Jannik Sinner is already certain to stay number 1 in the ATP ranking until the end of the year: the blue, after winning the Six Kings Slam exhibition tournament, will not play next week, then will return to the field for the Masters 1000 in Paris-Bercy, will stop another week and then will attack the … Read more
Shanghai. The Serbian Novak Djokovic, former world number 1 (currently number 4) sent a message to his rivals that he is recovering his usual level of tennis with an expeditious victory against the Italian Flavio Cobolli (number 30), 6-1 and 6-2 , this Tuesday in the third round of the Shanghai Masters 1000. The Serbian, … Read more
Shanghai. The two emerging tennis stars, the Spanish Carlos Alcaraz and the Italian Jannik Sinner, surpassed their commitments at the Shanghai Masters 1000 this Wednesday and are now just one obstacle away from meeting again in the semifinals of the Chinese tournament. Alcaraz (number 2) made it to the quarterfinals after beating the French veteran … Read more
Shanghai. Novak Djokovic stated that he “always wants to play”, despite the fact that “a part of (him) has left (with his rivals),” he declared this Friday after the announcement of Rafael Nadal’s retirement the day before. “I always want to play […]”I’m still there… but it’s certain that a part of me left with … Read more
The now 60-year-old Swede spoke about the Spaniard’s career in a Eurosport interview. The fact that he chose the comparison to Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer to describe the clay court specialist’s strengths shows how much the sporting rivalry between the three superstars was above all else. “Roger Federer brought a special flair and of … Read more
The world of champions is a sanctuary of paradoxes. The rivalries that drive the careers of these athletes almost always give way, over the years, to a feeling of respect, admiration, even friendship. Rafael Nadal, who has just announced his retirement after the Davis Cup, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray are part of … Read more
Rafael Nadal, king of clay who has contributed to writing some of the most memorable pages in the history of tennis since 2001, announced Thursday that he would retire from sports in November, with a phenomenal record including 22 Grand Slams. “I think the time has come to end my career, which has been long … Read more
When his phone rang and he received a video message from Novak Dokovič from an unknown number, it was actually another piece of the puzzle. Jakub Menšík has also improved thanks to his idol’s tennis academy training, and the Czech super talent has become a world-class player. All that was missing for the story to … Read more
Tennis player Tomáš Macháč sensationally knocked out second-ranked player Carlos Alcaraz from Spain with a score of 7:6, 7:5 in Shanghai and advanced to the semifinals of the Masters tournament for the first time in his career. His next opponent will be world number one Jannik Sinner from Italy. The 23-year-old Macháč beat the favorite … Read more
In the new rule introduced by the ATP, the so-called service clock (time limit for putting the ball in play) is activated automatically. That is, without taking into account anything that may happen after the exchange. Previously, the countdown was started when the head referee announced the score. The rule modification means that the countdown … Read more