It's late, and the tenth anniversary of the Rafa Nadal Academy is being celebrated in Manacor, where several legends of professional tennis will join Rafa himself to play several exhibition matches. Here’s everything you need to know.
Bad news for Jannik Sinner. The Italian, who has not played a tournament since winning Wimbledon, announced this morning that his return will not be at the Masters 1000 in Shanghai either. What is happening?
A comeback as incredible as the one this morning in Tokyo deserved an explanation beyond that of its protagonist. Alcaraz provided this to recover from a 2-6 deficit in a tiebreak that seemed destined for a verdict.
After overcoming the first two challenges, the Tokyo champion now faces Denis Shapovalov in the quarter-finals, an unpredictable opponent who can be tough to beat under these conditions.
The player from Murcia saved four set points in a strong start to the match where the Italian was the best on the court. Once the storm had passed, the rest of the match was a formality for Carlitos, who is now in the quarter-finals in Tokyo.
Russia achieved one of the most stunning victories of the day in Beijing this Friday. After losing the first set 6-3, they then went on to win twelve consecutive games to secure the victory.
The Chinese tennis player was not far from achieving the biggest victory of his professional career this Friday, but he ultimately discovered the difficulty of having Novak Djokovic on the other side of the net.
