Media around the world echoed the painful news of the cancer suffered by Carla Suárez and that she herself announced with a statement and a video in which she explains that she will be undergoing chemotherapy treatment immediately. Carla, you are such a fighter and I have no doubt you'll get through this. Stay positive … Read more
Russian tennis successfully started the second day at the US Open in New York. Each one in a different way and with a different story, Danill Medvedev, Karen Khachanov, Andrey Rublev and Andrey Kuznetsov they managed to advance to the second round. Medvedev (3rd favorite) passed over the Argentine Delbonis with a demonstration of superiority … Read more
Alejandro Davidovich could not hide that he was “very happy” after winning with great merit the Pole Hubert Hurkacz and getting for the first time in his career in the third round of a Grand Slam. “It is the most important victory of my career,” he acknowledged. The secret of his success: “Now I am … Read more
Novak Djokovic did not enjoy too much this Wednesday at the Arthur Ashe at the Billie Jean King Center, he even gave up a set, but the Serbian did what he usually does in 2020: win. With his victory against Kyle Edmund (6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-4 and 6-2) increased his record as undefeated in 2020 … Read more
Shortly after winning the Masters 1,000 in Cincinnati last Saturday, Novak Djokovic struck a coup in the world of tennis with the creation of a players association (PTPA, short for Professional Tennis Players Association) outside the ATP, a group not yet too defined that will defend the rights only of tennis players, without counting on … Read more
On September 3, 2006, just 14 years ago, Andre Agassi (Las Vegas, 50) played his last game as a tennis professional. It was at the US Open and with a defeat against the 112th in the world, the German Benjamin Becker (7-5, 6-7, 6-4 and 7-5). With a balance of 870 victories and 274 defeats, … Read more
The Argentinian Juan Martín del Potro, who underwent surgery for the third time on his right knee last Wednesday, he was discharged and will begin rehabilitation this week at a clinic in Bern. The 31-year-old player from Tandil was subjected days ago to a new intervention by Dr. Roland Biedert's team, in the Swiss capital. … Read more
When the United States Tennis Association (USTA) decided to organize the US Open without an audience, due to the coronavirus pandemic, it was exposed to the major challenge of surviving without the income from tickets and consumption of the thousands of spectators who attend the Grand Slam each year and consequently had to convince their … Read more
Tennis fans telematically greet Novak Djokovic as he walks onto the pitch to play the Bosnian Damir Dzumhur at US Open. The Serbian prevailed comfortably (6-1, 6-4 and 6-1) in his debut in a championship that is played behind closed doors for coronavirus prevention measures.
Maria Sharapova gave an interview to the British newspaper The Telegraph in which she reviewed her career after announcing his retirement as a professional tennis player on February 26 at just 32 years old. Sharapova wanted to review in the interview how her beginnings in the world of tennis were at Nick Bollettieri's academy in … Read more