Djokovic rules out Paris-Bercy on his year-end calendar

While the Masters 1000 of Paris-Bercy trying to stay afloat on a 2020 calendar that has been seriously damaged by the health crisis, Novak Djokovic has anticipated the doubts generated by the curfew in France to announce that he will not play the tournament, scheduled from 2 to 8 November. This has been confirmed by … Read more

The Nadal clan manages to tuck in the champion

In a staggered manner, some within the Roland Garros bubble and most outside of it, the Nadal clan has managed a complicated year due to restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic to tuck the reigning tournament champion into the climactic moments that can lead to his 13th tournament title. On Wednesday September 23, Rafa arrived … Read more

The challenges of Rafa Nadal

He thirteenth title at Roland Garros allows Rafael Nadal (34 years) to be on pole to end his career as the greatest in history, if the number of Grand Slams is taken as a yardstick (20 him and 20 Federer). The braking of Novak Djokovic (33) at Roland Garros to leave him at 17 was … Read more

Carballés beats Coria and will face the favorite: Fognini

The Spanish Roberto Carballés it was best in the crucial moments and defeated the Argentine Federico Coria, 7-5 6-4 in almost two hours, and advanced to the second round of the Sardinian tournament. Carballés will face the Italian in the round of 32 Fabio Fognini, first favorite of the tournament, who is exempt in the … Read more

“Instead of giving Nadal the trophy I gave him the Eiffel Tower and let him put it in the garden”

Nico Almagro has been one of the Spaniards who have been protagonists at Roland Garros in the last two weeks. The Murcian, who retired in April 2019 after almost 16 years in the elite, has contributed decisively to the American Danielle Collins, her pupil, reached the quarterfinals of the women's team, where only Sofia KeninEventually … Read more

Rafa Nadal, among the great feats of sport

Rafa Nadal continues to make history in the world of sports. His thirteenth victory at Roland Garros makes the Nadal legend even more gigantic in Paris, where he already leads by 7 titles to Bjorn Borg, the second with the most titles in Paris, and allows him to equal Roger Federer in number of Grand … Read more

Nadal: 100 victories at Roland Garros and 65 'victims'

Rafa Nadal reached this Sunday at Roland Garros the stratospheric figure of 100 victories, a round number that has been available to very few in the history of tennis, when it comes to the Grand Slams. In fact, the Spaniard is the fifth player, man or woman, to reach that centennial figure in a major, … Read more