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By HOWARD FENDRICH Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — Novak Djokovic's Australian Open championship returned him to a rather familiar spot on Monday: No. 1 in the ATP rankings.His four-place rise…

LONDON: The ATP Tour on Thursday updated its end-of-year calendar, with six tournaments added to replace the Covid-enforced cancellation of the 2022 China swing for the third year in succession. "ATP has today confirmed the Shanghai Masters…

Nick Kyrgios is one of tennis’s most outspoken and unshy athletes, never hesitating to speak his mind about elements of the sport that displease him. His erratic temperament and willingness to not hold back has revealed itself on court as…

LONDON: It's been nine years since Sergiy Stakhovsky stunned Roger Federer at Wimbledon in a Centre Court seismic shock. This weekend Stakhovsky is 2,500km away from London, dressed in fatigues rather than tenniswhites. The 36-year-old is…

The season has not panned out as Novak Djokovic would have envisaged back in January but the former world number one will hope to find redemption at Wimbledonas he looks to defend his crown and close in on Rafael Nadal's 22 Grand Slam…

LONDON: When Wimbledonrolls out the lush green carpet to welcome Rafael Nadal at the championships for the first time in three years next week, it will be the Spaniard's foot, rather than his formidable forehand, that will be scrutinised…

PARIS: Novak Djokovic hailed Rafael Nadal as a "great champion" after losing an epic late-night French Open quarter-final, but added he was "not surprised" by his rival's recovery from a debilitating injury. Nadal, the 13-time champion at…

PARIS: Alexander Zverev beat Carlos Alcaraz in a dramatic four-set clash on Tuesday at Roland Garros to secure a place in the French Open semi-finals. The German third seed claimed a 6-4, 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (9/7) victory over 19-year-old Spanish…

PARIS: Knowing this French Open could be his last, Rafael Nadal had already turned his thoughts to his Roland Garros semi-final match minutes after beating Novak Djokovic in an epic quarter- final on Tuesday. The 13-time French champion is…

SYDNEY: Nick Kyrgios has turned down a million dollar challenge from Bernard Tomic to sort out their differences on court as the Australian tennis players continue their spat on Friday. Kyrgios described Tomic as the most hated athlete in…