It is September 2026, and Alexander Zverev is the champion of two Grand Slam titles, standing on the threshold of the world number one ranking. If anyone had uttered this sentence a few months ago, they would have surely been
Madness will be the word that defines the summer of tennis in 2028, for better or worse. Players and fans alike are in for a relentless, unprecedented stretch. From mid-May through the end of August, there will hardly be a
LONDON — Back to normal: Jannik Sinner gets his hands on a Grand Slam trophy again; Alexander Zverev loses a final. After twelve months without celebrating at one of tennis’s four biggest stages, the world number one successfully defended his
LONDON — Novak Djokovic wants to return to Wimbledon “at least one more time.” His next attempt at an eighth title in London will come in June 2027, when he turns 40. The Serbian is fighting an internal battle: “I’m
This Tuesday, July 7, from Atlanta to London, from football to tennis, two of sports’ greatest legends sent a similar message: Lionel Messi and Novak Djokovic said something along the lines of “we are old, yes, but we haven’t said
LONDON — Greg Rusedski, former world number four, was sharply critical of the players demanding a prize money increase and the way they handled the boycott. “They increased the prize money again. So from my point of view, it’s a
LONDON — The English love talking about the weather, and in these sweltering days in the south of England, the conversation has intensified across television channels, radio and everyday exchanges. The red alert, issued rarely by the UK Met Office,
At Roland Garros, Jannik Sinner’s greatest rival will be the weight of history, not the opponents standing across the net. After opening up a vast gap in level over the past few months, the Italian is beginning to show the
PARIS – It is not his forehand, his backhand, his serve, or those legs that track down every single ball: what surprises Jim Courier most about Jannik Sinner is his ability to display absolutely no emotion, even under extreme pressure,
ROME – Massimo turns his head slightly towards his passenger and utters a statement with the forcefulness and poise that perhaps only an Italian can muster. ‘Football is dead in Italy; there’s no football left. Tennis is the number one
PARIS — This Friday, 22 May, was marked as a pivotal day in the ongoing dispute between tennis players and Grand Slam tournaments over prize money. Yet what had been billed as a Media Day boycott at Roland Garros fell
MADRID — Carlos Alcaraz will not be at Wimbledon. The 23-year-old announced on Tuesday that he is also withdrawing from the grass court swing due to a right wrist injury, a decision that raises serious questions about the severity of
