South American tennis looks ahead to 2028 with concern and pessimism: “The Masters 1000 that’s going to be played in Saudi Arabia will hurt the swing a lot. We have to accept that Top 50 players won’t come,” Argentina’s Tomás
BUENOS AIRES – The ATP wants to maintain and boost the South American tennis tour. At least, that is what Martín Jaite, director of the Argentine Open, claims Andrea Gaudenzi, head of the ATP, told him during his visit to
BRISBANE – Daria Kasatkina acknowledged that players have no influence over Saudi Arabia’s growing presence on the WTA and ATP calendars. “As players, we don’t have much voice in questions like that. Our organizations want to do business, and we,
If, instead of putting all his efforts into developing missiles, Kim Jong-un had managed to turn North Korea into an economic powerhouse above its southern neighbour, the ATP would soon be proudly announcing the Pyongyang Masters 1000. Anything is possible
Taylor Townsend believes the idea that women are mistreated in Saudi Arabia is a misconception shaped by “propaganda media”. “I really hope that people can unsubscribe to the thoughts that women are treated poorly there, because they are not,” the
Saudi Arabia and tennis meet again. This time, in the most ostentatious way ever. In Riyadh, the Saudis created an exhibition without worrying about expenses. They put together 53 Grand Slam titles with the most desired names on the tour
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
Something good is happening to tennis – is it Netflix, was it the pandemic, is it the combination of both? ‘I don’t know,’ Luiz Carvalho, a man of long experience in tennis, tells CLAY. ‘But the truth is that all the
It’s very simple: it’s about money, more money. If possible, a lot more money. Tennis is convinced that it needs more millions in its coffers and more financial muscle to survive in the increasingly competitive global sports scene. Its rabbit
Until Wednesday, February 14th, Rafael Nadal had remained silent on the issue that perhaps received more criticism throughout his career: Saudi Arabia. The Spaniard announced a month ago his incorporation as ambassador of the Saudi Arabian Tennis Federation, and from
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
BUENOS AIRES – Money moves the world, they say. And tennis, of course. Martín Jaite, director of the ATP 250 in Buenos Aires, a vibrant, crowd-pulling tournament that is looking to jump to the 500 category, knows this well, but
