PARIS – If there is anyone who has no doubts about Rafael Nadal’s condition in these Olympic Games, it is Carlos Alcaraz: “Rafa is at his best”. This rainy Friday in Paris, both trained doubles under the retractable roof of
PARIS – Rafael Nadal may not play singles at the Olympic Games due to physical problems. According to the Spanish sports website Relevo, the atmosphere in Nadal’s circle “is not exactly optimistic” and plan B is gaining strength: concentrate on
PARIS – When your name is Rafael Nadal and you are one of the greatest sportsmen ever seen, you attend the draw for a tournament in person, which rarely happens, and the result is the very serious possibility of a
PARIS – The clash that every sports fan would like to see is just a step away: Rafael Nadal versus Novak Djokovic at Roland Garros? But not at the Grand Slam tournament, but representing Spain and Serbia respectively at the
PARIS – Carlos Alcaraz radiates happiness, and it’s not because he’s the reigning Roland Garros and Wimbledon champion. It’s because he has his idol by his side in a very special way. Rafael Nadal is his doubles partner, his inspiration,
PARIS – Novak Djokovic chose privacy during Paris 2024. He will not sleep in the Olympic Village. “We expect Novak to arrive within the next few days, although he will not be staying with us in the Village,” an organizing
PARIS – Rafael Nadal is happy in Paris, and that should not be news, after all he is the owner of 14 titles at Roland Garros. But behind the smiles, the jokes and the ironies that he displayed on Tuesday
After being left out of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games due to his ranking, Cristian Garin confessed his regret for having said no to Tokyo 2020, an event to which he did qualify: “Now that time has passed I regret
LONDON – “Winning ugly” was, at the time, an outburst of sincerity: tennis is not necessarily beauty, said Brad Gilbert, who today, from his position as a commentator on ESPN, sees Andy Murray and Daniil Medvedev as other “winning by
LONDON – On his perfect day, Carlos Alcaraz said (with the Wimbledon trophy in his arms for the second time) that he doesn’t feel like a champion. “A champion is someone who has won 14, 20, 24 Grand Slams. I
LONDON – Carlos Alcaraz played a perfect match in the Wimbledon final until he had three championship points, which he wasted with one double fault and other unforced errors. Novak Djokovic’s comeback could have come, but the Spaniard, fearless, was
LONDON – It was as if Carlos Alcaraz was in a hurry to get to watch Spain in the Euro final. The Spaniard swept aside Novak Djokovic and successfully defended his Wimbledon title. Under cloudy London skies, the now four-time
