World number one Novak Djokovic earned his 1,000th tour-level victory by beating Casper Ruud 6–4 6–3 on Saturday to reach the Italian Open final. Djokovic will face Stefanos Tsitsipas in the title clash on Sunday, with the Serbian playing in the final in Rome for the fourth straight time and 12th overall. It will be…
Nadal Bounces Back From Loss to Alcaraz, Beats Isner in Rome
ROME—Once is enough when it comes to beating Rafael Nadal on a clay court. Throughout his career, Nadal has never lost consecutive matches on his favorite surface and the Spaniard extended that perfect record on Wednesday by beating John Isner 6–3, 6–1 to reach the third round of the Italian Open. Nadal was coming off…
Djokovic Playing His ‘Best’ Tennis Ahead of French Open-Ap
MADRID—Novak Djokovic is optimistic about his game going into the French Open despite going another week without a title. The top-ranked Djokovic is yet to win a trophy this season while trying to regain his best form after not being allowed to play in the Australian Open because he was not vaccinated for COVID-19. Djokovic…
ATP Roundup: Carlos Alcaraz Cruises to Madrid Title
Completing a dream week in his home country, Carlos Alcaraz cruised to a 6–3, 6–1 victory against World No. 3 Alexander Zverev to win the Mutua Madrid Open on Sunday in the Spanish capital. It is the second ATP Masters 1000 title and ATP Tour-leading fourth title overall this season for the 19-year-old, who improved…
Alcaraz Beats Djokovic to Reach Madrid Open Final
MADRID—Rafael Nadal one day. Novak Djokovic the other. The list of victims of Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz keeps growing. And so does the hype over tennis’ newest sensation. After defeating his idol Nadal in the quarterfinals on Friday, the 19-year-old Alcaraz rallied to beat top-ranked Djokovic 6-7 (5), 7-5, 7-6 (5) after more than 3…
Murray Withdraws Before Match Against Djokovic in Madrid
MADRID—Andy Murray withdrew from his showdown against Novak Djokovic at the Madrid Open on Thursday because of a stomach illness. The announcement came not long before Murray was scheduled to take the court against the top-ranked Djokovic in the third round. It would have been the first time Murray and Djokovic played against each other…
Djokovic Heartbroken Over Former Coach Becker’s Jail Sentence
World number one Novak Djokovic said on Sunday that he was “heartbroken” after his former coach Boris Becker was sent to prison earlier this week in a bankruptcy case in the UK. The 54-year-old German was jailed for two years and six months by a London court on Friday for hiding hundreds of thousands of…
Djokovic Still Struggling Mentally in Battle to Return to Form
MADRID—World number one Novak Djokovic said that he was still struggling mentally to get back to his best after missing the Australian Open and a chunk of the early season due to him not being vaccinated against COVID-19. The 20-times Grand Slam champion was unable to defend his Australian Open title in January after being…
Nadal Says Wimbledon Ban on Russian and Belarusian Players Unfair
May 1, 2022
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Australian Open champion Rafael Nadal has labeled the ban on Russian and Belarusian players from this year’s Wimbledon over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine as unfair, saying they are not responsible for the war. The All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) has barred the two countries’ players from competing at this year’s grasscourt major in response…
Tennis Star Boris Becker Jailed By UK Court Over Bankruptcy
German tennis star Boris Becker, who won six Grand Slam titles and earned £39 million ($50 million) during his career, has been jailed for two-and-a-half years by a judge in London for breaching the terms of his bankruptcy. Becker, 54, was made bankrupt in 2017 but earlier this month he was convicted of two counts of failing…
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