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
Tsitsipas and the “donkey’s patience”, the weapon to storm Roland Garros
BARCELONA - Stefanos Tsitsipas has found a new weapon to add victories on clay. It combines the teachings of the animal kingdom with a theological virtue, and is summed up with a Greek expression: donkey's patience. Donkey's? Yes, donkey's. It's not
We were happy and didn’t know it: Nadal and the shiver that runs down tennis’ backside
A shiver runs down the spine of tennis: Roland Garros without Rafael Nadal ? It's perfectly possible. Absent from Monte Carlo, Barcelona, Madrid, and now Rome, he only has Paris left in the clay-court season. And there's a serious chance
“Nadal and Djokovic have something in the brain that doesn’t belong to humans” – interview with Magnus Norman
There is something about Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic that is not typical of Homo Sapiens. Magnus Norman believes it, a man who after becoming the world number two and the French Open finalist as a pro player, has studied the
Djokovic number 1 celebrates the “10” and that “the fire continues to burn”
MELBOURNE - When Novak Djokovic arrived in Australia, he did so with a nervousness he had not experienced before. He didn't know what the crowd's reaction was going to be like. He had no idea what was going to happen
An emotional Djokovic wins “the most important” title of his life and equals Nadal’s record: “I don’t want to stop here”
MELBOURNE - On the court that bears Rod Laver's name, Novak Djokovic keeps breaking records. He continues to crush his rivals. Nullifying their game, leaving them without ideas. Throwing away any approach that aims to hurt him. He shrinks them,
Grand Slam trophy, number one and fans’ delirium: Djokovic and Tsitsipas play for a huge prize
MELBOURNE - Tommy Paul speaks for Stefanos Tsitsipas to take note: "Novak Djokovic made me play very badly". As rarely heard from a tennis player after a defeat, the North American shared point by point the reasons for his failure against
Champion’s splash: Tommy Paul and the memory of the iconic Courier’s celebration
MELBOURNE - The city is in full swing. Offices are emptying and bars are filling up, trams are at capacity, and traffic is heavy but never stops flowing. Melbourne's rush hour can be felt from a privileged place. In the middle
Stefanos Tsitsipas, the aussiest among the greeks
MELBOURNE - Understanding the Australian way of speaking is one of the most complex challenges for anyone who’s learning English. Especially the accent and slang of that typical suburban, thin, blond, mustachioed like in the seventies, long-haired character who makes
Mission: Possible – Top tennis players bet on a new Grand Slam champion for 2023
MELBOURNE - Winning a Grand Slam has been one of the toughest challenges in men's sport for the past 20 years. Will it still be that way in 2023? Almost all top tennis players are betting on a new Grand