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
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
MADRID – It is 8:43 a.m. on a Wednesday morning when Jon Rahm tries to calm the nerves of an employee of the DP World Tour, the European golf circuit. She is nervous because the Spanish Open Pro-Am tournament should
Having a night out with friends at 21, flirting with girls, but under no circumstances telling them you’re a professional tennis player. “If they don’t know I’m a tennis player, I never say it. Otherwise, girls will like me for
SÃO PAULO – There was a time when Roger Federer‘s coach was looking for tennis players to practise with the Swiss player and the response he received was a resounding ‘no’. ‘Peter Lundgren, Federer’s coach, asked us to play with
SÃO PAULO – The excitement surrounding Brazilian tennis today is greater than that generated by Gustavo ‘Guga’ Kuerten a quarter of a century ago. There has never been a better moment, says Fernando Meligeni, a sound player in the 1990s
SAO PAULO – When you arrive at a major tournament and you are ranked 214th in the world, thinking about lifting the championship trophy is beyond unrealistic. Unless you’re 19 years old, your name is Tiantsoa Sarah Rakotomanga Rajaonah, and
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
SÃO PAULO – Mexico’s Renata Zarazúa made a splash at the Sao Paulo tournament, and at the same time dealt a blow to the competition: with her 7-6 (7-5) and 6-3 victory over Beatriz Haddad Maia, she left the Brazilian
NEW YORK – The fuel behind Carlos Alcaraz‘s excellent tennis is his own happiness, and one of the things that makes him happy is golf. It is not wrong to conclude that during the demands of a Grand Slam, hitting
NEW YORK – Carlos Alcaraz dominated Italy’s Jannik Sinner with his electric tennis on Sunday, watched by Donald Trump at the stadium, to win the US Open and regain the world number one spot. The Spaniard was far superior to
NEW YORK – In an unusual setting for a tennis match, the US Open final between Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz started 48 minutes late, with US President Donald Trump in attendance. The Italian and Spanish players are competing for
