Having a night out with friends at 21, flirting with girls, but under no circumstances telling them you’re a professional tennis player. “If they don’t know I’m a tennis player, I never say it. Otherwise, girls will like me for
SÃO PAULO – There was a time when Roger Federer‘s coach was looking for tennis players to practise with the Swiss player and the response he received was a resounding ‘no’. ‘Peter Lundgren, Federer’s coach, asked us to play with
SÃO PAULO – The excitement surrounding Brazilian tennis today is greater than that generated by Gustavo ‘Guga’ Kuerten a quarter of a century ago. There has never been a better moment, says Fernando Meligeni, a sound player in the 1990s
Among all the positives of the Laver Cup, the downside is the lie. The organisers, the broadcasters, even the ATP, mislead every time they call it a tournament, when in truth it is nothing more than an exhibition: players don’t
Roger Federer used to hide his crutches when posing for photos. His knee was in terrible shape and in 2021 had him on the brink of retirement, but the world didn’t need to know he was struggling to walk. Very
SAO PAULO – When you arrive at a major tournament and you are ranked 214th in the world, thinking about lifting the championship trophy is beyond unrealistic. Unless you’re 19 years old, your name is Tiantsoa Sarah Rakotomanga Rajaonah, and
SÃO PAULO – Fighting every week to climb the world rankings and earn a place among the best tennis players in the world is already a tough challenge in itself. Doing so as a ‘ghost’ on the tour is even
SÃO PAULO – Mexico’s Renata Zarazúa made a splash at the Sao Paulo tournament, and at the same time dealt a blow to the competition: with her 7-6 (7-5) and 6-3 victory over Beatriz Haddad Maia, she left the Brazilian
SÃO PAULO – The Philippines was a country of 7,641 islands and no tennis players. Not anymore. That was until Alexandra Eala appeared, sparking a sporting revolution in the Asian nation, which continues to be enchanted by a player who
Over the course of the last two years, Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner have forged a duopoly on the ATP tour that is seemingly unbreakable. Throughout 2025, the two superstars faced off in three of the four Grand Slam finals,
NEW YORK – Carlos Alcaraz cannot afford to relax. Having the numbers on his side against his biggest rival is no guarantee of anything, warns a former world No. 1 and multiple Grand Slam champion. “I don’t think Carlos can
NEW YORK – The fuel behind Carlos Alcaraz‘s excellent tennis is his own happiness, and one of the things that makes him happy is golf. It is not wrong to conclude that during the demands of a Grand Slam, hitting
