The biggest taboo in tennis? Probably
This is what happened: during the US Open, in an interview of the two CLAY editors with Nadia Podoroska, the Argentine tennis player mentioned her girlfriend. It was a very relaxed and natural conversation. As if we were comfortable in our
“We are bringing more fans to the game”- an interview with youngstar Leylah Fernández
NEW YORK - Canada's Leylah Fernández hides her arms through the sleeves of her t-shirt. Right after the entrance of the US Open's media centre, in the interview area, the blast of the air conditioning feels very strong. It always
“I have lived through a revolution in my life after Roland Garros” – an in-depth conversation with Nadia Podoroska
NEW YORK - The happy hormones are having a visible effect on Nadia Podoroska. The dopamine and endorphins were less present in her body in the last year, because of a series of injuries that kept her out of competition. But she
Turkey to face the vegetarian power of Daniel Galan in Davis Cup: “The world is moving towards vegetarianism”
NEW YORK - Daniel Elahi Galan has always been a vegetarian. His parents raised him without meat in his diet, and he wants to extend that kind of upbringing to his children. If he ever becomes a father, of course,
Spartan inspiration and a smile on his face: the secrets of the US Open champion.
NEW YORK - When Carlos Alcaraz felt a duty to win, he lost. When he didn't see the court as a playground, he fared the worst of the year. In Montreal, he would speak candidly after losing in his opener
Carlos Alcaraz, the new era that begins without the death of the previous one
"Come on! It's here, it's now," shouted Carlos Alcaraz at his worst moment in the US Open final, when Casper Ruud was threatening to take a clear lead. And he was right, it was there, it was now. It was being
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
Frances Tiafoe, or when the lottery changes your life
NEW YORK - Frances Tiafoe tells it with a full smile. His thick accent and all the colloquial sayings he uses, makes even a native speaker struggle to fully understand him: " I felt like the world stopped. I couldn't
From the court to the catwalk: Serena Williams elevated tennis and fashion like no one else.
"A love that started a movement. The movement of loving exactly who you are. Of being so in love with your identity that your true essence cannot be contained." Beyoncé's voiceover in the Gatorade commercial that pays homage to Serena Williams
Nadal and Djokovic’s “2022 model” is an inferior version, says Toni Nadal
NEW YORK - Of course he would lose, said Rafael Nadal. "No doubt about it." Would he lose? Who is he? Him? To whom? To Rafael Nadal. Sorry? Let's rewind: the Rafael Nadal 2022 version would lose to the Rafael Nadal of 2013. And