HAMBURG – Behind the character Nick Kyrgios plays on TV and social media, there’s a good person. That’s what Alejandro Davidovich Fokina believes. In this interview with CLAY, conducted during the ATP 500 in Hamburg, the Spaniard of Russian descent
PARIS – Three or more consecutive wins are often enough to spark jokes on the tennis tour. “If someone beats you three times in a row, they’re your daddy”, Ben Shelton joked earlier this year, relieved that Lorenzo Musetti didn’t
One life can hold many lives. You can shake hands with Roger Federer on the tennis court and, years later, throw yourself into the arms of Javier Milei. Argentine Diego Hartfield knows this well. He was first a tennis player,
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
MADRID – Casper Ruud was raised too well. Calm, thoughtful, friendly and humorous, the Norwegian is one of the players most deserving of moving from the ‘finalist’ category to ‘champion’ in a Grand Slam tournament. He deserves it for his
MADRID – It took a while, but it finally happened: Norway’s Casper Ruud reached a new level by winning the Madrid tournament, the first Masters 1000 title of his career. Ruud defeated Britain’s Jack Draper 7-5, 3-6, 6-4 in an
MADRID – Another title for Aryna Sabalenka may sound like old news, but the Belarusian’s 6-3, 7-6 (7-3) victory over American Coco Gauff on Saturday in Madrid revealed two very interesting facts: women’s tennis is changing, and having a short
Novak Djokovic is going through a dangerous moment. His shots lack sting, he’s slow, and he’s struggling to finish points. It’s as if he’s playing one gear lower than the rest of today’s top players. Sinner, Alcaraz, Zverev… the younger
“I almost died.” Bosnian Damir Dzumhur fought for his life and returned to the court stronger: being so close to death in the hospital made him appreciate the game even more after his comeback. The current world No. 63 suffered
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
Aleksandar Kovacevic can’t respect pickleball as a professional sport: “I hate pickleball. I think it’s a very dumbed-down version of tennis.” “It’s a fun game; my grandpa would probably pick it up in about 20 minutes. But as a real
BARCELONA – While expecting the arrival of Goran Ivanisevic, Stefanos Tsitsipas is recovering from the emotional blow of what he called the “second worst loss” of his career after his defeat in Monte Carlo. The Croatian coach will join Tsitsipas’
