The commercial agreement between the US Open and betting company Kalshi puts tennis’ biggest contradiction on the table: why can tournaments receive money from an industry that players are prohibited from doing business with? “Players can’t do anything with a
Not even the most pessimistic person in the United States could have imagined that Andy Roddick’s triumph at the 2003 US Open would be followed by a 23-year Grand Slam singles title drought for US men’s tennis. That heavy burden—an
PARIS — This Friday, 22 May, was marked as a pivotal day in the ongoing dispute between tennis players and Grand Slam tournaments over prize money. Yet what had been billed as a Media Day boycott at Roland Garros fell
When Elena Vesnina asks Carlos Alcaraz if his heart ‘is taken,’ there can be several interpretations. One might think that it does tennis no harm to talk a little about personal life, about the human and the divine, instead of
LONDON – Taylor Fritz couldn’t have handled another quarterfinal exit at Wimbledon. “It feels incredible,” he said on Court No.1 after defeating Russia’s Karen Khachanov in four sets for a spot in the semis. Until this edition of the third
RIO DE JANEIRO – Joao Lucas Reis, the Brazilian who at the end of 2024 became the first male tennis player on the men’s circuit to come out as gay, is clear about one thing: it is very unlikely that
It was one of the most dramatic images of Rafael Nadal’s late career. On Wimbledon’s Centre Court, Sebastian Nadal was gesturing to his son to get out of there. The face of his sister, Maribel, showed deep anguish. ‘Rafa, please,’
NEW YORK – Jannik Sinner feels the reaction from his colleagues after his Clostebol doping case came to light was ‘quite positive’. He said this with the US Open trophy glinting at his side, when asked what he thinks this
NEW YORK – Jannik Sinner silenced Arthur Ashe Stadium by becoming the champion in the US Open, his first title in New York and his second Grand Slam after the Australian Open 2024. It was a battle from the baseline,
NEW YORK – Taylor Fritz ‘s voice cracked as he tried to put into words at Arthur Ashe Stadium what he was feeling: ‘It’s a dream come true, I’m in the final of the US Open’. His colleague and compatriot
NEW YORK – The US Open kicked off amid a tense atmosphere over Jannik Sinner ‘s positive doping case, with some players expressing annoyance at the way the matter involving the world number one was resolved. One of the most
LONDON – It was cold and rainy in London, but inside Centre Court (with the retractable roof closed), the press room and on social media, the temperature was sky-high on Monday, July 8. Taylor Fritz came from two sets down
