If permission is given in tennis to insult and provoke the opponent, it would increase the attention of the fans and improve the show, believes Francisco Cerundolo: “Trash talking? It should be allowed. Tennis would be more entertaining and more
Is it the end? Rafael Nadal says no, that he tries to “look to the future while maintaining the illusion”, but the contradictions in his public message are now undeniable. So much so, that what the Nadal traffic light shows
SANTIAGO, Chile – A new episode of disqualification in tennis occurred this week at the Santiago ATP Challenger, and Renzo Olivo, its protagonist, the day after speaks about the way officials and the ATP handle the situation: “I feel it’s
Juan Carlos Ferrero has been coaching Carlos Alcaraz for more than six years, and he says that the world number two still amazes him almost every day. It’s those out-of-this-world’s shots that impresses him: “He creates situations out of nowhere”.
There are matches you never forget, and that’s what happens to Daniil Medvedev: he is clear about his training method and his goals, he is happy with new technical details he is adding to his game, but more often than
SANTIAGO, Chile – Like the virus and the immune system. This is how Javier Frana compares a tennis rivalry, like that of the two greatest tennis players of men’s tennis in the new era. Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz “hurt”
The big tennis question of the last year has already been answered: Rafael Nadal is alive, he just needs to add matches to be very competitive. And if he does, what will happen if Nadal can string together tournaments and
SANTIAGO, Chile – Two very similar situations led to diametrically opposite results. Two cases of tremendous disrespect to ATP officials with shouting and swearing. A tale of two cities 15,000 kilometers apart: Arthur Fils in Santiago, Chile; Andrey Rublev, in
SANTIAGO, Chile – Corentin Moutet defeated Nicolás Jarry under boos and jeers, and experienced a tense moment when he met his opponent at the net for the handshake. “He said ‘pathetic’, I don’t know why. I behaved well,” said the
SANTIAGO, Chile – Tomás Barrios is serving 0-30, five all in the second set. Chilean Alejandro Tabilo’s phone rings in a tense moment. The left-hander runs to his bag to silence his cell phone. Then he returns to the back
SANTIAGO, Chile – This Wednesday at the Chile Open, Jaime Fillol presented his book “Huellas en la arcilla” (Ediciones de la Lumbre) where he recounts some appealing aspects of his life and career in tennis. In these pages he tells
SANTIAGO, Chile – The center court of the Chile Open is the flank of criticism in the 2024 edition. Irregular bounces are viral material on social networks, however, the big problem according to the tennis players themselves is the risk
