Novak Djokovic falls to Alexei Popyrin in latest US Open shocker
The reigning US Open men's singles champion was defeated. Novak Djokovic's bid for a historic 25th major title came to a shocking end on Friday night at the hands of Australian Alexei Popyrin, who won 6-4, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 in his debut at Arthur Ashe Stadium to deny the second-seeded Serb a fifth title. It […]
Novak Djokovic cruises into third round of US Open as Laslo Djere retires
On Wednesday night, the crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium witnessed something they'd never seen before. Novak Djokovic stood shaken and looking out of breath in the Flushing heat. Just 90 minutes and only 14 games had been completed in the second round match against Laslo Djere. Novak Djokovic hits a forehand during his second round […]
Novak Djokovic cruises through first US Open match despite struggles
Novak Djokovic began his U.S. Open title defence with a commanding, albeit imperfect, straight-set victory. The Serb's serve was off, he was playing on a hard court for the first time since March and his age was catching up to him after a slow start. But none of that prevented him from winning 6-2, 6-2, […]
US Open full of intrigue as Coco Gauff, Novak Djokovic court history
From America’s Coco Gauff’s title defence to Novak Djokovic’s pursuit of tennis immortality, this US Open hints at a lot of interesting things that could happen in the future. But once the seeds were announced on Thursday, plenty of storylines unfolded long before the men’s and women’s finals. Top seeds Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz and […]
Novak Djokovic is the men’s tennis GOAT after Olympic gold, like it or not
Novak Djokovic had nothing left to conquer. He hoisted every trophy professional tennis had to offer him. He won every Grand Slam tournament at least three times for a record total of 24 championships. He held the No. 1 ranking in the Association of Tennis Professionals for a record 428 weeks, or just over eight […]
Novak Djokovic wins Olympic gold to complete Golden Slam
Novak Djokovic has achieved one of the few remaining goals in his illustrious career. The 37-year-old Serb defeated Carlos Alcaraz 7-6 (3), 7-6 (2) in the breakthrough gold medal match at the French Open to become just the fifth player in history to win the Golden Slam and join Steffi Graf, Andre Agassi, Rafael Nadal […]
Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz to meet in gold medal match
The gold medal matchup for the men’s singles tennis at the 2024 Paris Olympics has been decided, with top seed Novak Djokovic of Serbia facing off against second seed Carlos Alcaraz of Spain. In the first semifinal, Alcaraz defeated No. 13 Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada. In the second semifinal, Djokovic defeated No. 11 Lorenzo Musetti […]
Rafael Nadal gives retirement update after Olympic loss to Novak Djokovic
Rafael Nadal’s glittering career is in jeopardy. After his 6-1, 6-4 straight-sets loss to longtime rival Novak Djokovic in the singles match on Monday, Nadal opened up about his physical condition and said a decision on the future of his career would be made after the Paris tournament. “Once this tournament is over I will […]
Rafael Nadal dismisses suggestions Olympic match with Novak Djokovic will be tennis duo’s ‘last dance’
Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal celebrated his 38th birthday last month. The 22-time Grand Slam singles champion has suffered injury setbacks in recent years and there have been growing speculations he may soon retire from the sport he has dominated for so many years. But Nadal tried hard to dispel any notion that the 2024 […]
Carlos Alcaraz wins back-to-back Wimbledon titles with rout of Novak Djokovic
Carlos Alcaraz recorded an impressive victory over world number two Novak Djokovic on Sunday to claim his fourth major title and second Wimbledon men’s singles title. Sunday’s match was expected to be close, but it soon looked like that was going to be different, as the third-seeded Alcaraz came out strong to win in just […]