‘Rafael Nadal has never broken a racket’ – Uncle Toni explains source of Spaniard’s supreme discipline
Rafael Nadal has never broken a racket in anger, not even when he was a child, his uncle and former coach Toni Nadal has claimed. …
News Archives: 07/2020
‘Roger Federer is almost the perfect tennis player’ – Former coach gives glowing verdict on Swiss star
Roger Federer is ‘almost the perfect tennis player,’ according to his former coach Stefan Edberg. Edberg coached Federer for two years earlier in his career,…
‘US Open will be historic and can give tennis fresh global appeal,’ says top TV analyst
Greg Rusedski is confident that tennis will come out of the coronavirus crisis in good shape, and the unique nature of the US Open will…
Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal skip Citi Open, but Kei Nishikori and Daniil Medvedev lead strong field
Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal have both opted to skip the Citi Open, leaving Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas to lead the field. The Citi…
Serena Williams coach says ‘it looks impossible’ for her to play both French Open and US Open
Serena Williams looks likely to skip the French Open after the US Open with her coach Patrick Mouratoglou saying it is ‘impossible’ for players to…
Novak Djokovic ready to commit to US Open, but his one key condition is revealed
Novak Djokovic is reportedly ready to commit to playing in the US Open in September, but only should one special condition be met. Djokovic previously…
ATP Finals ‘intends’ to go ahead as usual in November, but restrictions likely
The ATP Finals in London will be the finale to the drastically disrupted 2020 season, although it may have to happen behind closed doors. A…
Patrick Mouratoglou: ‘It’s the hardest era for young players to win a Grand Slam, but they are getting closer’
Tennis super-coach Patrick Mouratoglou has defended young players over their failure to make a Grand Slam breakthrough, but believes it’s close to happening. 2016 was…
‘We already know Rafael Nadal will win Roland Garros, we just don’t know against whom,’ says top coach
Rafael Nadal is all but a certainty to win Roland Garros again, says Patrick Mouratoglou, but he believes the US Open could see a new…
ATP Tour branded ‘an unbearable catastrophe’ by former top ten star in scathing attack on men’s tennis
The ATP Tour is a ‘catastrophe,’ according to Richard Gasquet, who has launched a scathing attack on the current state of men’s tennis. There has…
