MELBOURNE- The champions’ aisle leading to the Rod Laver Arena bears the name of Czech Petr Korda. Sebastian, who is walking there for the first time to compete on the court, taps a couple of times with his right hand
MELBOURNE – In 2017, the doctor was giving Andy Murray good and bad news. The good one? “The problem you have in your hip can be fixed.” The bad one? “You won’t be able to play professional sport again.” Andy
MELBOURNE – The scene is heartbreaking, not just for Nadal fans, but for any tennis follower. Rafael Nadal leaves Australia, injured, walking to the locker room through the hall of champions of the Rod Laver Arena as he has rarely
MELBOURNE – Nadal and Djokovic have met 59 times in their lives on every possible stage, have the same number of tennis titles (92) and are neck-and-neck for the record number of major trophies. The race that Novak Djokovic and
MELBOURNE – Winning a Grand Slam has been one of the toughest challenges in men’s sport for the past 20 years. Will it still be that way in 2023? Almost all top tennis players are betting on a new Grand
MELBOURNE – Juncheng Shang had the luxury of dismissing a world number one. Marcelo Rios had a fleeting experience as coach of the young Chinese, who in Australia, explained his dismissal: “He was disrespectful”. “For me and my family, the
When you sit down with Mats Wilander to talk tennis, there’s one thing you can be sure of: whether he gets it right or wrong, his predictions and analysis will be sharp, interesting and entertaining. “He’s starving! After what happened
SYDNEY – The United Cup, the tournament that revived mixed competitions in tennis, can be even better: at least that’s what Spaniard Rafael Nadal believes, who made a proposal to change the format after his second defeat in the event.
RIYADH – Stefanos Tsitsipas wants a Grand Slam and the top of the ranking in 2023. Something like what Carlos Alcaraz achieved in 2022: a major title and number one. His greatest ambitions are expressed in words full of confidence.
RIYADH – “The thing about Djokovic and Nadal is that on their bad days, they still play great tennis”. For the rest, that large group of players with less than 20 Grand Slams, which includes former number one Daniil Medvedev,
The scenario facing men’s tennis in the twilight of 2022 is as unusual as the season itself: the number one will be a teenager who can witness his achievement from his armchair at home, or a veteran who was on
The US Open is now looking like a pipe dream, but a return to the Australian Open is a real possibility. As CLAY understands, there is a good chance that Novak Djokovic gets to play at the Australian Open 2023,
