PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic – Mariano Navone deserves a feast of traditional Dominican food after eating “chicken and rice every day” during what became one of the most successful weeks of his career. “That’s what we athletes eat! Hopefully today
NEW YORK — What does it feel like to beat your greatest sporting idol? Mariano Navone, the Argentine player who eliminated Novak Djokovic from the US Open, admitted to feeling a tremendous rush of adrenaline. “I had imagined it many
CAP CANA, Dominican Republic — Tennis in paradise. At the heart of the Caribbean, the tour has arrived to stay — and it has brought something very special with it. Cap Cana Ciudad Destino has won over the tour. A
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
PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic – The Caribbean hard courts are giving Argentina’s Mariano Navone a previously unknown experience: “I had never in my life won three matches in a row on hard courts.” At the Copa Cap Cana he has
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
PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic – Running into Mattia Bellucci at a tennis tournament is like travelling back to the 1990s. The Italian wears colours and styles that carry the distinctive imprint of an era whose main fashion icon was Andre
PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic – In Coleman Wong’s own words, “things got spicy” at the end of his match against Damir Dzumhur. “I’ve watched many of his matches and I knew what was coming. Many people know how he is,
PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic – A luxurious beachfront villa for Carlos Alcaraz to use at any time of the year, and unlimited rounds of golf on idyllic courses. That’s how the Caribbean’s biggest tennis event would like to lure the
Andy Murray plays golf every day after dropping his children off at kindergarten; Jimmy Connors, at 73, does it six times a week; and Carlos Alcaraz picks up the clubs whenever he can — even during Grand Slams. The last
Aleksandar Kovacevic can’t respect pickleball as a professional sport: “I hate pickleball. I think it’s a very dumbed-down version of tennis.” “It’s a fun game; my grandpa would probably pick it up in about 20 minutes. But as a real
Winning your first ATP title at the Miami Masters 1000 at just 19, denying the most successful player in history his 100th title in the final, must be reserved for special players. Jakub Mensik proved to be one of them.
