When Rafael Nadal, racket in hand, appears walking through the Brisbane tournament holding Rafael Nadal’s hand, racket in hand, the same question that has been asked so many times comes up again. How is this possible? Brisbane is the first
SANTIAGO, Chile – Forty-five minutes past noon on that November 26th, 2016 in Chile’s capital. At the Club de Tenis El Alba, where the streets of eastern Santiago are steepest, the dry heat, typical of a late spring day was
SANTIAGO, Chile – When Nicolás Jarry Fillol realized that he had qualified Chile for the United Cup and that the choice of captain fell to him, he thought of none other than his grandfather. “It is a very valuable personal
Nick Kyrgios says he doesn’t remember watching Boris Becker on Netflix. And he’s right. The German is a failure, because not being part of the cast of Break Point, the best thing that can happen to you in tennis, is
The way of celebrating victory by shutting up the haters might soon reach new limits in tennis. On the inside of her left index finger, Jessica Bouzas, WTA’s most promising Spaniard, has the onomatopoeia “SHH” tattooed. She says that when
It is the year 2024, Rafael Nadal returns to tennis. It sounds like a new story, and it is, although it is also an old one: the Spaniard has done it many, many times before, being out of the tour
SANTIAGO, Chile – Being the second best tennis player in the Arab world brings with it a responsibility that Mayar Sherif takes it with pleasure. The Egyptian embraces that pressure both on and off the court, and doesn’t keep quiet
MÁLAGA – The Davis Cup has once again reminded us why tennis is much more than a sport; it is an ever-evolving narrative, full of feats, sacrifices and triumphs. And with these historical overtones, Italy, led by a great Jannik
They fought for the number one ranking in 1998. Marcelo Rios cut off Pete Sampras’ longest streak at the top of the world rankings: 102 consecutive weeks, one of the longest in history. And they fought fiercely in the locker
MÁLAGA – Finland’s Cinderella story that went where it didn’t expect to go in Davis Cup. The Nordic team defeated Argentina in the qualifiers, knocked out Croatia and the United States in September and eliminated Canada in the quarter-finals. They
MÁLAGA – Less than a week after his loss to Novak Djokovic in the ATP Finals final, Jannik Sinner has a chance for a vendetta. The Italians and Serbians will decide a finalist after defeating the Dutch and British respectively.
MÁLAGA – He is the world’s number one tennis player, but also a union activist. Novak Djokovic, leader of the PTPA (Professional Tennis Player Association) called for the Davis Cup competition system to mutate to “a mix of the format
