PARIS – The idea sounds crazy, but on the same day that Rafael Nadal said goodbye to Roland Garros and tennis for good, the Spaniard himself raised the possibility of a new Rafael Nadal on the tour. “If my son...
PARIS — The Court Philippe Chatrier was completely dressed in orange to settle a debt that could not remain unpaid. Rafael Nadal finally received the tribute he always deserved. The farewell in Paris, on the cool afternoon of Sunday, May...
PARIS – His rivals over the past two decades would have been well advised to take note: Rafael Nadal‘s kryptonite on the orange clay of Paris was not to be found in his racket, but in his heart. Dressed in...
PARIS – Federico Gómez smiles, because at Roland Garros he will play his first Grand Slam. And even more importantly: the past few months have been filled with strong support from fellow players. “Obviously, I’m not alone.” “At these big...
HAMBURG – Behind the character Nick Kyrgios plays on TV and social media, there’s a good person. That’s what Alejandro Davidovich Fokina believes. In this interview with CLAY, conducted during the ATP 500 in Hamburg, the Spaniard of Russian descent...
PARIS – Three or more consecutive wins are often enough to spark jokes on the tennis tour. “If someone beats you three times in a row, they’re your daddy”, Ben Shelton joked earlier this year, relieved that Lorenzo Musetti didn’t...