SÃO PAULO – Fighting every week to climb the world rankings and earn a place among the best tennis players in the world is already a tough challenge in itself. Doing so as a ‘ghost’ on the tour is even
If there is one president who knows how to take political advantage of sport, it is Donald Trump. And this Sunday, the US Open, which has not been visited by a US president for a quarter of a century, will
NEW YORK – On Friday afternoon, September 5, 2025, Novak Djokovic extended yet another of his records: the oldest player to play the semifinals at all four Grand Slams in a single year. It was the seventh time in his
Stefanos Tsitsipas‘ choice is simple. He can be the Phoenix. Or he can become Sisyphus. If the gods of Olympus forced us to read only one tennis website out of all those available, reading CLAY would be a good choice
Carlos Alcaraz winning Wimbledon three times in a row would have been a great story for tennis, but it might have ruined the immediate future of the men’s circuit. Jannik Sinner, Wimbledon champion for the first time, on the other
LONDON – We may not have needed further proof after that Roland Garros final, but they gave it to us anyway – the Carlos Alcaraz–Jannik Sinner era is officially underway. It’s here to stay, and the next chapter unfolds at
The name Natascha Zvereva was once again typed into computers and phones around the world on Saturday. Small consolation for American Amanda Anisimova: back in 1988, Germany’s Steffi Graf needed only 32 minutes to sweep the Belarusian off the court
PARIS – What’s at stake for Carlos Alcaraz on Sunday? “A tennis match.” The 22-year-old Spaniard answers with ease and simplicity a question that could invite complex analysis. Because this Sunday, 8 June 2025, in Paris, Alcaraz will walk onto
PARIS – The idea sounds crazy, but on the same day that Rafael Nadal said goodbye to Roland Garros and tennis for good, the Spaniard himself raised the possibility of a new Rafael Nadal on the tour. “If my son
MADRID – Casper Ruud was raised too well. Calm, thoughtful, friendly and humorous, the Norwegian is one of the players most deserving of moving from the ‘finalist’ category to ‘champion’ in a Grand Slam tournament. He deserves it for his
Jakub Mensik met Lionel Messi, defeated his idol Novak Djokovic in a final, and celebrated his Miami Masters 1000 title at a nightclub where rapper 50 Cent performed. It’s hard to imagine a more spectacular weekend in Miami for a
SANTIAGO, Chile – Zizou Bergs did not assault Cristián Garin. He hit him, but he did not assault him, despite what is being said in Chile. “Our player Cristián Garin was assaulted by Zizou Bergs in an incomprehensible and unacceptable
