'With Rafael Nadal, the umpires are also always very...', says former ace

The 21-time Major winner Rafael Nadal is preparing for his 18th Roland Garros. The season's second Major starts next week, and Rafa is back on the practice court at home in Mallorca, doing his best to recover from a foot injust and stand a chance in Paris. Nadal has won...

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...

Rafael Nadal should travel to Paris this week, seeking the 14th Roland Garros crown in the next 20 days. Despite a foot injury, Rafa still hopes to play on a high level at his beloved Major and chase the title he lost to Novak Djokovic a year ago. Last May,...

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...

Former world no. 27 Laura Robson decided to retire from tennis at 28 after ongoing injuries. Laura claimed the Olympic Games silver medal in the mixed doubles alongside Andy Murray at home in London 2012, and she is also the junior Wimbledon winner, claiming the title at 14!. Robson reached...

World No. 1 Iga Swiatek has topped Serena Williams' record of 27 consecutive wins as the Pole downed Ons Jabeur for her 28th consecutive win. Between the 2014 WTA Finals and 2015 WTA Madrid, Williams won 27 consecutive matches. It was the fourth longest streak in tennis history. Now, Swiatek...

The 15-year-old Andy Murray, a promising junior with a bright future, had arrived at Sanchez-Casal Academy in Barcelona to improve the various elements of his game. This excursion proved to be very successful, and Andy had won three Futures titles on clay in 2004 before stepping in on the higher level in 2005 when he entered the top-100.

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.

It took Andy Murray almost ten years on Tour to clinch his first ATP clay-court title in Munich 2015 after a thrilling victory over Philipp Kohlschreiber in over three hours. With no time to celebrate, Murray went to Madrid and beat Kohlschreiber again in the second round to start winning.

After a short campaign on the blue clay of Madrid in 2012, Rafael Nadal returned to winning ways a year later. The home favorite advanced to the fourth Caja Mágica final in five years thanks to a 6-0, 6-4 win over compatriot Pablo Andújar in one hour and 17 minutes.

World No. 1 Novak Djokovic says he is not bothering himself by who could win the French Open but adds he thinks he is one of the favorited for the title. Djokovic made a slow start to the clay season but his level improved in Madrid and Rome and now he is considered among top favorites for the French Open title.

Novak Djokovic has repeatedly reiterated that he wants to be 100% for the start of Roland Garros, which kicks off on Sunday 22 May. The number 1 in the world has suffered a lot in these first months of 2022, thanks to his choice not to get vaccinated against the Coronavirus.

Since the draw came out, Rafael Nadal and Nick Kyrgios were set to play an entertaining third-round clash in Madrid 2017. Still, the Spaniard kept the battle only on paper after beating the Aussie 6-3, 6-1 in 72 minutes to reach his eighth Madrid Masters quarter-final in nine editions at Caja Magica.

Former US Open champion Andy Roddick considers Iga Swiatek as the dominant favorite for the French Open crown, just like Rafael Nadal was a dominant Roland Garros favorite numerous times in the past. Swiatek, ranked at No. 1 in the world, has been playing outstanding over the last three months...

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.

Former world No. 1 Andy Murray has withdrawn from the French Open. Murray, 35, won't be making his 12th French Open appearance this year. Murray made his French Open debut in 2006 and since then has had five deep runs at Roland Garros. In 2016, Murray reached his first and...

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.

There are no doubles for Alexander Zverev in Rome. The German tennis player had conquered the Roman clay court in 2017, beating Novak Djokovic in the final in just two sets; the following year, he had attempted the feat, but a too superior Rafael Nadal had blocked his path. 2022...

Tennis analyst Paul Annacone is absolutely blown away by Carlos Alcaraz as he has claimed that the game has not seen such a meteoric rise since Rafael Nadal. Like Nadal, Alcaraz became a Masters champion and broke into the top 10 at the age of 18. Alcaraz, who turned 19...