Carlos Alcaraz has been named the 2026 Laureus World Sportsman of the Year, becoming the first Spanish tennis player to win the award since Rafael Nadal’s back-to-back victories in 2011 and 2012. The honor recognizes Alcaraz’s outstanding 2025 season, which included a historic French Open victory and a career-best year-end No. 1 ranking. Alcaraz secured … Read more
Carlos Alcaraz has been named the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year for 2025, cementing his place among the sport’s elite and following in the footsteps of his compatriot and idol, Rafael Nadal, who won the award twice. The announcement came during the Laureus World Sports Awards ceremony held in Seville, Spain, on April 20, … Read more
Carlos Alcaraz has grow the third Spanish athlete to win the Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year, joining Rafael Nadal and Aitana Bonmatí in an elite circle of Iberian sporting excellence. The honor, announced at the 2024 Laureus World Sports Awards ceremony in Madrid on April 22, recognizes his dominant 2023 season … Read more
Juan Martín del Potro speaks with a calm that belies the seismic impact he once had on tennis. The Argentine giant, whose towering forehand and indomitable spirit carried him to a U.S. Open title and Olympic medals, now watches the sport from a different vantage point — one unclouded by the frustration that once accompanied … Read more
Feliciano López Calls for More Competition at Mutua Madrid Open as Alcaraz, Sinner Dominate MADRID — As the Mutua Madrid Open prepares for its 25th edition in 2026, tournament director Feliciano López voiced growing concerns about the lack of meaningful competition challenging the sport’s current elite, specifically world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz and world No. … Read more
Madrid is set to host the 2025 Laureus World Sports Awards on April 20, bringing together the world’s most elite athletes for a night that celebrates excellence beyond the scoreboard. The nominees, announced this week by the Laureus Academy, feature two standout names at the forefront of the conversation: Swedish pole vault sensation Armand “Mondo” … Read more
ROME — The clay courts of the Foro Italico are set to host a pivotal moment in the 2024 ATP Tour as Jannik Sinner arrives at the Italian Open not just as the defending champion, but as the newly crowned world No. 1 — a position thrust upon him not by triumph, but by circumstance. … Read more
Carlos Alcaraz Withdraws From Barcelona Open Following Wrist Injury The tennis world received a significant blow on Wednesday as Carlos Alcaraz officially withdrew from the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell. The 22-year-old Spaniard, the tournament’s primary favorite, was forced to end his campaign prematurely due to a recurring wrist injury that flared up during the early … Read more
Carlos Alcaraz Withdraws from Barcelona Open Following Forearm Injury The clay-court season has dealt a significant blow to Spanish tennis fans. Carlos Alcaraz, the World No. 2, has withdrawn from the Barcelona Open, ending his bid for a third title at the tournament. The decision came Wednesday, following a first-round victory that initially appeared to … Read more
Carlos Alcaraz Withdraws from Barcelona Open Due to Wrist Injury Carlos Alcaraz has withdrawn from the Barcelona Open, ending his quest to reclaim the world No. 1 ranking in his home country. Despite a first-round victory on Tuesday, the Spaniard decided on Wednesday that he could not continue in the tournament after discovering a wrist … Read more