Rafael Nadal calls time on epic tennis career

Rafael Nadal on Thursday announced he will retire after the Davis Cup finals in November, ending a career which brought 22 Grand Slam titles, global respect and inspired epic, iconic rivalries with Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic.
10 October 2024, 10:18 AM

Wimbledon calls time on line judges in favour of electronic system

Wimbledon will break with tradition and replace line judges with electronic line calling from next year's championships, the All England Club confirmed on Wednesday.
9 October 2024, 10:51 AM

Sabalenka targets world number one and Wuhan hattrick

Aryna Sabalenka has set her sights on reclaiming the world number one spot and can close the gap on Iga Swiatek with a good run at the Wuhan Open, which is returning on Monday after a five-year absence.
6 October 2024, 08:27 AM

Alcaraz breezes into third round of Shanghai Masters

Four-time Grand Slam winner Carlos Alcaraz made short work of China's Shang Juncheng on Saturday, defeating him in straight sets to breeze through to the Shanghai Masters third round.
5 October 2024, 08:21 AM

Sinner not 'comfortable' as doping case clouds Shanghai campaign

Sinner now has to turn his attention to the Shanghai Masters, where he could end up facing Alcaraz again.
4 October 2024, 07:05 AM

Battling Alcaraz outlasts Sinner in thriller to win China Open

The four-time Grand Slam champion from Spain edged a captivating final 6-7 (6/8), 6-4, 7-6 (7/3) for his fourth ATP crown of the year and 16th overall.
2 October 2024, 12:42 PM

Sinner, Alcaraz face off in Beijing

Jannik Sinner ignored the bubbling controversy over his steroid case and a roaring home crowd to set up a China Open final against Carlos Alcaraz on Tuesday.
2 October 2024, 04:35 AM

Sinner admits to 'very difficult moment' over doping case

The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) had cleared the Italian of wrongdoing in August, and weeks later he won the US Open for his second major title.
30 September 2024, 17:58 PM

Alcaraz hopes Davis Cup will not be Nadal's 'last dance'

Carlos Alcaraz welcomed the addition of Rafa Nadal to Spain's Davis Cup team for the quarter-finals in November and hoped the event in Malaga will not mark the end of the 22-times Grand Slam champion's career.
25 September 2024, 13:10 PM

US Open champion Sabalenka chases year-end No.1 ranking

Aryna Sabalenka said Tuesday that she wants to cap off a stellar year by returning to the top of the world rankings.
24 September 2024, 08:47 AM

'Impossible': Alcaraz shoots down Federer comparisons

"I'm too far away from that level," he said. "I hope I'll reach it one day, but it's really impossible," said Alcaraz.
23 September 2024, 02:52 AM

Playing Nadal is 'kind of a nightmare': Alcaraz

"It was a huge thing when I played him for the first time," said the world number three. "The other times for me were kind of a nightmare."
19 September 2024, 12:44 PM

Retirement can make you feel 'like an alien' in tennis, says Federer

Tennis great Roger Federer said on Wednesday staying involved with the sport in retirement helped him avoid feeling "like an alien" ahead of this week's Laver Cup tournament in Berlin.
18 September 2024, 10:24 AM

Sinner hires Djokovic's ex-fitness coach after dope test row

Sinner had explained that the slight traces of clostebol had originated from a spray used by a member of his staff to treat a cut finger.
16 September 2024, 15:11 PM

Nadal pulls out of Laver Cup

Rafael Nadal will not compete at the Laver Cup next week in Berlin, said the 22-time Grand Slam champion in a statement released by tournament organisers on Thursday.
12 September 2024, 19:48 PM

New champions crowned, new rivalries forged

With Roger Federer retired and Rafael Nadal struggling to get back on court due to injuries, Novak Djokovic was the last man of that golden generation standing at Flushing Meadows, but the Serb crashed out in the third round to Australian Alexei Popyrin.
10 September 2024, 03:07 AM

Tearful Sinner dedicates US Open title to seriously ill aunt

Jannik Sinner produced a brutal display of baseline power as he became the first Italian man to win the US. Open with a 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 win over American Taylor Fritz in the final on Sunday.
9 September 2024, 03:33 AM

'Super proud' Sabalenka downs Pegula to win US Open thriller

"I'm speechless right now. So many times I thought I was so close to get the US Open title. It has always been a dream of mine and finally I got this beautiful trophy," said Sabalenka.
8 September 2024, 01:27 AM

'My body shut down', says Tiafoe after US Open heartbreak

Frances Tiafoe blamed his heartbreaking five-set US Open semi-final defeat to Taylor Fritz on cramping after his "body shut down".
7 September 2024, 07:53 AM

Fritz defeats Tiafoe to book US Open final clash with Sinner

Taylor Fritz fought back to defeat compatriot Frances Tiafoe at the US Open on Friday, becoming the first American man to reach a Grand Slam final in 15 years.
7 September 2024, 03:17 AM