MELBOURNE – Novak Djokovic starts the Australian Open with a record: he has racked up his 100th victory at Melbourne Park and only needs five more at the US Open to reach 100 in the four Grand Slams. These somewhat
In one of the countless conversations we shared over more than 30 years, Guillermo Salatino, aka ‘Salata’, told me the following. ‘Last night, Eduardo Puppo and I spent two hours discussing this in bed. Between 11 p.m. and 1 a.m.
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 – 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
Carlos Alcaraz experienced what no public figure wants: becoming the focus of a polarised public debate in the middle of his holidays and ahead of a 2026 that is shaping up to be key, perhaps decisive, in his career. Why
‘Serena Williams wants to play a match against you. She thinks she can beat you.’ Spanish tennis player Francisco “Pato” Clavet, winner of eight titles and ranked 18th in the world in the early 1990s, received a very strange offer
In the hours and days following Juan Carlos Ferrero’s abrupt dismissal, Spanish media insisted that Carlos Alcaraz had not been involved in the decision, something Toni Nadal rejects: it is impossible that Ferrero was dismissed without Alcaraz’s intervention and approval,
Juan Carlos Ferrero renewed his contract with Carlos Alcaraz every year, but at the end of 2025, the signing of that contract was delayed. And everything accelerated, for the worse, until it led to the breakup. ‘What happened is very
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
