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
SANTIAGO, Chile – Nicolás Jarry and his family experienced an episode of harassment and intimidation in Rome. Two years later, Laura Urruticoechea, the tennis player’s wife, revealed the scary details: “I remember the fear we felt.” During the 2024 Italian
Chilean tennis player Nicolás Jarry revealed that he and his family were victims of a deeply disturbing incident: intruders entered his hotel room in Rome, where he was competing at the 2024 Italian Open. The individuals messed up his belongings
U.S.-born Robert Prevost, now Leo XIV, the 267th Pope, loves tennis. “I consider myself an amateur player,” he said. The new leader of the Catholic Church was born on September 14, 1955, in Chicago. He lived in Peru for over
Nicolas Jarry couldn’t take it anymore. He had multiple voices in his head giving him advice about his career that confused and overwhelmed him. One of them was that of former world number 14 Jaime Fillol. Until Jarry said enough:
Alejandro Tabilo had a deal with his parents at the time when the Toronto-born tennis player lived in North America. When he got into the top 400, he could represent Chile. The prize came earlier when in a Future tournament
At first glance, only a specialist in hieroglyphics, Sanskrit, Aramaic and, why not, the Higgs Boson, would be able to understand the Rafael Nadal of these weeks, capable of deciphering the meaning of what he says. That constant “no, but
When news began to circulate in 2021 that tennis would be portrayed in depth on Netflix, many rubbed their hands together. The precedent of “Drive to Survive”, an engaging immersion into the world of Formula 1, allowed for excitement. In
Twenty titles in twenty cities. Daniil Medvedev added his twentieth professional trophy at the Rome Masters 1000. And it won’t be the most important one, but it will be an immensely significant one for the Russian’s career for winning on
Is there art in sport and tennis? Yes, of course there is. Is there marble in a backhand? Well, that sounds a bit strange, although when you delve into the life of Lorenzo Musetti, the great promise of Italian tennis,
A shiver runs down the spine of tennis: Roland Garros without Rafael Nadal ? It’s perfectly possible. Absent from Monte Carlo, Barcelona, Madrid, and now Rome, he only has Paris left in the clay-court season. And there’s a serious chance
DOHA – Rafael Nadal’s withdrawal from the Las Vegas exhibition against Carlos Alcaraz in the North American desert indicates that he will not be at Indian Wells, although it has not been made official. He continues to recover from the
