Nathan, a co-founder of the sports website Defector Media, has published “ Changeover: A Young Rivalry and a New Era of Men’s Tennis ” with Gallery Books. He spent the 2024 season squarely focused on Sinner and Alcaraz, in which they split the four majors and accelerated their ascension into a tennis stratosphere of their own creation.

Comment: For all the star-studded pairs and $1m winning purse, the new-look mixed doubles in New York lacks Grand Slam prestige and has largely disregarded doubles specialists, as Kieran Jackson expla

Tennis legend Chris Evert gave a blunt statement after being asked whether Emma Raducanu ’s relationship with Carlos Alcaraz is similar to the relationship she had with Jimmy Conners. Evert and Conners were engaged in the 1970s but ultimately called off the wedding.

The US Open, the final Grand Slam of the year, takes place from August 24, with a new reimagined mixed doubles tournament preceding it as a two-day event from August 19-20 - watch exclusive live cover