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Olympic tennis: Lorenzo Musetti of Italy beats Felix Auger-Aliassime for the men’s singles bronze

PARIS — Lorenzo Musetti won Italy’s first Olympic tennis medal in 100 years on Saturday night, beating Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 for the men’s singles bronze. “I’ve been eating plain pasta and chicken for three months, basically,” he said, “so I think eating a pizza is the least I can do tonight.” The only other Italian medal …

Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz meet for the Olympic tennis men’s singles gold

PARIS — Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz will meet for the men’s tennis singles gold medal at the Paris Olympics on Sunday in the latest installment of a fascinating old-vs.-young rivalry that included a matchup in the Wimbledon final three weeks ago. “Hopefully,” Alcaraz said with a chuckle, “the same as Wimbledon.” Here is what else to know about the …

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PARIS — When Novak Djokovic’s first berth in an Olympics tennis final was secured, when he was assured of a chance to win the gold medal that’s missing from his lengthy list of accomplishments, he fell back on the clay, limbs spread apart — the sort of pose generally reserved for securing a championship. “The way he’s playing, he’s definitely …

Alcaraz, Djokovic, Musetti and Auger-Aliassime reach the men’s semifinals in Olympic tennis

PARIS — Carlos Alcaraz says he doesn’t feel unbeatable at Roland Garros, the site of the Paris Olympics tennis competition and the French Open title he won last month. Alcaraz ran his winning streak at the place to 11 matches and became the youngest man to reach the singles semifinals at a Summer Games since Novak Djokovic in 2008, getting …

Seven-times champion Novak Djokovic produced some of his best tennis to outclass Italian 25th seed Lorenzo Musetti 6-4 7-6 6-4 on Friday and reach a 10th Wimbledon final, where he will meet holder Carlos Alcaraz in a mouthwatering 2023 rematch. Serbia's Novak Djokovic shakes hands with Italy's Lorenzo Musetti after winning their semi final match With Centre Court still filling …

Seven-time champion and second seed Novak Djokovic takes on ninth-seeded Australian Alex De Minaur in the men’s singles quarterfinals on the 10th day of Wimbledon 2024 at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London on Wednesday. In women’s singles, former champion and fourth-seeded Elena Rybakina faces 21st-seeded Ukrainian and last year’s semifinalist Elina Svitolina while 13th-seeded Latvian Jelena …

Carlos Alcaraz of Spain in action during his first round match of the China Open against Yannick Hanfmann of Germany at the National Tennis Center, Beijing, China, Sept 29, 2023. BEIJING -- Men's top seed Carlos Alcaraz cruised into the quarterfinals of the China Open with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Italy's Lorenzo Musetti here on Sunday. The Spaniard broke …

French Open 2021: Novak Djokovic expects Lorenzo Musetti 'to play tennis of his life' in clash

Musetti is ranked a career-high 76th following semi-final runs at both Acapulco and Lyon this year, but playing the top seed at a Grand Slam is a big step up for the former junior number one. Novak Djokovic said he expects Italian teenager Lorenzo Musetti to try and play the “tennis of his life” when the pair meet for a …

Italy's new group of male tennis players are all-court players

Italy’s new group of male tennis stars are all-court players