The ice men heat up Davis Cup: Finland is in the semifinals
MÁLAGA - Finland did not have its number one, but it did have an amazing crowd that filled the stands of the Palacio de Deportes Martín Capena in Málaga and made it feel as if it was a stadium in
Rafael Nadal’s legacy and the dinner that Carlos Alcaraz choked on
This is an exclusive preview in English of "Gracias, Rafael Nadal's legacy", the book written by Sebastián Fest (Penguin Random House), which goes on sale this Thursday, November 23rd in Spain. Below is the complete first chapter of the book. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paris,
Novak Djokovic’s resurrection in the ATP Finals: too powerful to be held back by the U-23
Tennis paradoxes in the atypical format of the ATP Finals with round-robin: thanks to Jannik Sinner, Djokovic qualified for the semifinals. Both advanced to the final, and there the Serb repaid the Italian for the favor with a resounding 6-3,
The round robin, or the art of becoming the champion after a loss
The concept of a tournament in which each contestant meets every other participant, called round-robin, is not new in the tennis world. The tournament that made the system visible in tennis was the men's Masters, the final event with the
Girlfriends and doubles partners: Podoroska and Naya say playing together is “very special”
SANTIAGO, Chile - Few people in tennis share the court with their life partner. Nadia Podoroska and Guillermina Naya enjoy that privilege. They have been girlfriends for more than two years, and doubles partners as of November 2023. Being a
Djokovic’s dance: what really matters to him in tennis after his 8th year-end number one
"Guantanamera" was playing. The song by Cuban Joseíto Fernández that has been a worldwide hit since the 1930s and has since been recorded in several languages and styles. And it was playing in Turin, in an Italian version for Novak
“In mixed events women lose prominence; female tennis has to go on a lonely path” – interview with Macarena Miranda
SANTIAGO, Chile - There are things that don't happen very often in tennis. One of them is finding women's professional tournaments in South America. This Monday, a series of four WTA 125 tournaments starts in the region: Chile, Brazil, Argentina
Keep dreaming, South America, you won’t (ever?) get another ATP 500 – Analysis
A tale in world tennis that is simple to understand. Doha, Dallas and Munich, or in other words: Qatar, United States and Germany. Even clearer: Middle East, North America and Europe. Plain and simple: the eternal tradition of tennis mixed with
Mental control, enjoyment and winning ugly: Nicolas Jarry’s keys to close 2023 as the best Latinamerican player
Cliché motivational phrase: it doesn't matter where you start, it matters where you finish. Surely Nicolas Jarry thought it more than once during 2023. Because in January he was the 152nd tennis player in the world, and in November, with
Women’s tennis doesn’t need more storms – Analysis
You don't need a PhD in meteorology to understand that it is not advisable to organize an outdoor women's tennis tournament in the Mexican Caribbean during November. It is enough to google a couple of sentences to understand that the