This Wednesday’s day at the WTA 1,000 in Rome has left us with numerous surprises in the women’s draw, among which stand out the elimination of two of the great favorites of the tournament: the Estonian Anett Kontaveit and the Czech Karolina Pliskovafifth and sixth favorite for the title respectively. Kontaveit was overwhelmed by Croatian … Read more
Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka will not play the WTA 1,000 in Rome despite being included in the final draw. This Monday the WTA confirmed that Osaka had given up competing in the Roman tournament due to an injury to her left ankle. In this way, Osaka gives up her place in the final table … Read more
Toni Nadal “clearly” sees the Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaraz, 19, as the future number one in the world since “there is no color between him and the other players of his generation”Rafael Nadal’s uncle and former coach assured this Wednesday. “We have many years left of a great Alcaraz”, said Toni Nadal on the … Read more
Rafa Nadal began his career in the current Masters 1,000 in Rome with a firm step, defeating the always difficult John Isner in a reliable way. The Spaniard, who is seeking his 11th title this week at the Foro Italico, already has a rival for the round of 16 of the tournament. Next, all the … Read more
After beating John Isner in the second round of the Masters 1,000 in Rome, Rafa Nadal spoke to the media in a press conference in which he was inevitably asked about Carlos Alcaraz, a recurring theme that is beginning to be somewhat annoying for the Balearic, in a way because he considers that it does … Read more
The clay court season has not been entirely good for Pablo Carreño. Except for the final at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell, where the intractable Carlos Alcaraz defeated him, in Rio de Janeiro he fell in his debut against Fognini; in Montecarlo, in the round of 16 against Zverev, in Madrid, in the first round … Read more
When the embers of Carlos Alcaraz’s victory victory at the Mutua Madrid Open have not yet been extinguished, absent from the Foro Italico the new phenomenon due to physical problems, the spotlights in Rome point to Rafael Nadal. To the master and lord of the tournament. The tennis player with the most wins (68) and … Read more
Carlos Alcaraz continues to receive tributes in Murcia after winning the title at the Mutua Madrid Open. A trophy that allows him to establish himself in the tennis elite as evidenced by his rise to number 6 in the ATP ranking. Carlitos will not only receive sports titles, since this Tuesday the president of the … Read more
Behind the Mutua Madrid Open, it’s the next guy’s turn Masters 1.000 of the calendar: the Rome Open. The Italian tournament monopolizes the main focuses of world tennis before the appointment of Roland Garros. Above these lines, a general view of the Italic Forum, at the foot of Monte Mario, during the second day of … Read more
With victories (28, more than anyone in the ATP) and titles (four, also top in the circuit), Carlos Alcaraz breaks schemes in tennis. At the gates of the Grand Slam on clay (from May 22), the French newspaper L’Équipe prepares the ground: “His amazing ascent makes him one of the great favorites for Roland Garros”. … Read more