Few stories in tennis in recent decades are as heartbreaking as that of Argentina’s Juan Martin Del Potro: he was destined for number one, for a great career, and today he just wants to play two hours without feeling pain
MADRID – So many times the impossible was possible, Rafael Nadal and those around him ended up believing that things are always like that. You can win Roland Garros 14 times, you can return to world number one after injuries
He knows what it’s like to challenge Roger Federer on the big tennis stages and he reached number 73 in the world ranking, but his life today is different: he is a powerful financial broker who thinks less and less
Roger Federer already knew, and, in his own way, he told it to the whole world on the morning of September 3rd in a television studio in New York: Rafael Nadal would soon announce his retirement. A retirement that the
BERLIN – If you walk through Berlin these days, you will see many people wearing Roger Federer caps. There are more and more as you approach the Uber Arena near Warschauer-Straße subway station. Here and there, tennis fans are also
Joao Fonseca is aiming high, as high as to follow in the footsteps of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner: “I look at their rivalry and that’s where I want to go. I want to be like them, I want to
If you want to keep a secret, it’s best not to share it with Roger Federer. In a time coincidence as extraordinary as involuntary, Rafael Nadal insisted that he is not a retired tennis player so that, just hours later,
What happened in January 2022 with Novak Djokovic in Australia was the most ‘complicated’ experience of his life. Rafael Nadal may well still be playing in 2025. And the current Davis Cup situation ‘hurts’, because the story should not have
LONDON – “Winning ugly” was, at the time, an outburst of sincerity: tennis is not necessarily beauty, said Brad Gilbert, who today, from his position as a commentator on ESPN, sees Andy Murray and Daniil Medvedev as other “winning by
LONDON – Anyone can have a day of rage, but Novak Djokovic is no ordinary person. The Serb’s was on July 8, 2024 in London, when in a handful of hours he got into a fight with part of the
LONDON – As rain interrupted Saturday’s outdoor courts action, Ben Shelton was sending missiles all over Wimbledon’s Court 1. His powerful serve was even more effective under the fully enclosed retractable roof. The North American left-hander beat Denis Shapovalov 6-7
Roger Federer keeps a very special framed photo of himself and Rafael Nadal in a room in his house. And, when he looks back in time, the Swiss believes there was something about Novak Djokovic that facilitated his relationship with
