MELBOURNE, Australia — Here on the island that was once the center of the men’s tennis world — the land of Laver and Rosewall, Emerson and Newcombe and other gods of the game — the strangest dynamic has emerged. The rest of the world is obsessed with Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz. Here, it’s all … Read more
British tennis star Cameron Norrie apologized and avoided disqualification when a racket he threw in the air hit a spectator at the ATP Tour tournament in Auckland on Tuesday. Auckland-born Norrie was facing match point against Argentina’s Facundo Diaz Acosta when he lightly tossed his racket into the air. The racket struck a woman in … Read more
On Saturday, December 7, Joao Lucas Reis da Silva, a 24-year-old professional tennis player, did the most normal thing we do these days. He posted a couple selfie on Instagram. It was his partner’s birthday, so he posted a cute carousel of them posing by the water in Rio de Janeiro. “I love you so … Read more
MALAGA, Spain — Sara Errani stands at the baseline and exhales deeply. She is about to land a second serve, with Italy ahead on match point against Poland. A place in the Billie Jean King The stake is the Cup final. So Errani does what she has done many, many times before: she hits a … Read more