Rafael Nadal announces his retirement: ‘A thousand thanks to everyone’
The 22-time Grand Slam champion hangs up his racket after 23 years as a professional as one of the sport’s greatest historical competitors
The 22-time Grand Slam champion hangs up his racket after 23 years as a professional as one of the sport’s greatest historical competitors
The legendary Swiss tennis player talks exclusively to EL PAÍS about the final stretch of his career, portrayed in a Prime Video documentary that premiered on June 20
The 22-times Grand Slam winner and the newly crowned French Open champion will compete in singles and doubles on the clay of Roland Garros during the Games
The American, the youngest winner of a Grand Slam tournament at the French Open in 1989, looks back to his transgressive underarm serve against Ivan Lendl and praises the Spanish player: ‘He’s an artist’
The tennis legend talks to EL PAÍS about the potential of Spanish player Carlos Alcaraz, why Novak Djokovic deserves more recognition and why the sport is ‘opening a can of worms’
The recruitment of the Spaniard as ambassador reflects the country’s ambitious expansion plan, which aims to use tennis to boost the image-cleansing process it has embarked on with the spectacles of football, golf and Formula 1
The man from Alicante, Ferrero’s replacement on the Spanish bench, praises the player’s ‘joy’ and says that he should not lose his ‘spontaneity’ on and off the court
‘Maybe I struggled to handle the last part of the season,’ said the world number two as he seeks the consistency and balance to challenge Novak Djokovic’s dominance of the ATP Tour
The Spaniard has to beat Andrey Rublev in his second match at the ATP Finals to avoid elimination after losing to Alexander Zverev, his third defeat in as many games
In 1973, this tennis player Billie Jean King stood up: either women and men would receive the same prize at the US Open, or she, the previous year’s winner, would not play. Fifty years later, her fight for the rights of athletes is more alive than ever
The Spanish pro athlete hasn’t played since January and isn’t planning a return anytime soon
The American player’s coach, Pere Riba, analyzes the evolution of the rising tennis star that will play this Saturday for her first Grand Slam title
The 19-year-old American, a physical marvel who moves on the court like few others, has assumed the burden of expectation that has been on her since her emergence in 2019
The Spaniard, who will face Arnaldi in the last sixteen in New York, reads the game much better and is becoming more decisive without losing his essence
The agency that represents the top seed, who will face Lloyd Harris in round 2 of the US Open on Thursday, is clearly guiding his steps towards the US market
The American hard-court major led the way in equal prize money thanks to the efforts of Billie-Jean King, but in many smaller tournaments the gender gap remains between the ATP and WTA
The youngest number one seed in history, will defend his title at the US Open in New York after an uneven summer and pressure from a resurgent Djokovic
The world number one talks to EL PAÍS about his historic triumph at Wimbledon, fame, and his meteoric rise
The 20-year-old Spaniard defeated the reigning champion in five sets. The Serb breezed through the first set but the young challenger made a comeback, winning his first-ever Wimbledon title
The world number one swept aside Medvedev to advance to the final in London. He and the Serbian recently played each other at Roland Garros in Paris
The Alcaraz-Rune rivalry and the renewed women’s hierarchy symbolize a total transformation in the landscape after two decades of stagnation and the ‘post-Serena’ volatility
The Serbian tennis player has an 85.8% win rate on a grass court, surpassing Björn Borg, Pete Sampras and Rafael Nadal
After an impressive triumph on grass, the world’s top tennis player aims for the UK’s prestigious tournament
Before a defining clash with Novak Djokovic in the French Open semifinals, the world number one’s relatives reveal his day-to-day life and preparation in Paris
The Spanish tennis player, who has been suffering from a string of debilitating injuries, has decided to take a break from the game to concentrate on his health and a final year on the ATP Tour in 2024
Ahead of the Spanish Cup final against Real Madrid, the Osasuna striker talks to EL PAÍS about his humble origins in Rosario, prison and his faith
The world number 11 spoke to EL PAÍS about breaking down barriers in tennis, his greatest inspirations, his rise in the sport and expectations over becoming a Grand Slam champion