Serbian doctor criticizes Djokovic for not getting vaccinated

Renowned tennis coach Patrick Mouratoglou has named Carlos Alcaraz, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic as the four top favorites for the French Open crown. At No. 1, Mouratoglou listed Alcaraz, who has won Madrid and Barcelona this clay season. "Here are four players to watch at Roland Garros...

Former Grand Slam champion Mary Carillo thinks Carlos Alcaraz resembles more Rafael Nadal than Roger Federer with his temperament as she definitely sees the similarities between Alcaraz and Nadal. Alcaraz, who just turned less than two weeks ago, is often compared to Nadal and it is certainly for a reason.

Guest in the latest edition of the Court-Side with Beilinson Tennis podcast, American journalist Steve Flink analyzed in detail the prospects of Carlos Alcaraz. The great revelation of this start of the season responds to the name of Carlos Alcaraz. The very young Spaniard, who had already shown flashes of...

The great revelation of this start of the season responds to the name of Carlos Alcaraz. The very young Spaniard, who had already shown flashes of enormous talent last year, literally blew the bank in these first months of 2022. Juan Carlos Ferrero's protege put two Masters 1000s (Miami and...

Former world No. 7 Richard Gasquet called Daniil Medvedev "a very special player" as he is hoping to use the advantage of the fact that the Russian will today be playing his first match following a lengthy absence. Medvedev, ranked at No. 2 in the world, underwent a sports hernia...

After Rafael Nadal's Mexican Open title in February, he wasn't able to seal the deal on any other crowns. The Indian Wells title was loss to Taylor Fritz in straight sets. A fellow Spaniard, the teen sensation, Carlos Alcaraz had some trouble dealing with the icon at Madrid, but came back to win in 3 thrilling sets.

Seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams says Iga Swiatek joined a "good company" after becoming the fifth player since 2000 to record 25+ consecutive wins. Swiatek has been dominating the women's tennis for the past three months as she has won her last 28 matches. In 2000, Williams won 35...

In a recent interview with L’Equipe, Serbian coach Petar Popovic analyzed the defeat suffered by Novak Djokovic against Carlos Alcaraz in the Mutua Madrid Open 2022. Djokovic showed signs of recovery at the Mutua Madrid Open, losing in the semifinals to a wild Carlos Alcaraz. In what was the...

Since 2005, Rafael Nadal has been the dominant figure on clay, winning most big titles and establishing domination in Monte Carlo, Rome and Roland Garros. With his eyes set on those three tournaments, Nadal had to sacrifice the third Masters 1000 event on clay in Hamburg, playing it in 2003 at 16 and missing the next three editions.

The 13-time Roland Garros champion, Rafael Nadal, is giving his best to prepare for the season's second Major. The 21-time Major winner has been dealing with a foot injury again since the Rome Masters, barely finishing his quarter-final clash at Foro Italico. Rafa trained at home in Mallorca on Tuesday,...

At the beginning of the year he lived through one of the most difficult moments of his career, but now we can affirm it without any doubt. Novak Djokovic is back. The Serbian champion had a great week at the Internazionali d'Italia in Rome and clearly beat Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final, whom he defeated 6-0, 7-6.

After giving up the WTA 1000 in Madrid at the last minute due to physical problems, Iga Swiatek is once again the protagonist of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, of which she is the defending champion. The world number 1 is already coming off a victory on clay, the one in Stuttgart on April 24 against Aryna Sabalenka, and therefore she arrives full of expectations at the tournament in Rome.

French Open tournament director Amelie Mauresmo has revealed the tournament will make some changes with their approach to the media following the 2021 Naomi Osaka situation. Just before last year's French Open, Osaka announced she would not be doing press conferences during the tournament. Following her first round win at...

Carlos Alcaraz won the second Masters 1000 of his career in Madrid and reached sixth position in the ATP ranking at the age of 19. The young and talented Spaniard is now one of the best tennis players on the circuit and two champions of the stature of Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal have already expressed words of great admiration towards him on several occasions.

World No. 1 Novak Djokovic did not drop a single game in the first set of the Rome final against Stefanos Tsitsipas, as the Greek lost a gameless set for the first time since the 2019 Australian Open. In the 2019 Australian Open semifinal, Rafael Nadal claimed a routine 6-2, 6-4, 6-0 win over Tsitsipas.

The requirements were all there - the public of the great occasions, the stage of the Foro Italico, the sun - to write another splendid page of blue tennis. But the gods of Olympus did not want…. The overwhelming enthusiasm of the fans that packed the Centrale was not enough: Jannik Sinner walked off the stage in the quarterfinals of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia (ATP Masters 1000 season five - prize purse €5,415,410) on the red clay of the Italian Forum.

During an interview with the Tennis Channel, Paul Annacone talked about the difficulties of tennis players in beating Rafael Nadal on clay-courts. Paul explained: "The hardest thing in tennis is beating Rafael Nadal in a three out of five match on clay. I think it's still the hardest thing to...

Former seven-time Grand Slam champion Mats Wilander says Novak Djokovic is his top favorite for the French Open title. Djokovic didn't enjoy an impressive start to the clay season but he looked extremely well in Rome and ended up winning his first title of the season at Foro Italico. En...

21-time Major winner Rafael Nadal prepares for his 18th Roland Garros. The second Grand Slam of the season kicks off next week, and Rafa is back on the practice court at his home in Mallorca, doing his best to recover from the injured foot and give himself a chance in Paris.

The 50th chapter of an outstanding rivalry between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic from Madrid 2017 struggles to find its place among their most extraordinary encounters. Still, it was significant, especially for the Spaniard, who defeated the Serb for the first time since Roland Garros 2014!. Nadal beat Djokovic 6-2,...