LONDON — Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner have achieved something remarkable: they captivate their rivals. They inspire them, and they frustrate them. It’s a huge paradox. ‘There were several of us watching the Roland Garros final and we were saying,
The name Natascha Zvereva was once again typed into computers and phones around the world on Saturday. Small consolation for American Amanda Anisimova: back in 1988, Germany’s Steffi Graf needed only 32 minutes to sweep the Belarusian off the court
We are in a new era. Period. And it is not that of Novak Djokovic, it is that of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner. Give up hope: the Serbian will remain at 24 Grand Slam titles. There will be no
Goran Ivanisevic was Novak Djokovic‘s coach and is convinced that this Sunday the Serbian will play in the Wimbledon final for the eleventh time. ‘He’s never lost to Sinner here,’ Ivanisevic said in a recent interview with Sasa Ozmo for
LONDON – Carlos Alcaraz and Emma Raducanu walk side by side down the main hallway of the All England Club, just off Centre Court. They’re smiling, chatting about something that clearly makes them happy. Raducanu glances at the Spaniard with
MADRID – The debate surrounding doubles is growing in intensity. While Salvadoran Marcelo Arévalo criticized those who disparage the format, the head of the Madrid Masters 1000 sees things differently: doubles tournaments must be reformed because they cost an unjustifiable
Something positive can also come out of a painful defeat: that’s what Italian Jannik Sinner believes, who found the light a few days after losing a historic Roland Garros final to Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz. ‘I don’t see it only in
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
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
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 – Carlos Alcaraz was taken aback by the question. “Honestly, what you told me right now sounds to me like you were talking Chinese. I have no idea what you were talking about, so I don’t know if it
PARIS – The controversy in tennis over Italy’s desire to host a fifth Grand Slam tournament is growing in intensity: now Madrid is asking to host a tournament on the same level as Roland Garros, albeit with certain nuances. Firstly,
