MELBOURNE – Tennis journalism will soon be left with only Wimbledon. There, on the surface where it all began, the press remains a valued and respected institution. Elsewhere, partly at the expense of television, the press is increasingly marginalised, increasingly
MELBOURNE – It has been a long time since tennis has seen a controversy with as little substance as the one Novak Djokovic generated on Australia’s Channel 9. Tony Jones, the presenter, was neither funny nor clever, but neither was
MELBOURNE – How many child prodigies have you seen in your lifetime? Six-year-olds who played the piano as only geniuses can, seven-year-olds who solved the most intricate mathematical problems, eight-year-olds who recited the Penal Code from end to end? Or
MELBOURNE – Isn’t tennis a sport that demands maximum concentration? You wouldn’t think so, judging by the priorities of the Australian Open organisers. This 2025, they not only kept the bar with a terrace next to Court 6 for a
The greatest threat to disrupting the duopoly of Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz in the near future is an 18-year-old Brazilian. Joao Fonseca, the new kid on the block, is the most promising teenager in the men’s tennis tour. “I
What happened in January 2022 with Novak Djokovic in Australia was the most ‘complicated’ experience of his life. Rafael Nadal may well still be playing in 2025. And the current Davis Cup situation ‘hurts’, because the story should not have
Bernard Tomic added yet another episode to his list of scandals. This week at the Santo Domingo Challenger, he insulted his rival Andres Andrade on the court and in the locker room, and then went as a spectator to the
The phrase is one of the most revealing that has been heard about Nicolás Jarry’s darkest moment: “Doping was the best thing that ever happened to him”. Chile’s number one tennis player was always very measured and cautious to refer
Jannik Sinner changed the history of the Australian Open by eliminating Novak Djokovic in the semifinals on Friday. Did he change the history of the entire 2024 season as well, if not more? That’s part of the danger of getting
His explosion as a teenager and better numbers than the “Big Three” when they were under 20 years old have made Carlos Alcaraz to be measured differently. The media, the fans and his rivals do it. But above all, he
With his tongue out and shaking his head from side to side. Eyes closed. Andrey Rublev’s celebration was an adrenaline rush. It was the end of the roller coaster ride, after that he went on to exhaustion and the desire
When Adrian Mannarino sees that he has been scheduled for Rod Laver Arena under the Melbourne sunshine, he will have a hint about the opponent he will face. Perhaps it will be against one of the title favourites? Novak Djokovic
