LONDON – Who wants a Wimbledon final between Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz? The fans, the press, and surely, even if they can’t say it, the tournament itself. Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz Not many professional players dare to talk
LONDON – When security at the All England Lawn Tennis Club opened the doors to Centre Court for Nicolas Jarry and Carlos Alcaraz, the Chilean walked out to the right as he waved to the crowd. No one is born
LONDON – Nicolas Jarry ‘s aggressive game will meet again with Carlos Alcaraz, with the Chilean’s desire to “stain the path” that the 20-year-old Spaniard has been succesfully taking so far. “He is number one, he comes from winning Queens.
LONDON – Even being the world number one, even having a Grand Slam and four Masters 1000, even having the affection of the public and, having a lot of money and fame, Carlos Alcaraz longed this Tuesday, in London, something
LONDON – Since May 5, 2003, the day Carlos Alcaraz was born in a hospital in El Palmar, in the Spanish region of Murcia, only four men have won Wimbledon: Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray. That
PARIS – Breaking news: he had us all fooled into thinking he had been playing at the top of the tennis game for a decade. But no, Carlos Alcaraz is 20 years old. And until recently he was a “teenager”.
PARIS – It wasn’t Novak Djokovic’s mind, it was Carlos Alcaraz’s physique. And Alcaraz’s mind, too, the nerves of a 20-year-old. What was shaping up to be one of the biggest matches of the year abruptly changed course with an
PARIS – Natsukashii. That’s what Friday’s semi-final between Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz at the French Open is all about, taking on the “happy nostalgia” that tennis demands of them, a burden it makes no sense to place on the
A short video is circulating on social media in which Carlos Alcaraz is asked what his dream is. The Spaniard answers without hesitation that what he aspires to is to be one of the greatest players in the history of
PARIS – Novak Djokovic knows too many things. He knows, for example, that a couple of properly calibrated sentences can have an impact on an opponent’s morale. He knows that taking advantage of the press conference before the start of
Twenty titles in twenty cities. Daniil Medvedev added his twentieth professional trophy at the Rome Masters 1000. And it won’t be the most important one, but it will be an immensely significant one for the Russian’s career for winning on
As weekend entertainment for tweeters with time to spare, the alleged birthday cake affair may have been attractive, even if its substance and importance were zero: there was nothing to criticise or object to about the Madrid tournament in that
