Breaking news: Alcaraz is 20 years old
PARIS - Breaking news: he had us all fooled into thinking he had been playing at the top of the tennis game for a decade. But no, Carlos Alcaraz is 20 years old. And until recently he was a "teenager". Those
Djokovic stops Alcaraz, betrayed by his physique and mind
PARIS - It wasn't Novak Djokovic's mind, it was Carlos Alcaraz's physique. And Alcaraz's mind, too, the nerves of a 20-year-old. What was shaping up to be one of the biggest matches of the year abruptly changed course with an
Natsukashii, the responsibility of Djokovic and Alcaraz
PARIS - Natsukashii. That's what Friday's semi-final between Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz at the French Open is all about, taking on the "happy nostalgia" that tennis demands of them, a burden it makes no sense to place on the
Nicolás Jarry on fears: “If you hide them, they end up being part of you” – INTERVIEW IN DEPTH
PARIS - Some interviews should be done next to a couch: quite a paradox in the case of Chilean Nicolas Jarry, because he is living the best moment of his career. Or maybe not so much: Jarry's great present exists
Varillas, the surprise of Roland Garros who wants to ruin Djokovic’s party: “When you step on the court you are 50-50”.
PARIS - Juan Pablo Varillas has been watching Peru from afar for six years, although he never stops thinking about Peru. This Sunday, when the world No. 94 will step onto the Philippe Chatrier stadium for the most important match
Alcaraz? Neither Djokovic, nor Nadal, nor Federer: “It’s 100 per cent me, and not a copy of any player’s shots”.
A short video is circulating on social media in which Carlos Alcaraz is asked what his dream is. The Spaniard answers without hesitation that what he aspires to is to be one of the greatest players in the history of
“Alcaraz is the favorite”: Djokovic appeals to a tactic older than tennis
PARIS - Novak Djokovic knows too many things. He knows, for example, that a couple of properly calibrated sentences can have an impact on an opponent's morale. He knows that taking advantage of the press conference before the start of
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
Nadal’s hidden injury and what Djokovic really needs
Tennis has always had four unique venues: Melbourne, Paris, London and New York. That's where the drama and glory is concentrated, and that's where you have to be whenever you can. But this year we have to add a fifth
“My life became such a circus I could’t live with” – interview with Bjorn Borg
interview with Bjorn Borg | Announcing his retirement from professional tennis at the age of 26 after winning five Wimbledon and six Roland Garros titles. A shock for rivals and fans. A relief for Bjorn Borg: "People asking me for