“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
Girlfriends and doubles partners: Podoroska and Naya say playing together is “very special”
SANTIAGO, Chile - Few people in tennis share the court with their life partner. Nadia Podoroska and Guillermina Naya enjoy that privilege. They have been girlfriends for more than two years, and doubles partners as of November 2023. Being a
“In mixed events women lose prominence; female tennis has to go on a lonely path” – interview with Macarena Miranda
SANTIAGO, Chile - There are things that don't happen very often in tennis. One of them is finding women's professional tournaments in South America. This Monday, a series of four WTA 125 tournaments starts in the region: Chile, Brazil, Argentina
Women’s tennis doesn’t need more storms – Analysis
You don't need a PhD in meteorology to understand that it is not advisable to organize an outdoor women's tennis tournament in the Mexican Caribbean during November. It is enough to google a couple of sentences to understand that the
“What are we going to Saudi Arabia for? Look how they see women there – interview with Conchita Martinez
NEW YORK - In this interview with Conchita Martinez has a categorical rejection of the option of the women's tour landing in Saudi Arabia: "Why would we go to Saudi Arabia with the way they see us women there?" The venue
Coco Gauff, US Open champion at 19: “Thanks to those who did not believe in me”
NEW YORK - Coco Gauff's run on the world tour makes forget she's still a teenager. She is nineteen years old, but it seems older. Because the young North American broke into the circuit at 15 when she beat Venus
Mirra Andreeva wants Sharapova to tell her what it feels like to win a Grand Slam at 17
NEW YORK - It is inevitable to think of the figure of Maria Sharapova when a teenager like Russia's Mirra Andreeva comes to the forefront of world tennis, like the s the owner of five Grand Slams did. "I would ask
Many tattoos and no clothing sponsor: Vondrousova is the Wimbledon champion
LONDON - Get the needles ready. Tomorrow Czech Marketa Vondrousova will get one more tattoo for her collection, in reference to her Wimbledon title won this Saturday: the Venus Rosewater Dish (the Wimbledon ladies' trophy) or maybe a strawberry, the
“We share locker room with people who want us dead”: tension increase between Ukrainians and WTA
LONDON - During a Wimbledon edition with less political discussion than expected, one of the Ukrainian tennis key actors spiced up with a series of allegations: "We share locker rooms with people who want our families dead and our people
Why are there no known gay tennis players on the ATP? “Maybe there are, but they are afraid, this is a macho sport”.
PARIS - There is one thing that separates the WTA from the ATP, one aspect in which they are very different: on the women's tennis tour there are players who are openly lesbian. In the men's tennis tour, no player