The Catcher On The Line

31/03/2026

https://x.com/valeriomoggia/status/2038968081721028658?s=46&t=X2gfzkVWhAwK3MUYz-wKcw

20/03/2026

And Ethan Quinn beats Ruud in straight sets, after a very tight second set. As far as I am concerned, Ethan can lose for the rest of his life as long as he keeps coming to the net almost 30 times or so in two sets. But at last, someone who actually attacks. And, contrary to what one might think, he did not win this match just with the huge forehand, the moves forward and the big serve. He won it by improving the backhand. And not only the slice backhand, but the topspin one too, or, if you prefer, by taking it early and in front ( great job!). In any case, it was a tremendous performance, and as both a journalist and a fan, I am very happy about it. That is not an oxymoron, and you should know it is not an oxymoron.

14/11/2025

Pro tennis built an entire integrity system to police players, while the institutions themselves take betting money through data deals, sponsorships and media rights. Here’s how every single point became a betting product – and why the conflict of interest is structural, involving ATP WTA ITFTennis itia_tennis

My serialized investigation for insideoverita

(IT):

La prima puntata della nostra inchiesta: il fenomeno del micro betting, il ruolo dei media e le zone d'ombra dei tornei minori.

23/10/2025

In Italy, the Davis Cup has been rediscovered. Or rather, it has been rediscovered purely to accuse Jannik Sinner of not loving it enough. Since announcing his withdrawal, Italy’s number one player has been at the center of a summary trial: he lives abroad, speaks German, and won’t wear the national blue. A perfect script for talk-show rhetoric, where patriotism is measured in attendance records rather than results. Link in Bio

12/10/2025

He was supposed to be the heir by logic.
Among the few men to break the monopoly of Federer, Nadal and Djokovic, Daniil Medvedev climbed to world number one after stopping Djokovic’s bid for the calendar Grand Slam. When Federer retired, many assumed Medvedev would take his place as the cool, analytical successor — the thinker who could rule the post-Big Three era.

But things didn’t unfold that way. What looked like the start of an age soon turned into a slow drift. The Russian, one of the most ironic, intelligent and self-aware voices in tennis, found himself caught between generations: too late to challenge the Big Three at their peak, too early to belong fully to the new order led by Alcaraz and Sinner. Link in Bio