NEW YORK – The fourth day of the US Open ended with the biggest surprise of the tournament: Carlos Alcaraz exited in the second round of the last Grand Slam of the year. ‘Mentally I’m not well, I’m not strong.
NEW YORK – When Carlos Alcaraz responds in English about Jannik Sinner ’s positive doping case, he nervously smiles and acknowledges that explaining it in a language that isn’t his native tongue will be a complex task: “I know this
PARIS – Spain was too much, too much for Carlos Alcaraz. The pressure he felt today in the final for Paris 2024 Olympic gold was “different”, he said. And hence the flood of tears, the emotional outpouring after the final
PARIS – At 20:48 in Paris, the final whistle blew. Spain’s Rafael Nadal said goodbye forever to the Olympic Games. And to the orange clay that made him one of the greatest and most amazing sportsmen of all time? ‘Rafa,
PARIS – When Hady Habib, 25, ranked 275th in the world, wants to train his powerful serve, his partner is a basket. With no sponsors or rivals of his level in Lebanon, Habib is a tennis player who is alone
PARIS – If there is anyone who has no doubts about Rafael Nadal’s condition in these Olympic Games, it is Carlos Alcaraz: “Rafa is at his best”. This rainy Friday in Paris, both trained doubles under the retractable roof of
PARIS – Carlos Alcaraz radiates happiness, and it’s not because he’s the reigning Roland Garros and Wimbledon champion. It’s because he has his idol by his side in a very special way. Rafael Nadal is his doubles partner, his inspiration,
PARIS – Rafael Nadal is happy in Paris, and that should not be news, after all he is the owner of 14 titles at Roland Garros. But behind the smiles, the jokes and the ironies that he displayed on Tuesday
LONDON – On his perfect day, Carlos Alcaraz said (with the Wimbledon trophy in his arms for the second time) that he doesn’t feel like a champion. “A champion is someone who has won 14, 20, 24 Grand Slams. I
LONDON – Carlos Alcaraz played a perfect match in the Wimbledon final until he had three championship points, which he wasted with one double fault and other unforced errors. Novak Djokovic’s comeback could have come, but the Spaniard, fearless, was
LONDON – It was as if Carlos Alcaraz was in a hurry to get to watch Spain in the Euro final. The Spaniard swept aside Novak Djokovic and successfully defended his Wimbledon title. Under cloudy London skies, the now four-time
LONDON – With Jannik Sinner’s forgiveness, what will happen on Sunday, July 14 at Wimbledon is the perfect final. Novak Djokovic versus Carlos Alcaraz, chapter two. It’s that special flavour only rematches have. Revenge is so tasty and unique in
