Paying attention to professional tennis can teach you a surprising amount once you stop treating a match like background entertainment. When you settle in and really watch how a point develops, the game becomes easier to understand piece by piece.
MADRID – ‘But who are these guys sitting on the bench now?’ Manel Serras, one of the best tennis journalists Spain has ever had, began a column in February 2000 with these words, just after the Spanish team defeated Italy
Tennis needs history to repeat itself, Rafael Nadal believes. The current dominance of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner must be challenged, the former Spanish star says. “We’re missing someone who can push them a bit more; someone who puts more
In the world of professional tennis, bookmaker algorithms calculate odds based on historical data and the current score, yet they often miss the human factor, visible to the naked eye. But there is something more: the nuances of body language
SANTIAGO, Chile – Martina Trevisan is back on court after a year out with injury, proud of the success her Italian Billie Jean King Cup teammates achieved in her absence, and paying close attention to what Aryna Sabalenka will do
It’s natural for emotions to run high before facing Carlos Alcaraz on the biggest court in tennis. But to the point of not wanting to show up? At the most important moment of his career, nerves and anxiety hit Mark
Will any player be able to break into the dominance of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner? Will a third force emerge to form a new Big 3? The questions reach the Spaniard attached to the name of one possible contender:
Davis Cup 2016. Semifinals between Great Britain and Argentina. Juan Martín del Potro was coming off what was perhaps the most important win in his country’s history after defeating Andy Murray in the opening match. Yet the Argentine couldn’t stop
MADRID – In an era dominated by Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, and with the ATP set to further cut small tournaments, Jaume Munar raises his voice for the ‘middle class’ of the circuit. “We work as hard than the
It doesn’t matter if you’re into the timeless charm of Wimbledon, the high-speed chaos of the U.S. Open, or those smaller tournaments that sneak up on you, like the Chennai Open — tennis never really stops. There’s always a match
The men’s professional circuit, led by Andrea Gaudenzi, is planning a restructuring — and the main losers will be the smaller tournaments. “The goal is to continue reducing the number of 250 events,” the ATP Chairman said on Thursday in
When Elena Vesnina asks Carlos Alcaraz if his heart ‘is taken,’ there can be several interpretations. One might think that it does tennis no harm to talk a little about personal life, about the human and the divine, instead of
