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
The cliché was successfully avoided. — Please don’t tell me you’re taking it one match at a time— the interviewer asked Caroline Wozniacki at Margaret Court Arena. —The dream is to win it —she replied with a nervous laugh —I’ve
MÁLAGA – The Davis Cup has once again reminded us why tennis is much more than a sport; it is an ever-evolving narrative, full of feats, sacrifices and triumphs. And with these historical overtones, Italy, led by a great Jannik
MÁLAGA – Finland’s Cinderella story that went where it didn’t expect to go in Davis Cup. The Nordic team defeated Argentina in the qualifiers, knocked out Croatia and the United States in September and eliminated Canada in the quarter-finals. They
NEW YORK – After the first minute of conversation, Thanasi Kokkinakis is taken aback. “Weird questions, man” he tells CLAY in this quick and entertaining interview where the Australian player responds what he is not used to… or didn’t think
LONDON – Asics thought of a detail for its pre-Wimbledon event. The Japanese sportswear brand invited tennis players to customize their shoes before the competition on London’s grass. Several engraved the tournament logo, or opted for a design with the
DOHA – Andy Murray continues with the perfume left over from the Australian Open: he smells of victory after long battles with players much younger than him. In his debut at the ATP 250 in Doha he defeated Italian Lorenzo
DOHA – The world number one once again drove the steamroller, and did so by taking away a record held by Chris Evert for more than four decades: “Sorry, Chris”. At the WTA 500 in Doha, Iga Swiatek spent less
MELBOURNE – Ten years ago, the whole tennis world was talking about Horacio Zeballos. In February 2013, in the coastal city of Viña del Mar, Rafael Nadal came back on tour after seven months of inactivity due to injuries and
MELBOURNE – Aryna Sabalenka did learn some important lessons after her last Grand Slam stumble. Lessons that on Saturday night she surely used to her advantage to win the first Grand Slam of her career. In New York last September,
MELBOURNE – The city is in full swing. Offices are emptying and bars are filling up, trams are at capacity, and traffic is heavy but never stops flowing. Melbourne’s rush hour can be felt from a privileged place. In the
