It is with great sadness that the tennis world has learned of Maria Esther Bueno’s death in São Paulo on 8 June after a long battle with cancer at the age of 78. She had her family around her and…
Maria Bueno dies, age 78
Fantastic Fognini fulfils promise
Wins Brasil Open… Maria Esther Bueno has always thought that Fabio Fognini is a remarkably talented player and by winning the Brasil Open in São Paulo over the weekend, he just proved her point. “He is such a nice guy…
A week full of surprises at the Rio Open
Maria Esther Bueno spent last week working at the Rio Open presented by Claro, the first ATP World Tour 500 tournament in Brazilian history and one of the few played on clay, along with Barcelona and Hamburg, that proved to…
The São Paulo Swallow featured in Tennis Threads
Maria Esther shines in print Maria Esther Bueno is the first Grand Slam champion to be featured in Tennis Threads’ latest monthly innovation – its Rewind Feature! Tennis Threads was launched in January 2017 and has quickly established itself as…
Great Aussie finals
Controversy down under Maria Esther Bueno is glad 2018 has rolled around, especially since another tennis season is now well under way and the first Grand Slam of the year has proven to be such a thriller with great Aussie…
Will we be ringing in the changes?
Change is inevitable… Maria Esther Bueno has been observing the end of the season events and joins the debate on what needs to change in our game, if anything. “My feeling is that over time everything changes and we have…