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
MADRID – “I’m getting tired of playing Roger Federer in every round.” This remark by Carlos Alcaraz a week ago in Indian Wells, uttered somewhere between a joke and resignation, hides a rather bitter truth for him: practically all his
PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic – Mackenzie McDonald experienced the most important moment of his career with mixed feelings. He defeated Rafael Nadal at a Grand Slam playing the best tennis of his life, but with the pain and discomfort of
How much more money do you need when you’re a multimillionaire? How much sense does it make to keep accumulating wealth? These questions apply to Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas, but also to a few other players. And to the ATP. The
Stefanos Tsitsipas clarified his remarks following the strong reaction to his interview with CLAY, published last Tuesday. “I truly enjoy playing in South America. The passion of the fans there is special and I have a lot of respect for
BUENOS AIRES – There is one word that comes up again and again in every public appearance by Joao Fonseca: pressure. And it makes sense: he was not even 18 years old and already people were talking about him as
NEW YORK – On Friday afternoon, September 5, 2025, Novak Djokovic extended yet another of his records: the oldest player to play the semifinals at all four Grand Slams in a single year. It was the seventh time in his
NEW YORK – Is Daniil Medvedev nuts? The Russian looks to have hit rock bottom: “You can tell he’s not enjoying himself on court.” Medvedev’s madness reached its peak in Queens: tantrums, shouting, obscene gestures, sparring with the crowd, arguing
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
SANTIAGO, Chile – In the dusty streets of Lo Espejo, one of the outlying districts of Santiago, Chile, where services are lacking and vegetation is scarce, two concrete courts stand as an improbable tennis oasis. What used to be a
