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The inexplicable act of the Egyptian player, who stood without knowing how to play.

The image of shame: a tennis player competes in a professional tournament... without knowing how to play!

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January 7th and we already have, perhaps, what could be one of the images of 2026. We know all too well that in lower category tournaments, like the one being played this week in Nairobi, Kenya, there may be invitations, at the very least, "questionable"... but few as lamentable as the one given to Hajar Abdelkader, an Egyptian tennis player without a ranking who barely won three points (two double faults and a glaring error by her opponent) and who didn't even know on which side of the court to stand to return. The images of the match are surreal, with Abdelkader looking like she was playing tennis for the first time in her life. How much longer?

This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, La imagen de la vergüenza: una tenista compite en un torneo profesional... ¡sin saber jugar!

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Carlos Navarro | 07/01/2026
Djokovic, among those present at the tribute to Pilic at the Davis Cup 2025. Photo: Getty

Djokovic, among those attending the tribute to Pilic at the Davis Cup 2025

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Great reception for Novak Djokovic as he entered the court at the 2025 Davis Cup ITF tribute to Niki Pilic in Bologna. The Serbian was not the only prominent figure present at this moment. Tennis legends like Boris Becker, Ivan Ljubicic, and Viktor Troicki were also there.

 

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Raquel Bermúdez Rodríguez | 19/11/2025
A player denounces the absence of physical therapists at an ITF tournament. Photo: Getty Images

A player denounces the absence of physiotherapists at an ITF tournament

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Juan Pablo Paz, an Argentine tennis player, has reported through his X account (formerly Twitter) the absence of physiotherapists at the M15 de Antalya tournament, organized by the ITF: "My back was hurting in the third set. I call the physio, asking to put tape on my back, but they respond that they didn't have tape to use. I tell them it's not a problem because I have my own. They say it's the same because they don't know how to apply the tape. I call the supervisor and ask how is this possible, and he tells me it's because they are not real physios (I already knew this, and all of us playing the tournament know it, because whatever the issue is, all they can do is apply a cream with a finger, and that's it)".

"So, let's just say that professional tennis tournaments are organized without physiotherapists, and it's not a problem. This is an issue we have been discussing with the ITF for years regarding this tournament and the physios, and the response is always the same. Years go by, and nothing changes. Just another disappointment to add to the list of disappointments from the ITF, showing once again that they should not be the ones organizing future professional tournaments," stated the ATP ranking number 582.

 

This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Un jugador denuncia la ausencia de fisioterapeutas en un torneo ITF

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Andrés Tomás Rico | 06/03/2025
Sinner, ITF World Champion in 2025.

The ITF Chooses Sinner Ahead of Alcaraz as "World Champion of the Year"

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Not only ATP and WTA award their prizes, with different categories, once the season is over. Also, the ITF chooses its leading figures globally, with categories such as wheelchair tennis or the junior circuit. The big news, however, has come with the chosen one in the men's circuit: Jannik Sinner has been proclaimed the "World Champion of the Year", placing himself above Carlos Alcaraz despite finishing the year as world number two. It is not the first time the ITF has chosen this way; their criteria are different from those of the ATP. On the women's side, there was no debate, and Aryna Sabalenka was the champion, while Marcel Granollers was recognized in the doubles category and chosen as the Player of the Year alongside Horacio Zeballos (winning two Grand Slams set them apart from the rest).

Sinner and Sabalenka, winners. Source: ITF

This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, La ITF escoge a Sinner por delante de Alcaraz como "Campeón Mundial del Año"

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Carlos Navarro | 17/12/2025
Italy dominates both ITF rankings at the end of the 2024 season. Source: Getty

Italy dominates the ITF rankings doubly

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Champions of the Billie Jean King Cup. Ten days later, champions of the Davis Cup, for the second consecutive year. It didn't take much to know that Italy would close this calendar at the top of both ITF rankings, both in the men's and women's. A powerful image that clearly shows which nation is set to dominate in the next decade. As for Spain, right now only one piece of data connects us to the Italians, as we also share the same ranking for boys and girls. Tenth in both lists.

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Fernando Murciego | 06/12/2024
Altug Celikbilek with the champion's trophy in Pozoblanco: Triumphed in Spain in 2021. We wish him a speedy recovery.

Shock in tennis: Altug Celikbilek hospitalized after suffering a brain hemorrhage on court

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Distressing and devastating news has reached us from Monastir, Tunisia. On Saturday, a serious incident unfolded that we are closely following: Altug Celikbilek (a 28-year-old Turkish tennis player whose highest ranking was #154 in the world and winner of three Challenger tournaments, one of them in Spain in the town of Pozoblanco) collapsed during the second game of his semifinal match in a Futures event. As reported by Corriere dello Sport, the Turkish player suffered a cerebral hemorrhage, was assisted by medical staff on court, and shortly hospitalized. The Turkish Federation has addressed the situation on social media, confirming that his condition is being constantly monitored, and that the Turkish Embassy in Tunisia is closely following his status. We await further updates and, of course, wish Altug a swift recovery.

 

This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Shock en el tenis: Altug Celikbilek, hospitalizado tras sufrir una hemorragia cerebral en pista

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Carlos Navarro | 02/12/2024
The Spanish team, after falling to the Netherlands.

Spain complicates next Davis Cup: will play playoffs again next year

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Important and relevant horizons revealed by MARCA regarding the upcoming 2025 Davis Cup. Spain has significantly complicated its presence in the upcoming Finals: it will have to participate in playoff matches next February, just after the conclusion of the Australian Open, in a matchup yet to be determined. Initially, Valencia was set to host the 2025 Finals (ensuring Spain's presence as the host country), but the tragic effects of DANA have led to Valencia withdrawing its bid, leaving Zhuhai, China as the only current option. In other words: we could see the biggest team tournament Finals in China, right after the ATP Finals... while Spain battles it out in two prior matches. A rather disheartening scenario to say the least.

This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, España se complica la próxima Copa Davis: volverá a jugar playoffs el año que viene

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Carlos Navarro | 21/11/2024
The inexplicable act of the Egyptian player, who stood without knowing how to play.

The image of shame: a tennis player competes in a professional tournament... without knowing how to play!

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January 7th and we already have, perhaps, what could be one of the images of 2026. We know all too well that in lower category tournaments, like the one being played this week in Nairobi, Kenya, there may be invitations, at the very least, "questionable"... but few as lamentable as the one given to Hajar Abdelkader, an Egyptian tennis player without a ranking who barely won three points (two double faults and a glaring error by her opponent) and who didn't even know on which side of the court to stand to return. The images of the match are surreal, with Abdelkader looking like she was playing tennis for the first time in her life. How much longer?

This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, La imagen de la vergüenza: una tenista compite en un torneo profesional... ¡sin saber jugar!

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Carlos Navarro | 07/01/2026
Sinner, ITF World Champion in 2025.

The ITF Chooses Sinner Ahead of Alcaraz as "World Champion of the Year"

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Not only ATP and WTA award their prizes, with different categories, once the season is over. Also, the ITF chooses its leading figures globally, with categories such as wheelchair tennis or the junior circuit. The big news, however, has come with the chosen one in the men's circuit: Jannik Sinner has been proclaimed the "World Champion of the Year", placing himself above Carlos Alcaraz despite finishing the year as world number two. It is not the first time the ITF has chosen this way; their criteria are different from those of the ATP. On the women's side, there was no debate, and Aryna Sabalenka was the champion, while Marcel Granollers was recognized in the doubles category and chosen as the Player of the Year alongside Horacio Zeballos (winning two Grand Slams set them apart from the rest).

Sinner and Sabalenka, winners. Source: ITF

This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, La ITF escoge a Sinner por delante de Alcaraz como "Campeón Mundial del Año"

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Carlos Navarro | 17/12/2025
Djokovic, among those present at the tribute to Pilic at the Davis Cup 2025. Photo: Getty

Djokovic, among those attending the tribute to Pilic at the Davis Cup 2025

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Great reception for Novak Djokovic as he entered the court at the 2025 Davis Cup ITF tribute to Niki Pilic in Bologna. The Serbian was not the only prominent figure present at this moment. Tennis legends like Boris Becker, Ivan Ljubicic, and Viktor Troicki were also there.

 

This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Djokovic, entre los presentes en el homenaje a Pilic en la Copa Davis 2025

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Raquel Bermúdez Rodríguez | 19/11/2025
A player denounces the absence of physical therapists at an ITF tournament. Photo: Getty Images

A player denounces the absence of physiotherapists at an ITF tournament

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Juan Pablo Paz, an Argentine tennis player, has reported through his X account (formerly Twitter) the absence of physiotherapists at the M15 de Antalya tournament, organized by the ITF: "My back was hurting in the third set. I call the physio, asking to put tape on my back, but they respond that they didn't have tape to use. I tell them it's not a problem because I have my own. They say it's the same because they don't know how to apply the tape. I call the supervisor and ask how is this possible, and he tells me it's because they are not real physios (I already knew this, and all of us playing the tournament know it, because whatever the issue is, all they can do is apply a cream with a finger, and that's it)".

"So, let's just say that professional tennis tournaments are organized without physiotherapists, and it's not a problem. This is an issue we have been discussing with the ITF for years regarding this tournament and the physios, and the response is always the same. Years go by, and nothing changes. Just another disappointment to add to the list of disappointments from the ITF, showing once again that they should not be the ones organizing future professional tournaments," stated the ATP ranking number 582.

 

This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Un jugador denuncia la ausencia de fisioterapeutas en un torneo ITF

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Andrés Tomás Rico | 06/03/2025
Italy dominates both ITF rankings at the end of the 2024 season. Source: Getty

Italy dominates the ITF rankings doubly

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Champions of the Billie Jean King Cup. Ten days later, champions of the Davis Cup, for the second consecutive year. It didn't take much to know that Italy would close this calendar at the top of both ITF rankings, both in the men's and women's. A powerful image that clearly shows which nation is set to dominate in the next decade. As for Spain, right now only one piece of data connects us to the Italians, as we also share the same ranking for boys and girls. Tenth in both lists.

This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Italia domina el ranking ITF por partida doble

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Fernando Murciego | 06/12/2024
Altug Celikbilek with the champion's trophy in Pozoblanco: Triumphed in Spain in 2021. We wish him a speedy recovery.

Shock in tennis: Altug Celikbilek hospitalized after suffering a brain hemorrhage on court

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Distressing and devastating news has reached us from Monastir, Tunisia. On Saturday, a serious incident unfolded that we are closely following: Altug Celikbilek (a 28-year-old Turkish tennis player whose highest ranking was #154 in the world and winner of three Challenger tournaments, one of them in Spain in the town of Pozoblanco) collapsed during the second game of his semifinal match in a Futures event. As reported by Corriere dello Sport, the Turkish player suffered a cerebral hemorrhage, was assisted by medical staff on court, and shortly hospitalized. The Turkish Federation has addressed the situation on social media, confirming that his condition is being constantly monitored, and that the Turkish Embassy in Tunisia is closely following his status. We await further updates and, of course, wish Altug a swift recovery.

 

This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Shock en el tenis: Altug Celikbilek, hospitalizado tras sufrir una hemorragia cerebral en pista

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Carlos Navarro | 02/12/2024
The Spanish team, after falling to the Netherlands.

Spain complicates next Davis Cup: will play playoffs again next year

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Important and relevant horizons revealed by MARCA regarding the upcoming 2025 Davis Cup. Spain has significantly complicated its presence in the upcoming Finals: it will have to participate in playoff matches next February, just after the conclusion of the Australian Open, in a matchup yet to be determined. Initially, Valencia was set to host the 2025 Finals (ensuring Spain's presence as the host country), but the tragic effects of DANA have led to Valencia withdrawing its bid, leaving Zhuhai, China as the only current option. In other words: we could see the biggest team tournament Finals in China, right after the ATP Finals... while Spain battles it out in two prior matches. A rather disheartening scenario to say the least.

This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, España se complica la próxima Copa Davis: volverá a jugar playoffs el año que viene

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Carlos Navarro | 21/11/2024
Rafael Jódar competes in the Junior ITF Masters this week. Source: Getty

Rafa Jódar, ready to compete in the Junior Masters

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Madrid-born Rafael Jódar is already in the Chinese city of Chengdu to compete in the tenth edition of the ITF World Tennis Tour Junior Finals starting this Thursday. This event features the top eight male and female players of 2024 in the global Under-18 circuit. In a year where he reached his first professional final in Dénia ($25,000), Jódar is the top seed of the tournament and also the recent junior US Open champion. 

The competition follows the same format as the ATP and WTA finals: an initial round robin stage with two groups of four players each, followed by semifinals and a final where the top two from each group advance. Jódar, currently ranked No. 4 in the junior world rankings, will be in Group A alongside the Dutch player Mees Rottgering, the Czech Jan Kumstat, and the Australian Hayden Jones. Group B will feature the Romanian Luca Preda, Czech player Maxim Mrva, British player Charlie Robertson, and the South Korean Jangjun Kim.

This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Rafa Jódar, listo para disputar el Masters Junior

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