Jannik Sinner, the champion. A phrase that keeps repeating itself throughout 2026. And with no player able to truly challenge him, the question looms over the sport: who can stop the world No. 1? The Italian lifted the Madrid Open
MADRID – Not the elegance of Roger Federer, nor the records of Novak Djokovic, nor the resilience of Rafael Nadal: for Ion Tiriac, the greatest tennis player of all time is someone who rose from nothing, a player with no
MADRID – In a sport where every player travels with an endless entourage—coaches, fitness trainers, doctors, physiotherapists, agents, and family members—the latest sensation in world tennis does things differently. He uses the “Tsitsipas Formula.” In Rafael Jódar’s player box, there
Tennis doesn’t come without a price. If Jimmy Connors, Guillermo Vilas, Björn Borg or John McEnroe had put their joints and ligaments under the same strain as players like Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic or Carlos Alcaraz do, their careers would
MADRID – Terence Atmane has reached his limit. His left thigh is cramping. He can’t walk. His right thigh is failing him, too. He leans against the wall at the back of the court and then collapses to the ground.
MADRID – The uneasy look on Carlos Alcaraz’s face a few days ago at the Laureus Awards gala in Madrid had a clear reason. Usually smiling and upbeat, the Spaniard appeared troubled and restless amid the uncertainty surrounding his right
Paraguay has returned to the global tennis stage thanks to Daniel Vallejo. The 21-year-old defeated Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov 6–4, 6–4 on Thursday in his debut at the Madrid Masters 1000, becoming only the second player from his country to win
If you make a living hitting a fuzzy yellow ball around the world with a racket, Eva Lys might not be interested in dating you. “Date a tennis player? No. Because I know what it takes to be in this
MADRID – When Iga Swiatek appeared this Monday through the VIP area of the Madrid Masters 1000 to sit in front of the media, she was very aware that there was a question she was going to have to answer
MADRID – Carlos Alcaraz’s wrist injury is more serious than expected, to the point that the world No. 2 cast doubt on Monday over his participation at Roland Garros at the end of May. “Well, we’ll see,” Alcaraz told TVE,
Argentine bestselling author Mariana Enriquez has long been obsessed with Novak Djokovic. In January, she finally watched him play live. “Djokovic is like a difficult love. Everyone would like him to be less exasperating, more European, to say less of
MADRID – Withdrawing from the Madrid Masters 1000 is a cause for concern for Carlos Alcaraz. The Spaniard will miss his second consecutive tournament due to a wrist injury, will fall further behind Jannik Sinner in the race for the
