PARIS — Cristian Garin is sad. He loves tennis, he is aware of the journey he has made and everything that still lies ahead, but in the year his father Sergio died, everything feels like an uphill battle for the
PARIS – The pace of a professional tennis player’s life—plane, hotel, match, practice, recovery, and start all over again—doesn’t offer much time to slow down and think about the journey. “I think all of us forget a bit to value
PARIS – It is not his forehand, his backhand, his serve, or those legs that track down every single ball: what surprises Jim Courier most about Jannik Sinner is his ability to display absolutely no emotion, even under extreme pressure,
Ignacio Buse did not expect to reach such a high level so soon. His first ATP final, achieved this Saturday 23 May in Hamburg, catapulted him inside the top 40. “Things moved a little faster than expected, honestly. I did
MADRID – You can never be too careful when it comes to a wrist injury, believes former ATP world No. 1 Jim Courier when analyzing Carlos Alcaraz’s turbulent present. Rushing makes no sense, adds the American, who points to the
SANTIAGO, Chile — The world of betting places tennis in complicated territory, and low-ranked players in a vulnerable position. Former tennis player Horacio De La Peña steps into the shoes of those players who are tempted with large sums of
ROME – Martín Landaluce doesn’t bat an eyelid when explaining how he spends the little free time afforded by his dual life as a rising professional tennis player and a dedicated university student. ‘I’m reading “The Art of Dying” by
The enormous expectations and hype surrounding Joao Fonseca add a great deal of pressure to the 19-year-old. Yet the Brazilian is handling it well. So says Belgian Alexander Blockx, who will likely face him many times on tour. “He’s getting
Jannik Sinner said he doesn’t like press conferences; his compatriot Jasmine Paolini disagrees. For the Italian Open champion, sitting down in front of the microphones and speaking openly about what goes through her mind is a valuable opportunity to discover
If you make a living hitting a fuzzy yellow ball around the world with a racket, Eva Lys might not be interested in dating you. “Date a tennis player? No. Because I know what it takes to be in this
Argentine bestselling author Mariana Enriquez has long been obsessed with Novak Djokovic. In January, she finally watched him play live. “Djokovic is like a difficult love. Everyone would like him to be less exasperating, more European, to say less of
More than his astonishing shots and his records at 22, what impresses Roberto Bautista Agut most about Carlos Alcaraz is his personality. “I call Carlitos a ‘being of light’. He has incredible energy, and in any field or discipline he
