PARIS – There are three culprits, in chronological order: Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. Two of them are still competing, and there is one who, because of the juggernaut they created together, has trouble getting out of bed.
PARIS – He is not lacking in confidence: he calls himself a ‘Formula 1’ car. Mariano Navone, a 23-year-old Argentine, set a record in Paris: he is the first player in the open era of tennis to make his Grand
PARIS – It’s Rafael Nadal’s voice, it’s him, unmistakable. And the video shows him speaking on centre court at Roland Garros, where the Spaniard has won 14 of his 14 finals. What you hear is astonishing. I own fucking Roland
Haruspices no longer exist, but they would be very useful in the case of Rafael Nadal. The Spaniard has been basically out of the tennis tour for almost a year and a half, but in the midst of a discourse
The phrase is one of the most revealing that has been heard about Nicolás Jarry’s darkest moment: “Doping was the best thing that ever happened to him”. Chile’s number one tennis player was always very measured and cautious to refer
The drama at the top of men’s tennis used to be on the court, but now it’s mostly off the court. It’s all drama for Novak Djokovic, who is changing his team when everything should be so much smoother. He
BUENOS AIRES – The ATP is not considering the Cordoba Open in its 2025 calendar, and although the event’s organization currently has no plan B in mind, the reality is that they will have to settle for being a Challenger
BUENOS AIRES – Between Paris and Paris, Carlos Alcaraz prefers the golden Paris, the Paris of Olympic gold. “It’s a dream for me to bring Olympic gold to my country,” said the Spaniard in Buenos Aires on Monday, who has
Was it necessary, was it necessary for Rafael Nadal to enter into a partnership with Saudi Arabia? Nadal believes it was, that it was the right move. But many of those who follow him believe it was not, that he
Novak Djokovic is right: Ben Shelton was rude, and it’s good that the Serb has finally set the record straight, especially after the confusion he himself generated at the 2023 US Open. But Djokovic navigates in a sea of
When news began to circulate in 2021 that tennis would be portrayed in depth on Netflix, many rubbed their hands together. The precedent of “Drive to Survive”, an engaging immersion into the world of Formula 1, allowed for excitement. In
Returning to tennis by winning the title in Brisbane would have been ideal, no doubt, but Rafael Nadal can draw many positive conclusions from his three matches in Australia. The main one? Something he already knows: the problem is never
