NEW YORK – Canada’s Leylah Fernández hides her arms through the sleeves of her t-shirt. Right after the entrance of the US Open’s media centre, in the interview area, the blast of the air conditioning feels very strong. It always
NEW YORK – The happy hormones are having a visible effect on Nadia Podoroska. The dopamine and endorphins were less present in her body in the last year, because of a series of injuries that kept her out of competition.
“Man, look at you! You’re huge, you look like a bodybuilder.” Chilean TV host Martín Cárcamo was very surprised when he met Marcelo Ríos again after a while, in a gym in Sarasota. The interviewer of the show “De Tú
Just like an amateur tennis player’s feelings before playing the weekend tournament at the club of a lifetime. Roger Federer loves the run-up to a tennis match: tying his laces, putting on his bandana, looking in the mirror and saying
NEW YORK – Daniel Elahi Galan has always been a vegetarian. His parents raised him without meat in his diet, and he wants to extend that kind of upbringing to his children. If he ever becomes a father, of course,
NEW YORK – When Carlos Alcaraz felt a duty to win, he lost. When he didn’t see the court as a playground, he fared the worst of the year. In Montreal, he would speak candidly after losing in his opener
NEW YORK – Frances Tiafoe tells it with a full smile. His thick accent and all the colloquial sayings he uses, makes even a native speaker struggle to fully understand him: ” I felt like the world stopped. I couldn’t
There is something perhaps as complicated as being a tennis player’s coach: being his agent. Chilean Patricio Apey, who modeled careers such as those of Argentine Gaston Gaudio, German Alexander Zverev and today that of Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, knows it
LONDON – Djokovic hits a forehand in Aorangi Park, where the practice courts are located. The forehand lands at an angle. Djokovic applauds. The forehand of his opponent, Djokovic, is very good. “Have mercy!” Peter shouts, he’s the only person
HALLE, Germany – Nick Kyrgios hits hard. Especially on his serve, the ball seems to travel faster than usual. He celebrates loudly when he hits a winner. He curses when the ball goes wide. And he throws himself to the
