LONDON – Carlos Alcaraz and Emma Raducanu walk side by side down the main hallway of the All England Club, just off Centre Court. They’re smiling, chatting about something that clearly makes them happy. Raducanu glances at the Spaniard with
LONDON –Thanks to her modelling work, Canadian Carson Branstine has been able to fund her travels and play tennis around the world. Ranked No. 197 in the WTA, Branstine is also a professional model. She’s signed with two modelling agencies,
LONDON – The temptation was real for Carlos Alcaraz: to celebrate his epic Roland Garros triumph with a whole week of partying in Ibiza with friends. Instead, he chose to win Queen’s and build momentum and confidence ahead of his
Something positive can also come out of a painful defeat: that’s what Italian Jannik Sinner believes, who found the light a few days after losing a historic Roland Garros final to Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz. ‘I don’t see it only in
Everything was “vibrating” according to Novak Djokovic when the Serbian had to face his two greatest rivals on “their” courts: Roger Federer, the most successful player on grass, at Wimbledon’s Centre Court; and Rafael Nadal, king of clay, at Roland
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,’
Zizou Bergs is honest: he admits that being a tennis player’s partner is not easy at all Because of the constant travel, the uncertainty, the financial instability when you are not yet full-time on the main tour and, above all,
After being left out of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games due to his ranking, Cristian Garin confessed his regret for having said no to Tokyo 2020, an event to which he did qualify: “Now that time has passed I regret
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 – On his perfect day, Carlos Alcaraz said (with the Wimbledon trophy in his arms for the second time) that he doesn’t feel like a champion. “A champion is someone who has won 14, 20, 24 Grand Slams. I
LONDON – Carlos Alcaraz played a perfect match in the Wimbledon final until he had three championship points, which he wasted with one double fault and other unforced errors. Novak Djokovic’s comeback could have come, but the Spaniard, fearless, was
LONDON – It was as if Carlos Alcaraz was in a hurry to get to watch Spain in the Euro final. The Spaniard swept aside Novak Djokovic and successfully defended his Wimbledon title. Under cloudy London skies, the now four-time
