One of the most persistent and erroneous mantras in the world of tennis is that the sport is in crisis because it ranks twelfth or who knows where in the popularity and interest rankings in the United States. This fact,
When the only matches you’ve seen Roger Federer play are ‘those of his decline’ and your inspiration in tennis was Carlos Alcaraz, one thing is clear: you are very young, remarkably young. And your name is Learner Tien. ‘I want
ATHENS – Stefanos Tsitsipas does not like dictators; he wants to work with people he feels comfortable with. Thus, at the end (will it be the end?) of a turbulent few months, the Greek player ended his brief relationship with
Carlos Alcaraz winning Wimbledon three times in a row would have been a great story for tennis, but it might have ruined the immediate future of the men’s circuit. Jannik Sinner, Wimbledon champion for the first time, on the other
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
