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
‘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
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
Djokovic was as reliable as a metronome, anticipating nearly everything headed his way and scurrying this way and that to retrieve and respond, as is his wont
The No. 3-seeded Medvedev won his lone major championship at Flushing Meadows in 2021 by defeating 23-time Slam winner Djokovic in that year’s title match
Security guards and, later, more than a half-dozen police officers went over to confront the three protesters, who were wearing shirts that read, ‘End Fossil Fuels’
Some competing in New York say the wear-and-tear on the mind can be just as hard to deal with as whatever might be wrong with one’s body during a season that begins in late December and continues into November
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 only thing that is a little bit, let’s call it dangerous, is that the question is: How far could we go?’ Medvedev, a 27-year-old Russian seeded No. 3, said
Both have had their minor ups and downs and have been far from offering us the best version of themselves, but I don’t think they needed to resort to it yet
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
Alcaraz improved to 14-1 over his nascent career in New York and is trying to become the first man to win two titles in a row in New York since Roger Federer took five straight from 2004-08
Players are responding to their own mistakes by yelling toward the seats where members of their team are sitting. It’s unclear whether they’re seeking a response or just need to vent at someone
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