Ben Rothenberg - Tennis player -

Marion Bartoli: Wimbledon were left with no choice but to end ban on Russian and Belarusian players

In the latest edition of Match Points, the panel says Wimbledon was forced to change tack, thanks to a lack of support from the rest of the tennis world

Simon Cambers

April 7, 2023

Serbia's Novak Djokovic walks off dejected after losing his quarter final match against Spain's Rafael Nadal at Roland Garros 2022

“Novak, if you don’t pass me, you are screwing it up. Good luck!!” – Ben Rothenberg on Nadal’s comment

In the latest episode of Match Points, tennis writer Ben Rothenberg gives his take on what exactly Nadal meant when he said that Djokovic is best placed to finish with most Majors

Haresh Ramchandani

June 14, 2022

Ben Rothenberg on Match Points: “Nadal flirting with a line between courageous and dangerous”

In the new episode of Match Points, Ben Rothenberg thinks that Rafael Nadal might be taking a few too many risks.

Carrie Dunn

June 9, 2022

A tennis player practices with a racket inside a room at a hotel where players are undergoing mandatory quarantine in advance of the Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, January 21, 2021

Unvaccinated players could play Australian Open after two-week quarantine (leak)

A leaked email from the WTA Tour to its players suggests that unvaccinated players could play the Australian Open after undergoing a two-week hard quarantine

Haresh Ramchandani

October 25, 2021

Will players get vaccinated? Rothenberg’s thread shows worrying scepticism on tennis circuit

Diego Schwartzman was quick to take to social media after Monday night's press conferences at the Miami Open and clarify that he will be having a coronavrisu vaccine when it's his turn. But after strong questioning from journalist and Match Points panellist Ben Rothenberg, it seems that many of his peers have not yet been swayed by public health necessity

Carrie Dunn

March 30, 2021