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HOWARD FENDRICH Associated Press WIMBLEDON, England — Novak Djokovic knows a thing or two about the talents and intangibles required to win big matches against the best players.He's been in 35…

HOWARD FENDRICH Associated Press PARIS — If anyone thought a couple of recent runs to Week 2 at the French Open and a clay-court title a little more than a week ago made Daniil Medvedev a…

When Novak Djokovic lost the first set of the Wimbledonmen's singles final vs Nick Kyrgios on Sunday there must have been many tennis fans across the world who felt, for the briefest of moments, that an upset could be on the cards. But the…

It wasn't for the first time that Novak Djokovic lost the first set at Wimbledon 2022. Matteo Berrettini had pulled off a similar back in the 2021 final while ninth seeded Cameron Norrie and Janik Sinner had emulated the same in the…

LONDON: Defending champion Novak Djokovic said he never doubted his ability to recover from two sets down to defeat Jannik Sinner and reach his 11th Wimbledonsemi-final on Tuesday. Djokovic triumphed 5-7, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 and will face…

MELBOURNE: Novak Djokovic grew up with NATO bombs raining down on Serbia to become one of the greatest tennis players of all time. But the 34-year-old, who boasts a record-equalling 20 Grand Slams -- the same number as his great rivals…

The debate over the Greatest of All Time (GOAT) in men's tennis has divided opinions for years but American Pete Sampras has no doubt that Serbian Novak Djokovic is the one.Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal are currently tied at 20…

American great Pete Sampras said he does not expect any player to match Novak Djokovic's feat of winning the men's year-end world number one ranking seven times. Earlier this month the 34-year-old Serbian broke a tie with his childhood idol…

Novak Djokovic continues to shatter records. The current World No.1 wrote his name in the history books once again by beating Matteo Berrettini 6-7 (4-7), 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 in the final to win the Wimbledon 2021 title, taking his tally at the…

If it's Wimbledon -- sparkling whites on green grass - it is Serena Williams and Roger Federer. She's won seven crowns and he has done one better at eight. They're weeks away from their 40th birthdays and are faced with questions they've…