Simona Halep’s drama and a definition weeks away
Wimbledon, 13 July 2019. Serena Williams' drive crashed into the net. Simona Halep fell to her knees on the ground. Her arms in the air. Her gaze in disbelief. The second Grand Slam in two years. The tennis world at
Nothing new, Rafael Nadal: the limit is the body
Returning to tennis by winning the title in Brisbane would have been ideal, no doubt, but Rafael Nadal can draw many positive conclusions from his three matches in Australia. The main one? Something he already knows: the problem is never
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
Seven years after the tragedy, the United Cup as an opportunity for Chile’s Daniela Seguel
SANTIAGO, Chile - Forty-five minutes past noon on that November 26th, 2016 in Chile's capital. At the Club de Tenis El Alba, where the streets of eastern Santiago are steepest, the dry heat, typical of a late spring day was
Nick Kyrgios is right about everything – Op-Ed
Nick Kyrgios says he doesn't remember watching Boris Becker on Netflix. And he's right. The German is a failure, because not being part of the cast of Break Point, the best thing that can happen to you in tennis, is
Something never seen before in tennis: a shut up tattoo – interview with Jessica Bouzas
The way of celebrating victory by shutting up the haters might soon reach new limits in tennis. On the inside of her left index finger, Jessica Bouzas, WTA's most promising Spaniard, has the onomatopoeia "SHH" tattooed. She says that when she
Does Nadal understand the meaning of the word “no”?
It is the year 2024, Rafael Nadal returns to tennis. It sounds like a new story, and it is, although it is also an old one: the Spaniard has done it many, many times before, being out of the tour
“The world reacted for Ukraine, but very little for Palestine; that’s racism”- interview with Mayar Sherif
SANTIAGO, Chile - Being the second best tennis player in the Arab world brings with it a responsibility that Mayar Sherif takes it with pleasure. The Egyptian embraces that pressure both on and off the court, and doesn't keep quiet
Marcelo Ríos and a fight that almost came to blows with Sampras: “He’s stupid… it would have been nice to hit him”
They fought for the number one ranking in 1998. Marcelo Rios cut off Pete Sampras' longest streak at the top of the world rankings: 102 consecutive weeks, one of the longest in history. And they fought fiercely in the locker
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,