Be amazed, but you shouldn’t be: Nadal dreams of much more than Roland Garros
Haruspices no longer exist, but they would be very useful in the case of Rafael Nadal. The Spaniard has been basically out of the tennis tour for almost a year and a half, but in the midst of a discourse
From solitary darkness to family light: a journey through Nicolás Jarry’s mind
The phrase is one of the most revealing that has been heard about Nicolás Jarry's darkest moment: "Doping was the best thing that ever happened to him". Chile's number one tennis player was always very measured and cautious to refer to
Nadal is alive, the greatest news in tennis
The big tennis question of the last year has already been answered: Rafael Nadal is alive, he just needs to add matches to be very competitive. And if he does, what will happen if Nadal can string together tournaments and competitions?
Nadal aims to Doha, will be in Las Vegas and dreams of Paris: “His desire to compete are brutal”
Rafael Nadal has not yet touched a racquet since Jordan Thompson thwarted his return to tennis on January 5th in Brisbane. Nevertheless, he dreams. He does not give up and continues to think big. Those in Brisbane were his first steps
Netflix confirms the obvious: it came to tennis not to do journalism
When news began to circulate in 2021 that tennis would be portrayed in depth on Netflix, many rubbed their hands together. The precedent of "Drive to Survive", an engaging immersion into the world of Formula 1, allowed for excitement. In
Nadal’s trap and the faint hope of Argentina and Brazil
Rafael Nadal is in a trap that is easy to get out of. But not really, it is actually extremely difficult to do so, because Nadal is a prisoner of a stalemate between three forces that rule his being, his
Rafael Nadal returns and sheds light on his farewell: he will say before Roland Garros if 2024 is his last years in tennis
When Rafael Nadal, racket in hand, appears walking through the Brisbane tournament holding Rafael Nadal's hand, racket in hand, the same question that has been asked so many times comes up again. How is this possible? Brisbane is the first stop on
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,
“It’s much harder to play tennis today than it used to be”: Juan Monaco and the dangerous unreal world of social media
Quitting tennis and not having a life project can be very dangerous, but perhaps not as dangerous as being young, playing tennis and living in the unreal social media world. Says the Argentine Juan Mónaco, a man who methodically prepared
“I wouldn’t risk my neck for a Nadal comeback” – Interview with Alejandro Ciriza
It is the big question in sport in the run-up to 2024: will Rafael Nadal return to tennis? A question that not even one of the men who knows him best, Alejandro Ciriza, dares to answer. A journalist specialising in tennis