US Open: All the stats behind Daniil Medvedev's maiden Grand Slam title - In Numbers
3 years, 6 months ago

US Open: All the stats behind Daniil Medvedev's maiden Grand Slam title - In Numbers

India TV News  

Novak Djokovic fell one step short in his Grand Slam bid. Djokovic was trying to become the first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to win all four Grand Slam singles titles in the same year. 1 Medvedev became the first man since Rafael Nadal in 2010 to win a US Open title dropping just one set, and since Ivan Lendl in 1987. 3 Medvedev is now the third Russian Grand Slam men's singles champion after Marat Safin and Yevgeny Kafelnikov and second at the Flushing Meadows. 8 is now the total number of first-time Grand Slam winners in men's singles tennis since Rafael Nadal's maiden French Open title.

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Miami Open: Novak Djokovic scripts history, Mirra Andreeva's fairytale run ends
5 days, 22 hours ago

Miami Open: Novak Djokovic scripts history, Mirra Andreeva's fairytale run ends

India Today  

24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic scripted history after recording the most number of wins in ATP 1000 Masters events. After winning his 411th ATP 1000 Masters match, the former World No.1 went past Rafael Nadal, who retired from professional tennis after Spain’s Davis Cup tie against the Netherlands last year. Djokovic, who is looking to win his seventh Miami …

ATP Rankings: Medvedev slips, Paul makes Top 10 debut as Sinner stays on top after Australian Open 2025 title
2 months ago

ATP Rankings: Medvedev slips, Paul makes Top 10 debut as Sinner stays on top after Australian Open 2025 title

The Hindu  

Jannik Sinner continued to occupy the No. 1 spot in the latest ATP Rankings released on Monday after winning his second straight Australian Open title. READ | Double Australian Open champion Sinner wants to match hardcourt successes on grass and clay USA’s Tommy Paul, who lost to Zverev in the quarterfinals, jumped two spots to make his Top 10 debut. …

Today in Sports - N. Djokovic becomes 1st man in Open Era to win 3 straight Australian Open titles
2 months ago

Today in Sports - N. Djokovic becomes 1st man in Open Era to win 3 straight Australian Open titles

Associated Press  

Jan. 27 1937 — Tris Speaker and Cy Young are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. 2001 — Jennifer Capriati upsets three-time winner Martina Hingis 6-4, 6-3 to win the Australian Open and her first Grand Slam tournament title. 2008 — Novak Djokovic fends off unseeded Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 in the Australian Open final, earning …

Australian Open 2025: Sinner beats Zverev, wins second title in a row in Melbourne
2 months ago

Australian Open 2025: Sinner beats Zverev, wins second title in a row in Melbourne

The Hindu  

Jannik Sinner retained his Australian Open title with an emphatic 6-3, 7-6, 6-3 win over Alexander Zverev on Sunday, breaking new ground for Italian tennis and leaving his German rival smarting after a third Grand Slam final defeat. World number one Sinner became Italy’s first player to win three Grand Slam crowns, moving past Nicola Pietrangeli, who won back-to-back men’s …

Top five Australian Open men’s finals: Nadal-Federer showdowns, and a Djokovic masterclass
2 months ago

Top five Australian Open men’s finals: Nadal-Federer showdowns, and a Djokovic masterclass

The Hindu  

When Jannik Sinner takes on Alexander Zverev in the Australian Open final, it will be the first time since Novak Djokovic defeated Rafael Nadal in 2019 that the top two seeds in the men’s singles will contest the final at Melbourne Park. Rafael Nadal vs Daniil Medvedev, 2022 - 2-6, 6-7, 6-4, 6-4, 7-5 Daniil Medvedev holds the unfortunate record …

Djokovic retires hurt to send Zverev into Australian Open final
2 months ago

Djokovic retires hurt to send Zverev into Australian Open final

Deccan Chronicle  

Melbourne: Novak Djokovic retired injured after losing a gruelling first set of his Australian Open semi-final to Alexander Zverev, leaving his bid for a record 25th Grand Slam crown in tatters on Friday. #AO2025 pic.twitter.com/d5VJ6YNBeN It means Djokovic has now gone five Grand Slams without winning the title he needs to surpass Margaret Court's 24 and become the all-time leader. …

An injured Novak Djokovic stops in the Australian Open semifinals against Alexander Zverev
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2 months ago

An injured Novak Djokovic stops in the Australian Open semifinals against Alexander Zverev

Associated Press  

MELBOURNE, Australia — An injured Novak Djokovic quit after dropping the first set of his Australian Open semifinal against Alexander Zverev on Friday. Djokovic, who was bidding for an 11 championship at the Australian Open and record 25th Grand Slam title overall, hurt his left leg during his quarterfinal victory against Carlos Alcaraz. 2-seeded Zverev reached his first title match …

Australian Open: Djokovic faces Zverev semi-final test in pursuit of 25th Slam title
2 months ago

Australian Open: Djokovic faces Zverev semi-final test in pursuit of 25th Slam title

Deccan Chronicle  

Melbourne: Novak Djokovic throws his ailing 37-year-old body into an Australian Open semi-final against Alexander Zverev on Friday while defending champion Jannik Sinner faces Ben Shelton. Djokovic and German world number two Zverev are first up at 2:30 pm on Rod Laver Arena as the Serbian great closes in on a record 25th Grand Slam title. Last year at the …

Today in Sports - Week Ahead, Jan. 24 - Jan. 30
2 months ago

Today in Sports - Week Ahead, Jan. 24 - Jan. 30

Associated Press  

Jan. 28 1901 — The American League is founded. 2017 — Serena Williams wins her record 23rd Grand Slam singles title with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over her older sister Venus in the Australian Open final. 2018 - Australian Open Men’s Tennis: Roger Federer beats Marin Čilic 6-2, 6-7, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 to win his record 20th Grand Slam title. …

Australian Open: Novak Djokovic beats Carlos Alcaraz and gets closer to a 25th Grand Slam title
2 months, 1 week ago

Australian Open: Novak Djokovic beats Carlos Alcaraz and gets closer to a 25th Grand Slam title

Associated Press  

MELBOURNE, Australia — Novak Djokovic refused to let anything stop his pursuit of a record 25th Grand Slam trophy in the Australian Open quarterfinals. This was the eighth Djokovic vs. Alcaraz meeting, but the first at the Australian Open — and the first that wasn’t in the semifinal or final. Alcaraz hasn’t been shy about hoping to complete a career …

Novak Djokovic knocks Carlos Alcaraz out to qualify for Australian Open semifinals
2 months, 1 week ago

Novak Djokovic knocks Carlos Alcaraz out to qualify for Australian Open semifinals

India TV News  

Novak Djokovic defeated Carlos Alcaraz in the quarter-final of the 2025 Australian Open. Meanwhile, in Round 1, the 24-time Grand Slam champion defeated Nishesh Basavareddy 6-4 3-6 4-6 2-6. In the second, Jamie Faria lost to Djokovic 6-1 6-7 6-3 6-2 and in the third round, the world number seven defeated Tomas Machac 6-1, 6-4, 6-4. He has been a …

Novak Djokovic beats Carlos Alcaraz in ‘epic’ Australian Open quarterfinal
2 months, 1 week ago

Novak Djokovic beats Carlos Alcaraz in ‘epic’ Australian Open quarterfinal

CNN  

CNN — Novak Djokovic produced a vintage performance to beat Carlos Alcaraz in the Australian Open quarterfinals on Tuesday, moving one step closer towards winning a record-breaking 25th grand slam singles title. The 10-time Australian Open champion is bidding to claim an outright record 25th grand slam at this year’s tournament, surpassing Australia’s Margaret Court in the process. If I …

Alex de Minaur reaches maiden Australian Open quarterfinal with some of his career best tennis
2 months, 1 week ago

Alex de Minaur reaches maiden Australian Open quarterfinal with some of his career best tennis

ABC  

Alex de Minaur could not help but feel the weight of the moment as he took in the 15,000-strong crowd all on their feet cheering his first home grand slam quarterfinal berth. In defeating rising American star Alex Michelsen in straight sets 6-0, 7-6, 6-3, de Minaur has become the first Australian male to make the quarterfinals of the Australian …

Djokovic, Alcaraz on collision course at Australian Open
2 months, 1 week ago

Djokovic, Alcaraz on collision course at Australian Open

Deccan Chronicle  

Melbourne: Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz can set up a blockbuster quarter-final when the Australian Open enters the fourth round on Sunday while Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff are also eyeing a place in the last eight. Sabalenka steps up her march towards a third consecutive Australian Open crown when she begins the day's play on centre court against Russian …

Australian Open: Iga Swiatek is in total control during a 6-1, 6-0 rout of Emma Raducanu
2 months, 1 week ago

Australian Open: Iga Swiatek is in total control during a 6-1, 6-0 rout of Emma Raducanu

New Indian Express  

MELBOURNE, Australia: Everything came so easily for Iga Swiatek during a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Emma Raducanu on Saturday in the only Australian Open women’s third-round match between two past Grand Slam champions — if you thought that meant it would be close, you’d have been rather wrong — that this was how she described it: “I felt like the …

Novak Djokovic reacts to surpassing Roger Federer's incredible Grand Slam record: 'It caught me by surprise'
2 months, 1 week ago

Novak Djokovic reacts to surpassing Roger Federer's incredible Grand Slam record: 'It caught me by surprise'

Hindustan Times  

Novak Djokovic etched another remarkable milestone in tennis history by surpassing Roger Federer’s record for the most Grand Slam matches played. The Serbian superstar played his 430th Grand Slam match during his second-round victory against qualifier Jaime Faria at the Australian Open, winning 6-1, 6-7, 6-3, 6-2. Novak Djokovic during a press conference at Australian Open Federer, who retired in …

​Open era: On the Australian Open
2 months, 1 week ago

​Open era: On the Australian Open

The Hindu  

Coming as it does at the beginning of a brand new tennis season, the Australian Open is never short of fresh and intriguing storylines. Of interest will be Novak Djokovic’s quest for a record-breaking 25th Major, Jannik Sinner’s title defence amidst a doping cloud, Carlos Alcaraz’s search for a maiden trophy in Melbourne and Aryna Sabalenka’s desire to make it …

Daniil Medvedev, 2024 Australian Open runner-up, suffers shock 2nd-round exit; knocked out by qualifier in epic 5-setter
2 months, 1 week ago

Daniil Medvedev, 2024 Australian Open runner-up, suffers shock 2nd-round exit; knocked out by qualifier in epic 5-setter

Hindustan Times  

Three-time finalist Daniil Medvedev, on Thursday, suffered a shocking second-round exit at the 2025 Australian Open. Russia's Daniil Medvedev speaks to the umpire during his men's singles match against USA's Learner Tien on day five of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 16, 2025 Tien, ranked 121 in the world, bounced back from a break down in …

Australian Open: Djokovic produces his best, Mensik stuns Ruud and Kokkinakis's act of sportsmanship
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Australian Open: Djokovic produces his best, Mensik stuns Ruud and Kokkinakis's act of sportsmanship

ABC  

Jakub Mensik hits arguably the best shot of the tournament, Thanasi Kokkinakis proves sportsmanship is alive and Alexander Zverev is not interested in a barber. Djokovic pulls out his bag of tricks against fearless qualifier On the day Novak Djokovic played his record 430th grand slam singles match, the Serbian star starred in the tournament's best rally thus far. Mensik …

Australian Open 2025: Novak Djokovic breaks Roger Federer’s Grand Slam record in Melbourne, enters third round
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Australian Open 2025: Novak Djokovic breaks Roger Federer’s Grand Slam record in Melbourne, enters third round

Live Mint  

Novak Djokovic had to fight hard for his second-round victory at the Australian Open 2025 as the Serbian overcame a scare to beat 21-year-old Jaime Faria from Portugal 6-1, 6-7, 6-3, 6-2 in a match that was briefly interrupted by light rain at the Rod Laver Arena on Wednesday. With this win, Djokovic — a winner of 24 Grand Slams …

Novak Djokovic breaks Roger Federer's all-time Grand Slam record in open era during second-round win at Australian Open
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Novak Djokovic breaks Roger Federer's all-time Grand Slam record in open era during second-round win at Australian Open

Hindustan Times  

Novak Djokovic continued his record-breaking ways at the Australian Open, as a four-set victory over Portugal’s Jaime Faria saw him advance into the third round of this year’s tournament. With his 430th match, Djokovic sets the record as the player with the most singles matches played in grand slam tennis, going past his great rival Roger Federer as he continues …

Novak Djokovic breaks a tie with Roger Federer for the most Grand Slam matches in tennis history
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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Novak Djokovic breaks a tie with Roger Federer for the most Grand Slam matches in tennis history

Associated Press  

MELBOURNE, Australia — Novak Djokovic added yet another record to his lengthy list, breaking a tie with Roger Federer for the most Grand Slam matches played in tennis history by reaching 430 on Wednesday at the Australian Open in what was a tougher-than-expected second-round victory. “I’m just blessed to be making another record, I guess, today.” Oh, yes, Djokovic already …

Australian Open 2025: Djokovic advances to Melbourne third round, breaks Federer’s record
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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Australian Open 2025: Djokovic advances to Melbourne third round, breaks Federer’s record

The Hindu  

Novak Djokovic continued to build into the Australian Open with a 6-1 6-7 6-3 6-2 victory over Portuguese qualifier Jaime Faria in the second round on Wednesday, taking another step towards a 25th Grand Slam title. On Monday, inspired American teenager Nishesh Basavareddy gave the 10-times Melbourne Park champion the runaround for the first hour of their first-round clash, and …

Australian Open: Novak Djokovic breaks Federer's all-time record, reaches 3rd round
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Australian Open: Novak Djokovic breaks Federer's all-time record, reaches 3rd round

India Today  

7 Novak Djokovic broke Roger Federer's all-time record for the most Grand Slam matches won in the Open Era at the Australian Open on Wednesday, January 15. Djokovic defeated 21-year-old Grand Slam debutant Jaime Faria of Portugal in four sets to notch up his 430th win in Grand Slams, going past Federer's tally of 429. MONEY, GIRLS, CASINO: DJOKVOIC BORROWS …

Novak Djokovic surpasses Roger Federer to record most Grand Slam matches
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Novak Djokovic surpasses Roger Federer to record most Grand Slam matches

India TV News  

Novak Djokovic made history by surpassing tennis legend Roger Federer to record most Grand Slam matches on Wednesday, January 15. The 2024 Olympic gold medalist played his 430th Grand Slam match against Jaime Faria in the ongoing Australian Open and defeated him 6-1, 6-7, 6-3, 6-2 to progress to the third round of the competition. In 430 Grand Slam matches …

Mensik dumps Ruud out of Australian Open but Djokovic powers on
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Mensik dumps Ruud out of Australian Open but Djokovic powers on

Al Jazeera  

Sixth-seeded Ruud becomes latest victim of a teenaged player’s dominance over favourites on day four in Melbourne. Czech teenager Jakub Mensik sent three-time Grand Slam finalist Casper Ruud tumbling out of the Australian Open before warning the game’s top seeds: “New blood is coming.” The Norwegian sixth seed had no answers to the power and intensity of the 19-year-old as …

Daniil Medvedev destroys TV camera attached to net during five-set Australian Open win
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Daniil Medvedev destroys TV camera attached to net during five-set Australian Open win

The Hindu  

Daniil Medvedev used his racket to smash a tiny camera attached to the net at the Australian Open while he was trailing someone ranked 418th before eventually avoiding a monumental upset and winning 6-2, 4-6, 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 in the first round at Rod Laver Arena on Tuesday. 5-seeded Medvedev earned the title at the 2021 U.S. Open and is …

Australian Open 2025: Djokovic earns comeback win over Indian-origin newcomer Basavareddy
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Australian Open 2025: Djokovic earns comeback win over Indian-origin newcomer Basavareddy

The Hindu  

Novak Djokovic was seriously rattled early on by inspired American teenager Nishesh Basavareddy but rallied for a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 victory on Monday to keep his bid for an 11th Australian Open title alive into the second round. Basavareddy, making his Grand Slam debut, made Djokovic look every one of his 37 years as he tore around Rod Laver …

Australian Open: Gauff, Swiatek off to flyers as Djokovic, Sinner launch Open quests
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Australian Open: Gauff, Swiatek off to flyers as Djokovic, Sinner launch Open quests

Deccan Chronicle  

Melbourne: Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff launched their Australian Open title bids with straight-sets wins on Monday but former finalist Stefanos Tsitsipas became the first big casualty of the tournament. In the women's draw, world number two Swiatek battled past Czech doubles specialist Katerina Siniakova 6-3, 6-4 on John Cain Arena. Serbian great Djokovic is hoping to roll back the …

Daniil Medvedev might skip the video-game celebration if he wins a second Slam title in Australia
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Daniil Medvedev might skip the video-game celebration if he wins a second Slam title in Australia

Associated Press  

MELBOURNE, Australia — Daniil Medvedev’s “Dead Fish” celebration at the end of the 2021 U.S. Open final stands out as among the most unusual and unexpected reactions to a major tennis championship. His slow flop to the blue court in Arthur Ashe Stadium after ending Novak Djokovic’s bid for a calendar-year Grand Slam was a nod to the FIFA soccer …

Revisiting Novak Djokovic’s 10 Australian Open titles
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Revisiting Novak Djokovic’s 10 Australian Open titles

The Hindu  

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic aims to clinch a record-breaking 25th Grand Slam title as he begins his campaign at the Australian Open on Monday. | Photo Credit: AP 2008 - It was the Australian Open 2008 where Djokovic won his maiden Grand Slam title. Djokovic poses for a photo with the clock showing the match time after beating Rafael Nadal in …

Australian Open tennis championship 2025: Day 1 on January 12, 2025. First Grand Slam of 2025 starts in Melbourne
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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Australian Open tennis championship 2025: Day 1 on January 12, 2025. First Grand Slam of 2025 starts in Melbourne

The Hindu  

Aryna Sabalenka opened her bid for a third straight Australian Open title with a 6-3 6-2 victory over Sloane Stephens on Sunday after rain had washed away a good chunk of play on the opening day at Melbourne Park. Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen, who lost to Sabalenka in last year’s final, reached the second round indoors, while men’s sixth seed …

Australian Open 2025: Carlos Alcaraz reaping rewards of rivalry with Jannik Sinner
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Australian Open 2025: Carlos Alcaraz reaping rewards of rivalry with Jannik Sinner

The Hindu  

Four-times Grand Slam champion Carlos Alcaraz said having a rival like world number one Jannik Sinner was good for his game as it pushes him to be at his best every time he walks on court. Alcaraz won the French Open and Wimbledon titles last year while Sinner claimed the Australian Open and U.S. Open trophies as the pair heralded …

Australian Open: With an old rival at his side, Novak Djokovic resumes his quest for a 25th grand slam title
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Australian Open: With an old rival at his side, Novak Djokovic resumes his quest for a 25th grand slam title

CNN  

CNN — Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray faced each other 36 times throughout their tennis careers, mostly in finals and often at the sharp end of grand slam tournaments. “It’s in search of perfection that Novak Djokovic, I think, hires Andy Murray,” seven-time grand slam champion and Eurosport expert Mats Wilander told CNN Sport. “Murray might have some valuable information …

AO 2025: Medvedev looking to disrupt Sinner-Alcaraz dominance at Australian Open
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2 months, 2 weeks ago

AO 2025: Medvedev looking to disrupt Sinner-Alcaraz dominance at Australian Open

The Hindu  

Former world number one Daniil Medvedev hopes to once again become a tennis “disruptor” by breaking the Grand Slam duopoly of young guns Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz. Medvedev was knocked out of three Grand Slams last year by the duo, with Italian Sinner beating him in the Australian Open final and the quarterfinals at the U.S. Open. Since denying …

Australian Open 2025: Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic lead the men’s field
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Australian Open 2025: Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic lead the men’s field

Associated Press  

MELBOURNE, Australia — Here are some of the top men at the Australian Open, which starts at Melbourne Park on Sunday morning local time, with money-line odds via BetMGM Sportsbook: Jannik Sinner Seeding: 1 Career-Best Ranking: 1 Country: Italy Age: 23 2024 Record: 73-6 2024 Titles: 8 Career Titles: 18 Grand Slam Titles: 2 — Australian Open, U.S. Open Last …

Defending champions top list of Australian Open contenders
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Defending champions top list of Australian Open contenders

The Independent  

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Djokovic to Alcaraz: Five players to watch at the Australian Open
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Djokovic to Alcaraz: Five players to watch at the Australian Open

Deccan Chronicle  

Melbourne: Novak Djokovic is targeting an 11th Australian Open title and record 25th Grand Slam crown but faces an uphill battle against Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz. Jannik Sinner The Italian won his maiden Grand Slam title in Australia last year, beating Daniil Medvedev in the final, and went on to establish himself as the undisputed world number one. Carlos …

Australian Open 2025: Who are the 32 confirmed seeds in men’s and women’s singles?
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Australian Open 2025: Who are the 32 confirmed seeds in men’s and women’s singles?

Hindustan Times  

The Australian Open announced the seedings for both the men and women's singles tournaments, ahead of Thursday’s draw. Men's seedings 2024 defending champions Jannik Sinner leads the way on the men's side of the draw after a phenomenal 2024 season where he looked untouchable at times. Novak Djokovic is all the way down at number seven, a quarterfinal banana peel …

What is at stake for Novak Djokovic at Australian Open 2025 after a season of near misses in Grand Slams
2 months, 3 weeks ago

What is at stake for Novak Djokovic at Australian Open 2025 after a season of near misses in Grand Slams

Hindustan Times  

Even at 37 years of age, and having won everything there is to be won in singles tennis with his achievement of Olympic Gold in Paris in 2024, Novak Djokovic continues to have that overarching desire to win that is present in every elite athlete. After a year in which he saw young upstairs Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner split …

Djokovic: At his happy hunting ground, with an old foe in tow
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Djokovic: At his happy hunting ground, with an old foe in tow

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: With trembling hands Novak Djokovic touched the fabled red dirt of Court Philippe Chatrier. Murray, a three-time Grand Slam champion and former world No.1 himself, will be sitting in the Djokovic box willing the man just a week younger than him to re-find the form that saw him become the greatest Grand Slam player in the Open Era. He …

Djokovic eager to beat Sinner, Alcaraz at Grand Slams
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Djokovic eager to beat Sinner, Alcaraz at Grand Slams

The Hindu  

Novak Djokovic is ready to challenge Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz at the Grand Slam stage when he returns to action at the Australian Open after an underwhelming campaign this year, the 24-times champion said. 1 Sinner dethroned Djokovic at Melbourne Park en route to his maiden Grand Slam win and the 23-year-old Italian also beat the Serb in the …

A look at Rafael Nadal’s 22 Grand Slam titles as he retires after losing in the Davis Cup
4 months, 1 week ago

A look at Rafael Nadal’s 22 Grand Slam titles as he retires after losing in the Davis Cup

Associated Press  

MALAGA, Spain — Rafael Nadal showed up at the French Open for the first time as a teenager in 2005 and left as the champion. 14: 2014 French Open Final: Beat Djokovic 3-6, 7-5, 6-2, 6-4 What He Did: Won a record fifth French Open in a row and pulled even with Pete Sampras at 14 career Slam titles. 7: …

Novak Djokovic’s results against Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz – a small part of a big problem
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Novak Djokovic’s results against Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz – a small part of a big problem

New York Times  

Almost two decades after the last time it happened, Novak Djokovic finds himself occupying a space in men’s tennis with which he is all too familiar. Sinner has now beaten him twice this year, three times in a row, and in four of their past five ATP meetings; in that time, Djokovic has also lost consecutive Wimbledon finals to Alcaraz. …

Today in Sports - Rafael Nadal wins his first U.S. Open title to complete a career Grand Slam
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Today in Sports - Rafael Nadal wins his first U.S. Open title to complete a career Grand Slam

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! 1981 — John McEnroe defeats Bjorn Borg to win his third straight men’s singles title in the U.S. Open. 1992 — Buffalo’s Jim Kelly and San Francisco’s Steve Young throw for more than 400 yards and neither team punts, the first time in NFL history, as …

Today in Sports - Novak Djokovic wins his first U.S. Open title; beats Rafael Nadal
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Today in Sports - Novak Djokovic wins his first U.S. Open title; beats Rafael Nadal

Associated Press  

Sept. 12 1895 — Defender wins three straight matches from the British challenger Valkyrie II to defend the America’s Cup for the United States. 1936 — Fred Perry becomes the first foreign player to win three U.S. men’s singles titles when he defeats Don Budge, 2-6, 6-2, 8-6, 1-6, 10-8. 1981 — Tracy Austin wins her second U.S. Open singles …

Sinner, Alcaraz split the Slams to usher in new era
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Sinner, Alcaraz split the Slams to usher in new era

China Daily  

The emergence of hungry, young contenders, such as Italy's Jannik Sinner and Spain's Carlos Alcaraz, offers the latest sign that men's tennis has entered a new era, with 2024 marking the first time in more than two decades that none of the "Big Three" claimed a Grand Slam title. AFP Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz split the four Grand Slams …

None of the Big Three has won a grand slam this year. They leave a legacy which has transformed tennis on and off the court.
6 months, 2 weeks ago

None of the Big Three has won a grand slam this year. They leave a legacy which has transformed tennis on and off the court.

CNN  

CNN — When a star bursts into light, it is more often than not part of a multiple star system, gravitationally bound to its other counterparts, orbiting around the center of gravity between them, each one’s cosmic position utterly dependent on the other. But this year, men’s tennis has had a different complexion since none of Federer, Nadal or Djokovic …

US Open champ Jannik Sinner is a young man in a hurry. He is 23, is No. 1 and has 2 Slam titles
6 months, 2 weeks ago

US Open champ Jannik Sinner is a young man in a hurry. He is 23, is No. 1 and has 2 Slam titles

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — New U.S. Open champion Jannik Sinner is making big strides in a short amount of time. “I’ve gone through a lot things quickly,” said Sinner, Italy’s second U.S. Open singles title winner, joining 2015 women’s champ Flavia Pennetta. “He creates a lot of unique challenges, because he’s so dangerous off both sides, the forehand and the backhand, …

Taylor Fritz and Jannik Sinner begin play in the US Open men's final
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Taylor Fritz and Jannik Sinner begin play in the US Open men's final

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Taylor Fritz and Jannik Sinner …

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