation.
The player line-up is due to be confirmed in early October, following the conclusion of the Race to Monte-Carlo powered by Smartshot. Previous winners of the Junior Masters include Alexander Zverev, Rafa Nadal, Kim Cliljsters and Belinda Bencic.
