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
“Rafa, what are your plans this summer with the boat, where do you plan to sail to? Rafael Nadal looked at looked at the person who had just asked him the question and, with some anger, a little offended, replied: “But
Haruspices no longer exist, but they would be very useful in the case of Rafael Nadal. The Spaniard has been basically out of the tennis tour for almost a year and a half, but in the midst of a discourse
Quitting tennis and not having a life project can be very dangerous, but perhaps not as dangerous as being young, playing tennis and living in the unreal social media world. Says the Argentine Juan Mónaco, a man who methodically prepared
Rafael Nadal hadn’t spoken for so long that when he did, he said too many things: that Novak Djokovic is too worried about his place in history and that he dreams of returning to play in 2024… and a few
NEW YORK – What’s happening in Rafael Nadal’s life: is he returning to tennis, is he not returning, is he turning to family life for good? The latest Nadal news gives a clear answer: the former world number one is
MADRID – Not clay, nor grass. Neither hard court. It’s tennis on sand. In Asturias, in northern Spain, where the Cantabrian Sea transforms the landscape of the seaside with its radical tidal changes, a unique tournament is played annually: the
Rafael Nadal underwent surgery for a psoas iliacus injury with the intention of getting back to his best form, playing in 2024 and saying goodbye to professional tennis. But the story may be different, believes one of his great friends
