Rafael Nadal claimed the milestone of the 30th Masters 1000 crown in Madrid 2017. The home favorite beat Dominic Thiem 7-6, 6-4 after two hours and 15 minutes of an extraordinary battle for the fourth Caja trophy magical. It was one of the best clay court matches of that season, with the players pushing themselves […]
Roger Federer cracked top-10 two decades ago
On this day two decades ago, Roger Federer entered the top-10 for the first time. After a notable junior career, Roger cracked the top-400 at 17 in 1998. With reliable results on the Satellite Tour, Roger finished the season just outside the top-300, with plenty more to come in 1999. The Swiss grabbed 13 ATP […]
‘I avenged the Davis Cup loss’
In their early meetings, Lleyton Hewitt had the advantage over the fellow young gun Roger Federer. Facing each other for the first time in Lyon 1999, Hewitt knew how to tame the rival’s shots and impose his game, winning seven of their first nine encounters. In the 2003 Davis Cup semi-final, Lleyton came from two […]
Stefanos Tsitsipas places Rafael Nadal behind Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic
Stefanos Tsitsipas, Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic have claimed this year’s clay-court Masters 1000 titles. The Greek had a chance to lift a pair of those, but he lost the Rome final to Novak Djokovic in straight sets. Tsitsipas is the last year’s Roland Garros finalist, opening two sets to love advantage against Djokovic before […]
Minjee Lee queen of the Founders Cup 2022
Minjee Lee is the champion of the Founders Cup 2022. The Australian in Clifton, New Jersey and on the Upper Montclair Country Club course (par 72), returned to success ten months after the last time (Evian Championship in July 2021) and celebrated his seventh career success on the LPGA Tour (figure including a Major). With […]
The Cairns Cup, clear victory of Team USA
The Cairns Cup ended on Friday 13 May at The Shire London, with the clear victory of Team USA by 21 to 3. The Cairns Cup, results The atmosphere was that of a great party, of friendship, of emotions in memory of the late Billy Cairns. The event was greeted online by Ian Poulter and […]
“Ons Jabeur? Playing against her is always difficult”
Iga Swiatek will hunt for the fifth consecutive title at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia, which would allow her to consolidate the top of the ranking, should she still need it. In the press confence, Iga said: “In these tournaments where we play day after day, we really don’t have time to celebrate successes. Soon after […]
Celia Barquín, Gold Medal of the Royal Order
Jose Manuel Franco, Secretary of State for Sports and President of the Higher Sports Council, has awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal Order of Sports Merit posthumously to golfer Celia Barquín in an emotional ceremony held at the RCG La Barganiza attended by his parents Marcos and Miriam. Celia Barquín, Gold Medal of the […]
“My mother was shocked by my Britney Spears’ imitation”
At the quarter-finals of the Italian Open 2022, in Rome, Novak Djokovic is continuing his march towards the Roland Garros 2022. Novak, in the press conference, talked about a lot of topics, from clay courts to his imitation of American singer Britney Spears. Djokovic said, starting to talk about Felix Auger-Aliassime, Tony Nadal’s new player: […]
Rafael Nadal takes Masters 1000 record from Roger Federer
Rafael Nadal failed to claim the fifth Caja Magica title in Madrid last week. The Spaniard returned to action after skipping six weeks due to a rib injury and played three matches at the home Masters 1000 event. It was enough for Rafa to pass Roger Federer and earn the Masters 1000 records. Nadal became […]
