MELBOURNE – CLAY continues to grow and expand its coverage from the world’s major tennis venues. At the start of 2026, Spain’s Nacho Encabo, one of the country’s most renowned tennis journalists, joins the team of reporters and editors on
BRISBANE – Daria Kasatkina acknowledged that players have no influence over Saudi Arabia’s growing presence on the WTA and ATP calendars. “As players, we don’t have much voice in questions like that. Our organizations want to do business, and we,
Carlos Alcaraz experienced what no public figure wants: becoming the focus of a polarised public debate in the middle of his holidays and ahead of a 2026 that is shaping up to be key, perhaps decisive, in his career. Why
Iga Swiatek believes it may be even more difficult for any player to dominate the women’s game in 2026. The Pole won her sixth Grand Slam title with a first Wimbledon win in July, after a difficult clay-court season in which she
NEW YORK – Roland Garros paid a grand tribute to Rafael Nadal, its greatest champion, and the Australian Open wants to do the same with its own. Whenever Novak Djokovic decides to retire, Melbourne will stage a major farewell in
We are in a new era. Period. And it is not that of Novak Djokovic, it is that of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner. Give up hope: the Serbian will remain at 24 Grand Slam titles. There will be no
PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic – Rafael Nadal had a significant advantage over Roger Federer in their head-to-head record, but there was a period when the Swiss dominated him: “He was playing the best tennis of his life; I felt like
Leylah Fernandez describes the 2021 US Open as “an incredible few weeks,” but after her explosive rise to the top of tennis that took her to that final, the Canadian has struggled to consistently show her best level. “Accepting that
MELBOURNE – The 2025 Australian Open surprised with innovations, from the in-stadium coaching sector to a reversion of Wii Sports as an alternative for watching matches that were only available on pay channels. And Machar Reid, Head of Innovation at
MELBOURNE – Most legends need years to achieve the successes that justify that label. Others, however, the minority, can achieve it in just 12 months. This is the case of Jannik Sinner, who with his title at the Australian Open
MELBOURNE – Jannik Sinner champion is starting to become a repetitive title: on Sunday the Italian won the Australian Open for the second consecutive year, in a final that confirmed how much the German Alexander Zverev is weighed down by
MELBOURNE – Just moments after letting go her third consecutive Australian Open title, Aryna Sabalenka vented her frustration by shouting toward her team and smashing her racquet. “It was tough. I just needed time for myself, to switch gears and
