MELBOURNE – Stanislas Wawrinka finds his catalyst in his own restlessness: ‘I’m always nervous. That’s always been a positive thing for me,’ he confessed after advancing to the second round of the Australian Open. The Swiss, who announced his retirement
MELBOURNE – Carlos Alcaraz has no interest in bringing in a high-profile coach after his split with Juan Carlos Ferrero. Nor is he listening to suggestions — at least for now. The world No. 1 prefers to back Samuel López,
MELBOURNE – Michael Zheng, a Columbia University student and one of the surprises of the Australian Open, is clear about his short-term goal: finishing his studies. There is, however, one exception — a win over Carlos Alcaraz would change everything.
MELBOURNE – An underarm serve on match point never goes unnoticed. Even less so at a Grand Slam, and especially when it comes against an Australian at the Australian Open. Corentin Moutet sparked the crowd’s displeasure on the opening Sunday
MELBOURNE – Roger Federer’s visit to Australia confirmed that the Swiss remains the figure who sparks the greatest passion in tennis. And despite having been retired for 837 days, he showed on court that plenty of quality is still there.
MELBOURNE – Novak Djokovic laid out the reasons behind his decision to step away from the players’ union he helped create. “I felt my name was being overused. Whenever people think about the PTPA, they think it’s my organization, and
MELBOURNE – Joao Fonseca has not had an easy time with his back since arriving in Australia. Still, his lower-back issues are already teaching him a valuable lesson at the start of the season. “It’s bad not to have been
MELBOURNE – Carlos Alcaraz said that his relationship with Juan Carlos Ferrero had reached its natural end. “It’s a chapter of life that had to end,” Alcaraz told the media. “I learned a lot. Probably thanks to him I’m the
MELBOURNE – Roger Federer has a clear recipe for Joao Fonseca to take the next step: patience and timing to unleash his full power. “Joao is a little bit like me, and also similar to Jannik (Sinner), in the sense
MELBOURNE – Jordan Smith won one million Australian dollars (around USD 670,000), posed with the trophy in front of the cameras and ended up signing autographs inside Rod Laver Arena as the first champion of this Australian Open. Who??? Jordan
MELBOURNE – CLAY continues to grow and expand its coverage from the world’s major tennis venues. At the start of 2026, Spain’s Nacho Encabo, one of the country’s most renowned tennis journalists, joins the team of reporters and editors on
BRISBANE – Daria Kasatkina acknowledged that players have no influence over Saudi Arabia’s growing presence on the WTA and ATP calendars. “As players, we don’t have much voice in questions like that. Our organizations want to do business, and we,
