RIO DE JANEIRO – Joao Lucas Reis, the Brazilian who at the end of 2024 became the first male tennis player on the men’s circuit to come out as gay, is clear about one thing: it is very unlikely that
Why in football are penalties kicked from 11 metres away? Why not kick them from five metres from the goal? There would be more goals, more enthusiasm, more children playing football and more business! Why not allow in football, when
MÁLAGA (Spain) – Someday soon, the Davis Cup will be cited in the history books of sport as an example of one of the most incomprehensible and damaging decisions ever seen. Because Malaga is hosting a good Finals this week,
Saudi Arabia and tennis meet again. This time, in the most ostentatious way ever. In Riyadh, the Saudis created an exhibition without worrying about expenses. They put together 53 Grand Slam titles with the most desired names on the tour
NEW YORK – The latest controversial decision by the International Tennis Federation (ITF): bringing the Davis Cup to China, without the presence of the local team. What sense does it make to have the United States, Germany, Chile, and Slovakia
It’s very simple: it’s about money, more money. If possible, a lot more money. Tennis is convinced that it needs more millions in its coffers and more financial muscle to survive in the increasingly competitive global sports scene. Its rabbit
MADRID – In 2007, the four major tennis tournaments greeted with wonder and trepidation an audacious idea from Ion Tiriac: to create a fifth Grand Slam tournament based in Madrid. “One must have the possibility to compete. In prizes, in
SANTIAGO, Chile – Center court at Chile’s Estadio Nacional was a hostile place for Ignacio Buse, a 19-year-old who experienced his first Davis Cup away tie. He didn’t mind. He even described the scenario as “ideal”. He, 438th in the
SANTIAGO, Chile – Who had more influence on Sebastian Yatra ‘s short amateur tennis career, Rafael Nadal or Carlos Alcaraz? “Do you want me to lose a friend?” says the Colombian singer who in less than ten days lived two
Forget about putting the focus on Australia, France, Great Britain or the United States if the goal is to improve tennis, says in this interview Dietloff von Arnim. “We shouldn’t just worry about the Grand Slams nations. Much more important
BUENOS AIRES – Shakira, Bizarrap and the Davis Cup. There is no little that has gone wrong for Gerard Piqué in recent months, although there is no reason to be alarmed about the former Barcelona player’s future: he has many
