Novak Djokovic

French Open 2022: Canadian teenager Leylah Fernandez stuns Amanda Anisimova to enter quarter-finals

It took one hour and 54 minutes for the Canadian Leylah Fernandez to send packing her opponent 6-3, 4-6, 6-3.

May 30, 2022, 17:58 PM IST

French Open 2022: Rafa Nadal survives thriller against Felix Auger-Aliassime to book Novak Djokovic date

Rafa Nadal will hope he can recover in time from the gruelling contest for his next outing, where the reigning champion Novak Djokovic awaits for their 59th career showdown. 

May 30, 2022, 07:36 AM IST

French Open: Novak Djokovic beats Schwartzman to enter quarterfinals

Novak Djokovic saved seven break points while converting six of his own in a 6-1, 6-3, 6-3 victory to set a quarterfinal showdown with 13-time champion Rafael Nadal or Felix Auger-Aliassime.

May 29, 2022, 22:41 PM IST

French Open 2022: Rafael Nadal joins Novak Djokovic in fourth round with win over Botic van de Zandschulp

Nadal's 301st win at Grand Slams means he will face ninth-seeded Felix Auger-Aliassime for a spot in the quarterfinals

May 27, 2022, 23:51 PM IST

Rafa Nadal completes 300 Slam wins: TOP records of Spaniard in Majors, in pics

Rafa Nadal marched into the third round of the French Open 2022 on Wednesday (May 25) with a win over Corentin Moutet in straight sets. It was Nadal's 300th career win in Grand Slam tournament. In these collection of pictures, we take a look at some of Nadal's top records in Grand Slams.

May 26, 2022, 10:00 AM IST

French Open 2022: Novak Djokovic keeps title defence on track with victory over Alex Molcan

On a blustery day on Court Suzanne Lenglen, the 35-year-old Novak Djokovic cruised through the opening two sets, breaking Molcan’s serve three times without giving the Slovakian a single opportunity on his own delivery.

May 26, 2022, 08:24 AM IST

French Open 2022: Marta Kostyuk slams WTA players council, says ‘it’s like Ukraine players don’t exist’

The council, which is made up of current players who act as a voice for athletes on tour with the governing body, supported the WTA’s decision to strip ranking points from Wimbledon, with American member Sloane Stephens saying that the decision was not ‘taken lightly’.

May 25, 2022, 08:05 AM IST

French Open 2022: Defending champ Novak Djokovic eases past Yoshihito Nishioka into round two

Fresh from his Italian Open victory without dropping a set eight days ago, the defending champion Novak Djokovic broke Nishioka, who deployed a risky strategy of playing tight angles from the start, to move 4-2 up. 

May 24, 2022, 06:45 AM IST

French Open 2022: Rafael Nadal beats Jordan Thompson to cruise into second round

The Spaniard will now seek to join Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic in the 300-plus club in a second-round meeting with French wild card Corentin Moutet

May 23, 2022, 23:29 PM IST

French Open 2022: Novak Djokovic, Rafa Nadal could meet in quarter-finals stage

In the lower part of the draw, last year’s runner-up Stefanos Tsitsipas faces a tricky first-round match against Italian Lorenzo Musetti, who last year took Djokovic to five sets in the fourth round. 

May 20, 2022, 07:31 AM IST

Italian Open: Novak Djokovic claims 38th Masters 1000 title, Iga Swiatek clinches fifth consecutive WTA Tour trophy

A sixth-successive win for Djokovic over his Greek opponent looked inevitable as he stormed through the first set with a blistering display of hitting, to which Tsitsipas had no answer.

May 16, 2022, 06:47 AM IST

Meet Carlos Alcaraz who beat Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic to reach Madrid Open final

The 19-year-old Spaniard clinched a stirring 6-7(5), 7-5, 7-6(5) win over Novak Djokovic at the ATP Masters 1000 event

May 08, 2022, 15:55 PM IST

Madrid Open: Carlos Alcaraz beats Novak Djokovic in thriller to reach final

Carlos Alcaraz has now become the first player to beat Rafa Nadal and Djokovic at the same clay-court event.

May 08, 2022, 07:58 AM IST

Madrid Open: Rafael Nadal ELIMINATED after losing to Carlos Alcaraz in quarterfinals

Rafael Nadal withstood a trademark Nadal fightback and registered a 6-2, 1-6, 6-3 win in an absorbing two-hour, 29-minute quarterfinal encounter of the ATP Masters 1000 event in the Spanish capital.

May 07, 2022, 09:18 AM IST

Madrid Open: Novak Djokovic beats Gael Monfils to set up Andy Murray clash, Emma Raducanu crashes out

Novak Djokovic first played Monfils at the US Open in 2005 but Tuesday’s match was only their second encounter on clay and he needed only one break point to clinch the first set. 

May 04, 2022, 10:56 AM IST

Rafa Nadal says Wimbledon ban on Russian and Belarusian players unfair, former Ukrainian player Sergiy Stakhovsky says THIS

Former Ukrainian tennis star Sergiy Stakhovsky and now part of Ukraine’s reserve forces in Kyiv questioned Rafa Nadal for his statement on Wimbledon decision to ban Russia and Belarussian players. 

May 02, 2022, 14:36 PM IST

Novak Djokovic can defend his title at Wimbledon 2022 after THIS big rule change

Novak Djokovic was in Australia and even practised on the court after being sent to a quarantined hotel in a litigious tug of war with the top officials in the country. 

Apr 27, 2022, 13:24 PM IST

Russian Andrey Rublev outlasts Novak Djokovic to win Serbia Open title

Andrey Rublev galloped to an early lead and barely gave his opponent a chance as he closed out the match with a powerful forehand winner for his first win over Novak Djokovic and 11th career title. 

Apr 25, 2022, 11:26 AM IST

Serbia Open 2022: Novak Djokovic beats Miomir Kecmanovic to book semi-finals berth

The 20-time Grand Slam champion stretched his winning streak against compatriots to 10 matches going back to a loss to Janko Tipsarevic in Madrid in 2012

Apr 22, 2022, 14:55 PM IST

World No. 1 Novak Djokovic slams ‘crazy’ Wimbledon ban on Russian, Belarusian players

The grasscourt Grand Slam is the first tennis tournament to ban individual competitors from the two countries, meaning men’s world number two Daniil Medvedev from Russia and women’s fourth-ranked Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus will be banned.

Apr 21, 2022, 10:28 AM IST