The Wimbledon defeat and her anguish underlines the difficult choices athletes must make between work and familyAs the best tennis players in the world converged on the lawns of Wimbledon last summer, it soon became clear that Ons Jabeur was soaring. She produced the best tennis of her life as she tore through a brutal run of grand slam champions –...

Spaniard recovering from injury but beats Thiago Seyboth WildMirra Andreeva stuns Wimbledon champion VondrousovaCarlos Alcaraz says he is feeling “spectacular” after taking another significant stride in his recovery from injury by reaching the fourth round of the Madrid Open with an efficient 6-3, 6-3 win over Thiago Seyboth Wild.“Today I was also a...

As a new movie starring Zendaya puts the tennis on the big screen, the sport that brought us Lacoste and Fred Perry is inspiring today’s style playersWith a new film, Challengers, opening this weekend, American actor Zendaya has been on a lot of premiere red carpets and chatshow sofas in recent weeks. And from shoes with tennis-ball heels to a party...

Luca Guadagnino’s sizzling, sharply scripted drama, co-starring Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist, is such fun it’s almost indecentNobody harnesses horniness quite like Luca Guadagnino. With his lavish, luxurious portrait of forbidden lust, the Tilda Swinton-starring I Am Love, Guadagnino embraced one of cinema’s most cliched symbolic sensual devices, filling...

Nadal triumphs 7-6 (6), 6-3 against Alex de Minaur in MadridFirst time since November 2022 Nadal has beaten a top-30 playerIn the feverish buildup to his final appearance at the Madrid Open, Rafael Nadal made himself abundantly clear. It was not too long ago that he was unsure if he would ever return to the court at all and so, with his lingering physical...

22-year-old loses 6-1, 7-5 against Polish eighth seedKatie Boulter loses in three sets to wildcard Robin MontgomeryFor most of this season, when Jack Draper has faced off against elite opponents, those matches have played out as long, tight battles. Even when the 22-year-old has lost, he has usually offered a full demonstration of his talent.Draper’s...