PARIS – Carlos Alcaraz is through to the Roland Garros semi-finals thanks to a tense win over Stefanos Tsitisipas, who wrote a new chapter in his own Greek tennis tragedy. Alcaraz prevailed 6-3, 7-6 (7-3), 6-4 on the first truly
Jannik Sinner will become the world number one: “It’s a special moment for me”. Everyone already knew it, except him. “On Monday, at 22 years of age, you will be the new world number one. The first Italian”, Fabrice Santoro
PARIS – Serbia’s Novak Djokovic announced on Tuesday that he was withdrawing from Roland Garros due to a knee injury, ushering in a new era of tennis with the arrival of Jannik Sinner at world number one, the first Italian
PARIS – A placid sunny Monday in Paris was the setting for a near-earthquake in men’s tennis: Argentina’s Francisco Cerúndolo came close to beating Serbia’s Novak Djokovic and thus confirming Italy’s Jannik Sinner as the new world number one. But
PARIS – In recent years in tennis you will have heard a lot of talk about ‘resilience’ and ‘mental health’. And always, always, about dollars. But surely you have rarely come across another word that is as simple as it
PARIS – Carlos Alcaraz is grinning from ear to ear after making it into the last 16 at Roland Garros and Mats Wilander asks him a question in the post-match interview. ‘Were you worried about the match with Sebastian
The drama at the top of men’s tennis used to be on the court, but now it’s mostly off the court. It’s all drama for Novak Djokovic, who is changing his team when everything should be so much smoother. He
There are matches you never forget, and that’s what happens to Daniil Medvedev: he is clear about his training method and his goals, he is happy with new technical details he is adding to his game, but more often than
SANTIAGO, Chile – Like the virus and the immune system. This is how Javier Frana compares a tennis rivalry, like that of the two greatest tennis players of men’s tennis in the new era. Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz “hurt”
BUENOS AIRES – Juan Carlos Ferrero limps slightly to the interview. He injured a cartilage in his right knee in January 2023 playing padel, underwent surgery a few weeks ago and therefore missed the Australian Open, which he followed
BUENOS AIRES – Between Paris and Paris, Carlos Alcaraz prefers the golden Paris, the Paris of Olympic gold. “It’s a dream for me to bring Olympic gold to my country,” said the Spaniard in Buenos Aires on Monday, who has
Coming down from the high peaks of the Alps. A boy who had a great future with boots on his feet hooked to a pair of skis, but he chose racquets and yellow balls. He chose wisely. Then he became
