Top seed Jannik Sinner ensured Novak Djokovic will be absent from a Wimbledon men’s singles final for the first time in eight years after handing the Serbian great a brutal Centre Court battering on Friday. Italian Sinner lost both his previous Wimbledon duels with Djokovic but undoubtedly turned the tables as his power and precision…
Novak Djokovic set a new record on Wednesday, advancing to his 14th Wimbledon semi-final after overcoming Italy’s Flavio Cobolli in a gripping quarter-final clash. With his 6-7 (6/8), 6-2, 7-5, 6-4 win, Djokovic surpassed Roger Federer’s previous record of 13 semi-final appearances at the prestigious grass-court event. The Serbian tennis star, who is eyeing his…
Jannik Sinner’s progress to the Wimbledon quarter-finals came under somber circumstances after Grigor Dimitrov was forced to retire due to injury during their fourth-round match on July 7. Sinner, ranked world No. 1, found himself in an unexpected battle after trailing Dimitrov two sets to love. However, the Bulgarian 19th seed’s hopes were dashed when…
Novak Djokovic launched his pursuit of a record 25th Grand Slam title with a composed four-set victory over France’s Alexandre Muller on July 1, advancing to the second round of Wimbledon in front of a packed Centre Court. The seven-time Wimbledon champion prevailed 6-1, 6-7(7), 6-2, 6-2 in a match that stretched just over three…
Novak Djokovic has revealed that the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games is the sole professional motivation keeping him in tennis, amid ongoing speculation about his retirement plans. Djokovic, 38, last won a Grand Slam title at the 2023 US Open. He went on to secure his first Olympic gold medal at the 2024 Paris Games…
Listen to article Emma Raducanu battled through illness to secure a gritty 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 win over China’s Wang Xinyu in the first round of the French Open on Monday, setting up a second-round clash with defending champion Iga Swiatek. Raducanu, ranked 41st in the world, was visibly struggling early on and had to call for a…
CNN — It felt like the beginning of the end of an era at the French Open when Rafael Nadal announced his absence from the tournament earlier this month. Having struggled with a hip injury since the Australian Open, Nadal – a 14-time champion at Roland-Garros – is missing the second grand slam of the…
CNN — Age is clearly just a number to Novak Djokovic, who is now just one match away from securing a record-equaling eighth Wimbledon title after the Serb beat Italy’s Jannik Sinner in straight sets, winning 6-3 6-4 7-6 in Friday’s first men’s semifinal. Victory ensured the 36-year-old reached a record-breaking 35th grand slam final…
CNN — Novak Djokovic defeated Carlos Alcaraz, 5-7, 7-6(7), 7-6(4) on Sunday to avenge his Wimbledon final loss and capture the Western & Southern Open title in Cincinnati, Ohio. Playing in his first tournament on US soil since 2021, the 36-year-old Serb rallied from a set and a break down against the world number one,…
CNN — The stage is set for another epic showdown between Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz at the US Open which starts on Monday. The pair have thrilled tennis fans this season with two special matches, first in the Wimbledon final and then most recently at the Cincinnati Open. Djokovic described last Sunday’s Cincinnati Open…
