LONDON – Carlos Alcaraz and Emma Raducanu walk side by side down the main hallway of the All England Club, just off Centre Court. They’re smiling, chatting about something that clearly makes them happy. Raducanu glances at the Spaniard with
LONDON – The temptation was real for Carlos Alcaraz: to celebrate his epic Roland Garros triumph with a whole week of partying in Ibiza with friends. Instead, he chose to win Queen’s and build momentum and confidence ahead of his
Something positive can also come out of a painful defeat: that’s what Italian Jannik Sinner believes, who found the light a few days after losing a historic Roland Garros final to Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz. ‘I don’t see it only in
Tennis is told to be afraid, but everything indicates that tennis has no reason to be afraid. This was clear in the epic final of the Roland Garros tournament between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, with a dramatic victory for
PARIS – When everything was hanging by a thread for Carlos Alcaraz in the Roland Garros final, the player himself sent a message to his team. He was still there. The comeback was on. A confident look and a firm
PARIS – Carlos Alcaraz won his second Roland Garros title in cinematic fashion: he came back from two sets down and saved three consecutive championship points against his great rival Jannik Sinner. It was one of the best matches of
PARIS – What’s at stake for Carlos Alcaraz on Sunday? “A tennis match.” The 22-year-old Spaniard answers with ease and simplicity a question that could invite complex analysis. Because this Sunday, 8 June 2025, in Paris, Alcaraz will walk onto
PARIS – The French capital holds deep meaning for Bosnia’s Damir Dzumhur: three years ago in Paris, he came close to death. He thought his career was over, recovered, and in 2025 he’s playing the best tennis of his life.
PARIS – Leaving the defending champion off the centre court on his return to the tournament is unusual, but Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz played down the decisions made by Roland Garros: he is confident of lifting the trophy again and, in
PARIS – Three or more consecutive wins are often enough to spark jokes on the tennis tour. “If someone beats you three times in a row, they’re your daddy”, Ben Shelton joked earlier this year, relieved that Lorenzo Musetti didn’t
What Carlos Alcaraz is doing is impressive. He arrives at the clay court season full of criticism: the old Djokovic knocked him out of Australia, he lost to Draper in Indian Wells, and he disappointed in Miami with a defeat
MELBOURNE – In time, Carlos Alcaraz should look back and understand that Jan. 21, 2025, marked a before and after in his career as a tennis extraordinaire: it was the cool, breezy Tuesday night in Australia when the end of
