Why in football are penalties kicked from 11 metres away? Why not kick them from five metres from the goal? There would be more goals, more enthusiasm, more children playing football and more business! Why not allow in football, when
SANTIAGO, Chile — Clay or hard courts for the Golden Swing? That is the question. The debate over which surface the tournaments in South America should be played on in February continues, and Argentine Federico Coria laid out the reality
SANTIAGO, Chile – A blackout affected 98% of Chile’s population, and the electrical crisis prevented the second day of the Chile Open from being completed. The largest blackout in the country since the 8.5-magnitude earthquake in February 2010 impacted nearly
SANTIAGO, Chile — With a season full of firsts ahead, Francisco Comesaña has a clear wish: “I want to play against Djokovic!” Comesaña, 24, is a fresh face on the international circuit: his cheerful personality, even in the toughest moments
Francisco Comesaña could be nominated for the Best Post-Match Interview of the Year award. —How did you manage to turn around such a tough match against Alexander Zverev?—I kept repeating to myself the whole match: “How good it is to
RIO DE JANEIRO – Gustavo Kuerten grabs his arm and says: “I’ve got goose bumps”. He is talking about Joao Fonseca. And Kuerten opens his eyes, smiles and says without hesitation: he would have been incapable of winning Roland Garros
RIO DE JANEIRO – Alexander Zverev abandons his serious expression for a moment, flashes a German smile and blurts out three words: ‘Best of five’. His interlocutor bursts out laughing. It is Monday in Rio de Janeiro, the city is
RÍO DE JANEIRO – It’s not normal to play for three hours and 15 minutes, reach the third set tiebreak at 6-6 and cross the net with a huge smile, serving for match point (for or against) without losing
Emma Raducanu broke down in tears on the court. The presence of a stalker with “obsessive behavior” who had followed her around Dubai caused the British player great distress. The match was stopped for several minutes. During the third game
RIO DE JANEIRO – The children crowd against the glass, open their eyes wide and ask enthusiastically, vociferously: ‘How’s Fonseca doing, how’s the game going?’. It is Sunday 16th February 2025 in Rio de Janeiro, those children, dozens and dozens
RIO DE JANEIRO – Alexander Zverev is not satisfied with the decision of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) in the “Sinner case”. “For me, it’s either you have to decide was it his fault or was it not his fault”,’ Zverev told CLAY in Rio
BUENOS AIRES – When I see Joao Fonseca playing, when I see him become champion in Buenos Aires, winning his first ATP title, the first thing I think about is how good he is. Yes, how good he is! And
