PARIS – A dream come true: Alexander Zverev won the Roland Garros title on Sunday, lifting his first Grand Slam trophy – a goal he had pursued for years and which he once thought he would never achieve. But, now
PARIS – Sunday’s Roland Garros final is preceded by drama and tension: drama, because Italy’s Matteo Arnaldi withdrew from Friday’s semi-finals due to a virus; and tension, because Germany’s Alexander Zverev has the opportunity of a lifetime against another Italian,
PARIS – “Jódar plays like a tornado. When ‘Sascha’ found out who he was facing, he shuddered a bit,” was Boris Becker’s analysis before the Alexander Zverev-Rafael Jódar clash in the Roland Garros quarterfinals. But the one who shuddered this
PARIS – Everyone agrees: Roland Garros 2026 is Alexander Zverev’s moment. Carlos Alcaraz’s injury, the heatstroke suffered by Jannik Sinner, and the decline of Novak Djokovic place the German right under the spotlight as the Parisian tournament enters its decisive
Argentine bestselling author Mariana Enriquez has long been obsessed with Novak Djokovic. In January, she finally watched him play live. “Djokovic is like a difficult love. Everyone would like him to be less exasperating, more European, to say less of
PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic – Mackenzie McDonald experienced the most important moment of his career with mixed feelings. He defeated Rafael Nadal at a Grand Slam playing the best tennis of his life, but with the pain and discomfort of
SANTIAGO, Chile – At 34, Yannick Hanfmann is still chasing his first professional title, and this Sunday at the ATP 250 in Santiago he will have a significant opportunity to achieve what he describes as a highly complex milestone. “Winning
MELBOURNE – Alexander Zverev shouted his accusation on centre court at the Australian Open: the powers that be in tennis are ‘protecting all the time’ Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner. “This is fucking bullshit. It’s unbelievable that they’re treating him
MELBOURNE – Even if he does not win in Melbourne and does not become the youngest player in history to claim all four Grand Slams, the Australian Open will still be etched into the legacy of Carlos Alcaraz. The Spaniard
When parents interfere in their son’s professional career and influence the relationship with the coach, a serious disruption occurs, says Yevgeny Kafelnikov. In his view, the split between Carlos Alcaraz and Juan Carlos Ferrero, shaped by the father’s involvement, will
The best male player in the history of tennis without a Grand Slam title is Chilean Marcelo Ríos, Greg Rusedski says. Getting to world number one cannot compare to anything else, despite the Olympic gold and another 23 ATP titles
NEW YORK – Novak Djokovic never faced the burden of chasing a first Grand Slam the way Alexander Zverev does today. The Serb lifted his first major in 2008, when at the end of January he snapped the streak of
