Follow us on: Ben Shelton: When and where was he born? Ben Shelton was born on October 9, 2002 in Atlanta, Georgia. He showed his passion for tennis at an early age and quickly developed into an outstanding talent. Shelton comes from a tennis family. Father Bryan Shelton made it to number 55 in the … Read more
Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner are undoubtedly the future of men’s tennis: The Spaniard and the Italian shared the four Grand Slams of the 2024 calendar year between themselves and fought a thrilling battle in the final of the ATP tournament in Beijing a few days ago – with the better one End for Alcaraz. … Read more
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has filed an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) requesting a sanction of up to two years for Jannik Sinner. Although the court of the Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) considered the Italian tennis player “not guilty” after two positive tests for clostebol in March, WADA considers that … Read more
“They are killing us with this,” complains Carlos Alcaraz, who collects millions in Saudi Arabia Carlos Alcaraz sharply criticizes the busy tournament calendar in men’s tennis while playing exhibition tournaments at the same time. The Spaniard thereby reveals an irritating ignorance of his competitors. In 2022, at the age of 19, he won the US … Read more
An unexpected return, after three long years on the sidelines, the Croatian made a stunning comeback. Formerly world number 3, he had dropped to 777th place, but Čilić won the ATP 250 tournament in Hangzhou for his comeback on the circuit, setting the record for the lowest-ranked player to win a title. Affected by recurring … Read more
Made less attractive after last minute packages of Thiago Monteiro (n°1) and of Laszlo Djere (n°6), the Challenger of Lisbon could still smile at three French people. But from Monday, Arthur Gea was beaten by the Swiss Alex Ritschard (n°7) after a great fight lasting over 2h30. Frustrating for the Tricolore who had the quality … Read more
” data-script=” > INFO LE FIGARO – Favourite for his own succession, the outgoing president of the FFT made a notable appearance a few days ago during a public meeting in Nouvelle Aquitaine. Seeking a second term and favourite for his own succession (decision on 14 December) Gilles Moretton is campaigning against his challenger Germain … Read more
After three years of famine, the Team Europe has returned to success in Making Cupthanks to a huge Carlos Alcaraz. The Spaniard won the decisive match against Taylor Fritz and brought 8 points out of 13 to his team, a record since the start of the competition. In his end-of-match speech, the winner of Roland-Garros … Read more
A Berlinwhere the Making Cup This weekend, the team captains Europe, Bjorn Borgand the world team, John McEnroe received a visit from the founding father of the event. Roger Federer had also ended his career in this same competition, which is half an exhibition, two years ago. The Swiss will experience his second edition as … Read more
The Making Cup returns this weekend to Berlinbetween Friday and Sunday. The “baby” of Roger Federer features a nice cast, especially in the Team Europe. This seventh edition will not have any French, unlike 2023 where two French were in the running: Gaël Monfils and Arthur Fils. As a reminder, throughout this weekend, the Team … Read more