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
Don’t ask what’s the best era – Guillermo Salatino’s Op-Ed
Guillermo Salatino's Op-Ed | Gabriela Sabatini spoke, a few days ago, about the differences between tennis nowadays and during the eighties and nineties, when she was a pro. "Today the tennis dominance (in women tennis) is more changeable. Before there was
Cachin and Cerundolo, the underdogs: two Argentinians play in Centre Court for the first time on Day 1
LONDON - For the first time in its 101 years of history, Centre Court will host two Argentinians on Wimbledon's opening day. Pedro Cachin and Juan Manuel Cerúndolo will be able to say that they experienced that privilege on the
An end to orange hate: Rome title for Medvedev and a real chance in Paris
Twenty titles in twenty cities. Daniil Medvedev added his twentieth professional trophy at the Rome Masters 1000. And it won't be the most important one, but it will be an immensely significant one for the Russian's career for winning on
Lorenzo Musetti, marble backhand and a hidden dream: “I wanted to be an actor”
Is there art in sport and tennis? Yes, of course there is. Is there marble in a backhand? Well, that sounds a bit strange, although when you delve into the life of Lorenzo Musetti, the great promise of Italian tennis,
Medvedev, champion in Miami: the “hard court specialist” is challenged by clay and grass
The best in Miami, the best in the US mini season, the best of the year. Daniil Medvedev is the number one in the race to Turin with an impressive streak in 2023: five finals in a row with four
The hinge match, day zero of the new tennis era
There are matches that surpass tournaments. This is the case of the one that Carlos Alcaraz won in the early hours of Thursday, September 8, 2022 against Jannik Sinner. It was the quarterfinals of the US Open. It is also the