If it continues like this, Carlos Alcaraz will come to haunt the nights of Stefanos Tsitsipas. At the US Open for their first duel, the Spaniard had signed a sublime victory in five sets by pocketing, in passing, his first career victory against a Top 10. It was just a few months ago and, since … Read more
I’m very happy, it’s a great victory, it’s never easy to play Isner in the United States. He has a very particular style of play. There was very little rhythm, very few exchanges. I managed to be solid in the important moments and I had a very good game. The idea was to make him … Read more
Before the match, Hugo Gaston returned 35 centimeters to John Isner and he knew that hail was going to fall on his head for sure. On arrival, the 21-year-old Frenchman certainly took 22 aces in the buffet and he was still 35 centimeters less tall, but the Greensboro grandet looked all sagged when he came … Read more
Decreased Rafael Nadal could not stop his opponent’s forward march. Every man has his limits, even Rafael Nadal. For the Spaniard, this 21st game of the season (for 20 wins, let’s remember) was one too many. To tell the truth, it was especially Taylor Fritz who fed most of the concerns before this final. The … Read more
Andrey Rublev hit his racquet until his right hand bled, but he couldn’t do anything to prevent Taylor Fritz from qualifying for the Indian Wells Masters 1000 final after his victory in two sets (7 -5, 6-4), Saturday. When the first set was lost, the Russian couldn’t find any other way to express his frustration. … Read more
After his titles in Marseille and Dubai, Andrey Rublev (7th) added a thirteenth consecutive victory on Friday, this one against Grigor Dimitrov (35th), to reach the semi-finals of the Indian Wells Masters 1000. He will face the American Taylor Fritz (20th), winner in three sets of the Serbian Miomir Kecmanovic (7-6 [5]3-6, 6-1). Despite some … Read more
Still undefeated this season, Rafael Nadal, realistic, winded then intractable, qualified for the quarter-finals of Indian Wells to the detriment of Reilly Opelka (7-6 [3]), 7-6 [5]). To claim this eighteenth consecutive victory, the Spaniard first had to be solid in this kind of meeting conducted at a false pace, never easy to grasp against … Read more
A fortnight after living in Acapulco on “worst time of [s] for life “, by his own admission, Alexander Zverev did not have his best night on a court, Sunday in Indian Wells. The German was beaten in the second round of the Californian Masters 1000 by the American Tommy Paul, 39th in the world, … Read more
Richard Gasquet, 81st player in the world, was beaten in the first round of the Indian Wells tournament on Friday. The French was dominated by the German Oscar Otte (6-2, 1-6, 6-3), ranked 76th at ATP. Gasquet had a disastrous start to the match, being broken twice to find himself trailing 4-0. He was then … Read more
“Three weeks after your freak out in Acapulco, what do you remember from this inglorious moment in your career?It was the worst moment of my career. It was embarrassing for me. It always is, when I walk in the locker room, etc. It’s not a pleasant feeling. We all make mistakes. I am a human … Read more