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“We must go to every corner of the globe, not only care about Grand Slams nations” – interview with Dietloff von Arnim
Forget about putting the focus on Australia, France, Great Britain or the United States if the goal is to improve tennis, says in this interview Dietloff von Arnim. "We shouldn't just worry about the Grand Slams nations. Much more important is
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“What are we going to Saudi Arabia for? Look how they see women there – interview with Conchita Martinez
NEW YORK - In this interview with Conchita Martinez has a categorical rejection of the option of the women's tour landing in Saudi Arabia: "Why would we go to Saudi Arabia with the way they see us women there?" The venue
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“I haven’t tried marihuana; never needed it, so I’m pretty happy” – interview with Thanasi Kokkinakis
NEW YORK - After the first minute of conversation, Thanasi Kokkinakis is taken aback. "Weird questions, man" he tells CLAY in this quick and entertaining interview where the Australian player responds what he is not used to
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“Stefanos Tsitsipas is easily a potential world number one” – interview with Paula Badosa
NEW YORK - A stress fracture in one of her vertebrae has been the nightmare of Spain's Paula Badosa in 2023: the pain forced her to put and end of the season. However, the Spaniard will continue to travel for
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Sebastián Báez’s successful and independent path: “Friendship is overrated”
NEW YORK - A streak of twelve straight wins, two titles, and an auspicious start to the last Grand Slam of the year. Success in Sebastian Báez 's career is coming with a degree of independence. "Friendship can sometimes be overrated,"
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“Alcaraz has no weaknesses” – interview with Lloyd Harris
NEW YORK - In his return to competition after a tough wrist injury tennis will treat South African Lloyd Harris to a feast: second-round US Open match at the Arthur Ashe against Carlos Alcaraz. "I'm not surprised by everything he has
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Mirra Andreeva wants Sharapova to tell her what it feels like to win a Grand Slam at 17
NEW YORK - It is inevitable to think of the figure of Maria Sharapova when a teenager like Russia's Mirra Andreeva comes to the forefront of world tennis, like the s the owner of five Grand Slams did. "I would ask
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“Psychotherapy has helped me to believe more in myself” – interview with Juan Pablo Varillas
NEW YORK - Seeing a psychologist has helped Peru's number one to understand that his mind, physique and tennis are fit for the top level of competition, after being relegated to the secondary circuit for five or six years without
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Andy Murray’s failure: how to dislike Roger Federer – the behind the scenes of a book
How to dislike Roger Federer? Andy Murray asked himself that question, many years ago. And he tried, he tried to dislike the Swiss, he tried to dislike him. And he failed. There are more stories. We have seen Toni Nadal in tense moments with
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Chasing Djokovic and “relieved” to meet the money – interview with Tomás Etcheverry
LONDON - A Grand Slam quarterfinal brings recognition, experience and ranking points. A run to the top eight of a major changes the career of any tennis player. As it happened to Tomás Martín Etcheverry at Roland Garros. And they also
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“If Djokovic were to take on the role of the villain, he would win a lot more money” – interview with Nicolas Pereira
LONDON - The passion for tennis does not let go of Nicolás Pereira. Pro player in the nineties, TV commentator since the beginning of the 2000s, and also from 2023, member of the ATP Players' Council. The Venezuelan is the
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“In Patagonia I will have a safe place” – interview with Diego Schwartzman
LONDON - Diego Schwartzman says he is "another player" than he was in the first half of 2023, but he is not obsessed with regaining the status he held for more than five years. "I'm at the stage of saying 'let's
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“People’s love for Nadal and Federer is unbeatable”- interview with Feliciano López
LONDON - The GOAT debate runs for Feliciano Lopez on two different tracks: one is that of titles and records, which on the men's side, has in Novak Djokovic an absolute winner. The other is that of emotions. "I think the
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“Federer and Nadal have been more transcendental in tennis than Djokovic” – interview with Toni Nadal
MANACOR (Mallorca, Spain) - Novak Djokovic is better than Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal because he won more titles than them, but the Swiss and the Spaniard are more trascendental in the history of tennis than the Serb. Who says so?
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Thiago Seyboth Wild speaks with CLAY: “Most people don’t know me off the court”
LONDON - Brazilian Thiago Seyboth Wild was a storm at Roland Garros. Tennis and extra-tennis storm, because after his great first-round victory over Russian Daniil Medvedev, a complex story of judicial background was installed in the international media. "I think sometimes