Itineraries
Let the Sunshine (Double) in
Jannik Sinner’s pursuit of the long-coveted ATP world number one ranking—still held by his arch-rival Carlos Alcaraz—has recently shifted into high gear. This surge is thanks to the Italian’s back-to-back victories in the Masters 1000 tournaments of Indian Wells (California)…
Gianni Clerici at the Winter Olympics
Tennis, basketball, soccer, road cycling, but also track and field and... winter sports: Gianni Clerici covered every discipline, and he always did so with the wit and ease that set him apart. The snows of Grenoble, captured by Gianni in…
Roy Emerson: In the Right Place at the Right Time
Roy Emerson in 1962 Only four tennis players in history have achieved the feat of winning every Grand Slam singles title at least twice: Rod Laver, Rafael Nadal, Novak Đoković, and Roy Emerson. The record-holder for total titles (28), the…
A gem from the depths: the story of Althea Gibson
"I always wanted to be somebody" This is the title Althea Gibson chose for her autobiography, published in 1958, shortly after her second Wimbledon victory. It is certainly no secret that she succeeded in her endeavor: Gibson was, in fact,…
United States of “Italy”
I had never seen, in a Grand Slam final, two girls sitting and chatting with a smile, as if they had just finished a club match and were sharing secrets about some trivial matter—almost as if one were asking the…
‘The Unpleasant Becomes Jimmy the Bastard’
September 9, 1977. Forest Hills, New York: US Open semifinal. Jimmy Connors defeats Corrado Barazzutti 7-5, 6-3, 7-5. It could have been considered routine business for the then four-time Slam champion 'Jimbo' Connors, yet the 1977 US Open semifinal turned…
Word from the “Little Scribe”
Today, July 24, 2025, Gianni Clerici would have turned 95. To honor his memory, we are publishing the beautiful tribute written in English by Alessandro Marinaro in 2022, shortly after his passing. Alessandro is a great tennis enthusiast and a…
“A Toast to Gianni!”
'Game, set, match. Jannik Sinner wins' Rino Tommasi in 1971 How wonderful it would have been to hear Gianni Clerici and Rino Tommasi commentate the first historic victory of an Italian at Wimbledon. Everyone thought so, in one way or…
The Predestined Sinner
On November 8, 2019, Gianni Clerici titled an article in *La Repubblica*: “The Chosen One, Sinner: Never Have We Seen an Italian This Strong.” Jannik, who had just turned 18, had just defeated Frances Tiafoe and Mikael Ymer at the…
Wimbledon 1960: Diary of a “giornatore”
Journalist or writer... writer or journalist... why choose? Welcome the "journ-writer!" Gianni Clerici, defying those who thought they could pigeonhole him, decided not to split himself in half, but to double himself instead—and for this, we will be eternally grateful.…
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