Spain's Francisco Clavet, who was humbled by Brazilian newcomer Ricardo Mello at the Mexican Open on Monday, will retire this season after 15 years on the professional circuit.
Clavet, who won in Mexico in 1997, said his swansong would be at the Challenger tournament in Madrid in August.
"It's sad to leave a career in the sport, which has filled my life during so many years," he announced. "It's made me very sad, but the time has come to look for new targets.
"I've always enjoyed it, in spite of the tension, because it's what I most enjoy doing," added the left-hander, who won the first of his eight titles in Hilversum in 1990 and the last in Scottsdale in 2001.
I don't know why it took until COVID for RG to finally release their best matches.
This is one of THE Classic Nadal vs. Djokovic matches. Prime , quick and Servebot Nadal, plus peak forehand and good backhand.
Also one could see how motivated Djokovic was in this match, he had a game plan and...
How would a player with:
Serena's serve
Monica's return
Graf's forehand
Henin's backhand
Navratilova's net game
Hingis' tactical abilities
Clijsters' mobility
Evert' mentality
do on the ATP tour? Top 500, top 200, 100?
With all of the free time, I have created some tennis trivia questions. I think they are fairly difficult, although I may be proven wrong by some of the trivia experts on MTF. If you answer the question correctly, you can pick the next topic.
Note: Only main draw ATP matches (including Grand...
Mark my words!
Given that MTF is all about outrageous predictions (that either do or do not come true), this is mine.
Reasoning, this is how the curve has gone for South Korea and for China. Why would Italy, and the rest of the world be different. We are discovering new methods for treating...
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