Davis Cup’s lost soul
MÁLAGA (Spain) – Someday soon, the Davis Cup will be cited in the history books of sport as an example of one of the most incomprehensible and damaging decisions ever seen. Because Malaga is hosting a good Finals this week,
MÁLAGA (Spain) – Someday soon, the Davis Cup will be cited in the history books of sport as an example of one of the most incomprehensible and damaging decisions ever seen. Because Malaga is hosting a good Finals this week,
In the more than 30 years that I have been a journalist, I have never followed a story with such closeness, persistence and intensity as that of Rafael Nadal. On the day of his retirement, the introduction to my latest
Roger Federer already knew, and, in his own way, he told it to the whole world on the morning of September 3rd in a television studio in New York: Rafael Nadal would soon announce his retirement. A retirement that the
BERLIN – If you walk through Berlin these days, you will see many people wearing Roger Federer caps. There are more and more as you approach the Uber Arena near Warschauer-Straße subway station. Here and there, tennis fans are also
If you want to keep a secret, it’s best not to share it with Roger Federer. In a time coincidence as extraordinary as involuntary, Rafael Nadal insisted that he is not a retired tennis player so that, just hours later,
What is it really about: that men’s tennis has learned nothing since the shameful case of Andre Agassi, or that it really had nothing to learn, because it was anything but an accident? The problem then would not be Jannik
PARIS – Novak Djokovic, the most decorated player of all time, will play at the age of 37 in an instance he is unfamiliar with. Sunday’s Olympic final awaits him. Carlos Alcaraz, the favourite, awaits him. History is winking at
PARIS – When your name is Rafael Nadal and you are one of the greatest sportsmen ever seen, you attend the draw for a tournament in person, which rarely happens, and the result is the very serious possibility of a
LONDON – With Jannik Sinner’s forgiveness, what will happen on Sunday, July 14 at Wimbledon is the perfect final. Novak Djokovic versus Carlos Alcaraz, chapter two. It’s that special flavour only rematches have. Revenge is so tasty and unique in
LONDON – Anyone can have a day of rage, but Novak Djokovic is no ordinary person. The Serb’s was on July 8, 2024 in London, when in a handful of hours he got into a fight with part of the
It’s very simple: it’s about money, more money. If possible, a lot more money. Tennis is convinced that it needs more millions in its coffers and more financial muscle to survive in the increasingly competitive global sports scene. Its rabbit
PARIS – Carlos Alcaraz had it well in mind on his night of glory at Roland Garros: there were 40 days to go before returning to the Bois de Boulogne to pursue another dream, the Olympics, and this time hand