World number one Novak Djokovic has marked Jannik Sinner as a future champion, saying the Italian teenager has the skill and the hunger to develop into a top player. The 19-year-old is at a career-best ranking of 22 and made […]
French Sports Minister Roxana Maracineanu said it was possible the French Open could be postponed for the second year amid the COVID-19 crisis. France entered a third nationwide lockdown on Saturday to contain the coronavirus spread, although professional sports have […]
Naomi Osaka had grown so accustomed to dominating that she was not immediately sure what lessons to take after her 23-match winning streak came to an abrupt end in quarter-final action at the Miami Open on Wednesday. Osaka, the reigning […]
Roger Federer on Thursday withdrew from next week’s Dubai ATP tournament, claiming “it’s best to go back to training” as his comeback from 13 months on the sidelines ended after two matches at the Qatar Open. The 39-year-old was knocked […]
World number one Novak Djokovic yesterday surpassed Roger Federer’s record of weeks spent as world number one with his 311th week on top of the ATP rankings. The 18 Grand Slam winner never lost a match in 2020 and ended […]
World No 1 Novak Djokovic has said he will return to the court at this month’s Miami Open having recuperated from a muscle tear suffered during his Australian Open title defence. The 33-year-old Serbian suffered the injury during a third […]
Novak Djokovic matched Roger Federer’s all-time record for the most weeks as ATP world number one on Monday, holding the top spot for the 310th week. Djokovic’s ninth Australian Open title last month ensured the 18-time Grand Slam champion will […]
Peerless world No 1 Novak Djokovic demolished Russia’s Daniil Medvedev in straight sets to win his ninth Australian Open title and extend his record-breaking reign at Melbourne Park Sunday. Djokovic overpowered the fourth seed 7-5, 6-2, 6-2 in front of […]
Naomi Osaka emphatically ended Serena Williams’s latest bid for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam crown with a straight-sets demolition in the Australian Open semifinals on Thursday. The Japanese third seed swept past the American veteran 6-3, 6-4 on Rod Laver […]
World No 1 Ash Barty’s dream of becoming the first homegrown Australian Open champion since 1978 ended in an extraordinary 1-6 6-3 6-2 quarterfinal loss to Karolina Muchova on Wednesday. The Czech was a player transformed after a medical timeout […]
