It wasn’t enough for Rafael Nadal to be the king of France, the king of clay, the king of tennis: now he is also a marquis. The decision was not his, but that of King Felipe VI of Spain, who on Thursday
Singles players who criticise the doubles circuit are players “without impact”, and their disdain “seeks media attention and popularity”, believes Marcelo Arévalo, the best doubles player in the world. Something Roger Federer would never have done, and for which Reilly
The news was the best birthday present CLAY could have received on its third anniversary: Sebastián Varela Nahmías, one of the two co-founders of our site, received the Tom Perrotta Award for Tennis Journalism in its 2025 edition. ‘I am
PARIS — The good relationship and mutual respect that Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz share are part of the legacy of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. Michael Chang believes this, having witnessed up close the intense rivalries of the 1980s
Tennis is told to be afraid, but everything indicates that tennis has no reason to be afraid. This was clear in the epic final of the Roland Garros tournament between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, with a dramatic victory for
PARIS – When everything was hanging by a thread for Carlos Alcaraz in the Roland Garros final, the player himself sent a message to his team. He was still there. The comeback was on. A confident look and a firm
PARIS – Carlos Alcaraz won his second Roland Garros title in cinematic fashion: he came back from two sets down and saved three consecutive championship points against his great rival Jannik Sinner. It was one of the best matches of
PARIS – Horacio Zeballos experienced one of the happiest moments of his life lying on the clay of Court Philippe Chatrier, rolling on the ground and bursting with emotion as a champion of the Roland Garros men’s doubles title. Together
PARIS – Argentine Horacio Zeballos’ recipe for reaching his first doubles final at Roland Garros is to fantasise about the Davis Cup. “I’ll be honest — in the semis, when the crowd was cheering for our opponents and you could
PARIS – Facing a local player at Roland Garros is far tougher today than it used to be. The key difference, according to Argentine José Luis ‘Batata’ Clerc, is the behaviour of the French crowd. “Playing against a Frenchman here
PARIS — Coco Gauff is following Carlos Alcaraz’s philosophy to chase her dream at Roland Garros: ‘enjoy life more’ — and smile, a lot. “I really think Carlitos has a great philosophy, and it’s something I’m trying to follow,” she
PARIS – Iga Swiatek is playing for something huge at this Roland Garros: becoming the only woman in tennis history to win the title four years in a row. Even if she insists on treating it like any other tournament
