The greatest threat to disrupting the duopoly of Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz in the near future is an 18-year-old Brazilian. Joao Fonseca, the new kid on the block, is the most promising teenager in the men’s tennis tour. “I
You have to look down to find them. There, at waist level with most of the players, are the two youngest ‘journalists’ in tennis, Matías and Camila González, children of the successful Mexican doubles player Santiago González. ‘Matias is 11
SANTIAGO, Chile — Being very close to defeating the best tennis player of 2024 brought Robin Montgomery a mix of emotions. She caught the tennis world’s attention at the 2024 Madrid Open by pushing Aryna Sabalenka to the limit, eventually
Mariana Enriquez is not only a hugely successful novelist and one of the leading figures in horror literature over the past decade; she’s also a passionate tennis fan with sharp opinions: “Tennis fans are very authoritarian, and they get upset
Brazilian Joao Lucas Reis, ranked 401st in the world and the 11th-best tennis player in Brazil, publicly came out as gay. He is the first active male professional tennis player to openly acknowledge his homosexuality. He made the announcement by
As the second most prominent tennis player of the Arab World, Egyptian Mayar Sherif shares her feelings about the ongoing war in the Middle East: “The world values money and power more than humanity”. Sherif, world No. 66, criticizes the
Few stories in tennis in recent decades are as heartbreaking as that of Argentina’s Juan Martin Del Potro: he was destined for number one, for a great career, and today he just wants to play two hours without feeling pain
MÁLAGA (Spain) – What now, Rafael Nadal? The coincidence is general, even in the ‘Nadal clan’: the farewell to tennis was a failed event, from the place, day and time to the format, through a video that seemed edited in 1984.
MÁLAGA (Spain) – Someday soon, the Davis Cup will be cited in the history books of sport as an example of one of the most incomprehensible and damaging decisions ever seen. Because Malaga is hosting a good Finals this week,
MADRID – So many times the impossible was possible, Rafael Nadal and those around him ended up believing that things are always like that. You can win Roland Garros 14 times, you can return to world number one after injuries
From tennis’s box of curiosities: the fate of Rafael Nadal’s career now lies in the hands of Carlos Alcaraz. On Tuesday, the 38-year-old might have competed on a tennis court for the last time. He lost 6-4, 6-4 to Botic
Rafael Nadal states there are no Hollywood endings in tennis: “There’s no such thing as the perfect farewell.” The former world No. 1 is in Málaga with Spain’s Davis Cup team, aiming to win the competition for the sixth time.
