🎾 Nick Kyrgios on if he played Sinner at the Australian Open:
“I would just get every single person in the crowd to get on him. I would just turn it into an absolute riot.
All respect would go out the window and I would just do anything to win.”
🗣️ Nothing Major Podcast
Bove è arrivato stabile dal punto di vista emodinamico presso il pronto soccorso e i primi accertamenti cardiologici e neurologici effettuati hanno escluso danni acuti a carico del sistema nervoso centrale e del sistema cardio respiratorio. Sarà rivalutato nelle prossime 24h.
Vamos, @RafaelNadal!
As you get ready to graduate from tennis, I’ve got a few things to share before I maybe get emotional.
Let’s start with the obvious: you beat me—a lot. More than I managed to beat you. You challenged me in ways no one else could. On clay, it felt like I was stepping into your backyard, and you made me work harder than I ever thought I could just to hold my ground. You made me reimagine my game—even going so far as to change the size of my racquet head, hoping for any edge.
I’m not a very superstitious person, but you took it to the next level. Your whole process. All those rituals. Assembling your water bottles like toy soldiers in formation, fixing your hair, adjusting your underwear... All of it with the highest intensity. Secretly, I kind of loved the whole thing. Because it was so unique—it was so you.
And you know what, Rafa, you made me enjoy the game even more.
OK, maybe not at first. After the 2004 Australian Open, I achieved the #1 ranking for the first time. I thought I was on top of the world. And I was—until two months later, when you walked on the court in Miami in your red sleeveless shirt, showing off those biceps, and you beat me convincingly. All that buzz I’d been hearing about you—about this amazing young player from Mallorca, a generational talent, probably going to win a major someday—it wasn’t just hype.
We were both at the start of our journey and it’s one we ended up taking together. Twenty years later, Rafa, I have to say: What an incredible run you’ve had. Including 14 French Opens—historic! You made Spain proud... you made the whole tennis world proud.
I keep thinking about the memories we’ve shared. Promoting the sport together. Playing that match on half-grass, half-clay. Breaking the all-time attendance record by playing in front of more than 50,000 fans in Cape Town, South Africa. Always cracking each other up. Wearing each other out on the court and then, sometimes, almost literally having to hold each other up during trophy ceremonies.
I’m still grateful you invited me to Mallorca to help launch the Rafa Nadal Academy in 2016. Actually, I kind of invited myself. I knew you were too polite to insist on me being there, but I didn’t want to miss it. You have always been a role model for kids around the world, and Mirka and I are so glad that our children have all trained at your academies. They had a blast and learned so much—like thousands of other young players. Although I always worried my kids would come home playing tennis as lefties.
And then there was London—the Laver Cup in 2022. My final match. It meant everything to me that you were there by my side—not as my rival but as my doubles partner. Sharing the court with you that night, and sharing those tears, will forever be one of the most special moments of my career.
Rafa, I know you’re focused on the last stretch of your epic career. We will talk when it’s done. For now, I just want to congratulate your family and team, who all played a massive role in your success. And I want you to know that your old friend is always cheering for you, and will be cheering just as loud for everything you do next.
Rafa that!
Best always, your fan,
Roger
Oggi e domani si disputano le semifinali e la finale del torneo ITF Antico Tiro a Volo e verranno trasmesse in diretta su Sportface TV. Con una grande novità: potrete interagire direttamente con i telecronisti di Sportface.
Come? Nel box delle storie Instagram o sull’account X (ex Twitter) di Sportface potrete partecipare attivamente. Per essere letti si dovrà utilizzare l’hashtag #atvtennisopen. Ready? Ask.
Torniamo a quello storico 10 Maggio dove tutti insieme abbiamo potuto gridare… #CHIEVOISBACK ‼️
🤍💙Sergio Pellissier: “Il marchio Chievo torna a casa. Alla sua gente, ai tifosi, ai nostri 800 soci e sponsor. A loro, il nostro grazie”
#ChievoisBack#SergioPellissier#Tifosi
È online il nuovo episodio di ORO, il podcast olimpico di @sportface2016 curato dal sottoscritto e da Giuseppe #Pastore
Il protagonista odierno è Ferdinando #Gandolfi, eroe del Settebello che conquistò il metallo più pregiato a Barcellona 92 contro i padroni di casa, dopo una sfida indimenticabile
Ricordo bene esattamente dove fossi in quel momento. Avevo 10 anni e rientravo dal solito lungo viaggio in Polonia con la mia famiglia. Eravamo quasi a casa, quando mio padre accese la Radio Rai. Erano le fasi conclusive di quella finale. Ricordo quel momento come fosse oggi
Nel post a seguire potrete ascoltare la puntata
Per questa puntata un ringraziamento speciale anche a @ThomasTomassini per il suo prezioso aiuto
La nuova puntata di ORO, podcast olimpico che curo insieme a @gippu1, è online. Ricordo di aver visto in tv l’oro di Marco #Galiazzo, mentre ero a Londra quando arrivò la seconda vittoria (a squadre). Una grande emozione! Vero @Torriolo?
https://t.co/O2H6jqpmNQ
Sportface TV è un nuovo progetto targato Nexting e @sportface2016
Uno dei primi format si chiama '30/40' e racconta il dietro le quinte dei tornei @ATPChallenger, parlando del momento di pressione di una palla break da dover salvare (e di tanto altro)
Ci sono online 4 puntate (Zeppieri, Lavagno, Maestrelli, Bellucci) e le trovate su https://t.co/v94Ej9Qgxz (o sulla App di Sportface, sia per iOS che per Android). Tutto gratuito, ma bisogna obbligatoriamente registrarsi
#Tennis #SportfaceTV
“Non si rifiuta la #Roma! Avrei firmato a qualunque cifra, per la mia storia qui e per la grande opportunità che mi è stata offerta. Darò tutto per restare su questa panchina, cercando di meritare la riconferma sul campo”. #DeRossi alla prima conferenza da allenatore della Roma
AS Roma are pleased to confirm that Daniele De Rossi has been appointed as head coach until 30 June 2024.
Welcome home, Daniele! 💛❤️
📄 https://t.co/7e6RgE4dmA
#ASRoma