CAP CANA, Dominican Republic — Tennis in paradise. At the heart of the Caribbean, the tour has arrived to stay — and it has brought something very special with it. Cap Cana Ciudad Destino has won over the tour. A
PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic – Mariano Navone deserves a feast of traditional Dominican food after eating “chicken and rice every day” during what became one of the most successful weeks of his career. “That’s what we athletes eat! Hopefully today
PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic – The Caribbean hard courts are giving Argentina’s Mariano Navone a previously unknown experience: “I had never in my life won three matches in a row on hard courts.” At the Copa Cap Cana he has
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
PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic – In Coleman Wong’s own words, “things got spicy” at the end of his match against Damir Dzumhur. “I’ve watched many of his matches and I knew what was coming. Many people know how he is,
PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic – A luxurious beachfront villa for Carlos Alcaraz to use at any time of the year, and unlimited rounds of golf on idyllic courses. That’s how the Caribbean’s biggest tennis event would like to lure the
Andy Murray plays golf every day after dropping his children off at kindergarten; Jimmy Connors, at 73, does it six times a week; and Carlos Alcaraz picks up the clubs whenever he can — even during Grand Slams. The last
Aleksandar Kovacevic can’t respect pickleball as a professional sport: “I hate pickleball. I think it’s a very dumbed-down version of tennis.” “It’s a fun game; my grandpa would probably pick it up in about 20 minutes. But as a real
PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic – Aleksandar Kovacevic knows the best way to enjoy a victory in the Caribbean: “I didn’t have time to go to the beach, but now I will, to enjoy and celebrate with plenty of piña coladas
PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic – Jakub Mensik, the best teenager in the world according to the ATP ranking (54th), wants to finish his career among the greatest of all time. His big ambition? “To be number one and win every
PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic — If Bob Marley had been a tennis fan instead of a football lover, what’s happening these days in the Dominican Republic might have inspired one of his songs. In just sixty days and with a
