Tennis
Jannik Sinner had to beat Medvedev twice, and in doing so he offered yet another proof of his greatness
The final he has reached in Rome feels different, and not only because it will be played in front of his home crowd: after the rain delay, the world number one pulled off a feat that had still been missing from his résumé.
Luciano Darderi has arrived in the elite, and he is doing it with a game that is entirely new for Italian tennis
Mental strength, technical completeness, variety in his shots and ideas: this is how the Italian player beat Jodar, at the end of a match with a thousand lives.
Thanks to his win over Zverev, Luciano Darderi has entered a new dimension
The Italian player has claimed the most important victory of his career, right in Rome, with a comeback that projects him directly among the greats.
Tennis players are protesting the prize money of Grand Slam tournaments, and now Sabalenka and Gauff have said that “in the end we might boycott them.”
Players complain about a disparity between earnings and the amount of money that ends up in their pockets.
Jannik Sinner is the new absolute dictator of world tennis
The victory in Madrid against Zverev, at the end of a one-sided final lasting less than an hour, leaves no doubt: at this moment, there is no one who can even come close to the Italian phenomenon. Not even on clay.
No one, or almost no one, has seen Rafael Jódar arrive, yet he has everything it takes to become the third wheel between Sinner and Alcaraz.
The young Spanish tennis player has started 2026 strong and will now face Sinner in the quarter-finals in Madrid: the right match to test his talent, his solid and robotic game.
Intesa Sanpaolo will continue to be the Host Partner of the ATP Finals for the 2026-2030 five-year period.
The Group will continue its activities around one of the most prestigious and anticipated events of the international tennis calendar.
The first ATP tournament on grass organized in Italy, starting from 2028, is yet another proof that our tennis is experiencing an incredible golden age.
It will be played in Milan, or anyway in the North, and it represents a historic moment for the FITP and the entire movement.
The rivalry between Sinner and Alcaraz has already changed tennis, making it more offensive, more intense, more technological.
An excerpt from the book Cambiocampo – A New Era of Tennis Has Begun, written by Giri Nathan and published by Altrecose.
After the complaints expressed at the Australian Open, the tennis players participating in the Roland Garros, Wimbledon, and the US Open will have more spaces where their privacy will be respected.
An initiative of absolute common sense, after champions like Djokovic complained about "not feeling safe even in the shower."
At Roland Garros, tennis players will be able to use tracker bracelets (and other similar devices) that the Grand Slam tournaments had previously banned.
A sensible initiative, after the short circuit at the Australian Open had sparked reflection.
The victory against Zverev is of immense value for Flavio Cobolli, who can now truly aim for the elite of tennis.
The final reached in Monaco is a clear, unequivocal signal: we are facing another Italian player who has everything to enter the Top Ten. And to stay there.