Having a night out with friends at 21, flirting with girls, but under no circumstances telling them you’re a professional tennis player. “If they don’t know I’m a tennis player, I never say it. Otherwise, girls will like me for...
SÃO PAULO – There was a time when Roger Federer‘s coach was looking for tennis players to practise with the Swiss player and the response he received was a resounding ‘no’. ‘Peter Lundgren, Federer’s coach, asked us to play with...
SÃO PAULO – The excitement surrounding Brazilian tennis today is greater than that generated by Gustavo ‘Guga’ Kuerten a quarter of a century ago. There has never been a better moment, says Fernando Meligeni, a sound player in the 1990s...
Among all the positives of the Laver Cup, the downside is the lie. The organisers, the broadcasters, even the ATP, mislead every time they call it a tournament, when in truth it is nothing more than an exhibition: players don’t...
Roger Federer used to hide his crutches when posing for photos. His knee was in terrible shape and in 2021 had him on the brink of retirement, but the world didn’t need to know he was struggling to walk. Very...
SAO PAULO – When you arrive at a major tournament and you are ranked 214th in the world, thinking about lifting the championship trophy is beyond unrealistic. Unless you’re 19 years old, your name is Tiantsoa Sarah Rakotomanga Rajaonah, and...
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