Carlos Alcaraz experienced what no public figure wants: becoming the focus of a polarised public debate in the middle of his holidays and ahead of a 2026 that is shaping up to be key, perhaps decisive, in his career. Why
There is only one Uncle Toni, and not even Rafael Nadal was able to keep him on throughout his entire career. Players and coaches are doomed to part ways, to break off that strange relationship in which the theoretical sports
When Elena Vesnina asks Carlos Alcaraz if his heart ‘is taken,’ there can be several interpretations. One might think that it does tennis no harm to talk a little about personal life, about the human and the divine, instead of
SÃO PAULO – Roberta Fonseca radiates happiness. She can’t contain her joy as she watches her son hold the most important trophy of his young career. While they take the family photo on court, she kisses her child Joao. Joao
If, instead of putting all his efforts into developing missiles, Kim Jong-un had managed to turn North Korea into an economic powerhouse above its southern neighbour, the ATP would soon be proudly announcing the Pyongyang Masters 1000. Anything is possible
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
