Rafael Nadal and Casper Ruud climb one and two places to fourth and sixth respectively. Novak Djokovic remains top of the ATP rankings Alexander Zverev reaches third. French Open winner Rafael Nadal and beaten finalist Casper Ruud climbed one and two places to fourth and sixth respectively in the ATP rankings released Monday. Nadal routed … Read more
The Spaniard is battling a persistent, long-term foot problem. Rafael Nadal beat Novak Djokovic in five sets to reach his 15th French Open semifinal. The victory was Nadal’s 110th in 17 years at Roland Garros. Rafael Nadal hopes to celebrate his 36th birthday on Friday by advancing to his 14th French Open final, which he … Read more
Marin Cilic and Casper Ruud reach the semifinals of the French Open. The 33-year-old Croat defeated Andrey Rublev and Holger Rune respectively. Rafael Nadal will face Alexander Zverev in the second semifinal on Friday. Marin Cilic and Casper Ruud advanced to the semifinals of the French Open for the first time as a result of two dominating … Read more
World number two Daniil Medvedev and 2021 runner-up Stefanos Tsitsipas aim for the last 16 of the French Open, while untroubled women’s top seed Iga Swiatek aims for her 31st win in a row. In the semi-finals, Medvedev and Tsitsipas are seeded to face each other. Medvedev had appeared to be the most likely to … Read more
Daniil Medvedev, the second seed, advanced to the third round of the French Open by defeating Laslo Djere of Serbia. On Thursday, the 26-year-old US Open winner won a simple 6-3 6-4 6-3 triumph on Court Philippe Chatrier. The Russian will face Serbia’s Miomir Kecmanovic, the 28th seed, who defeated Alexander Bublik in four sets. … Read more
Daniil Medvedev, the world number two, advanced to the second round of the French Open with ease, but Denis Shapovalov, the 14th seed, was knocked out in the first round. Medvedev, the US Open champion, defeated Argentine Facundo Bagnis, ranked 103rd, 6-2 6-2 6-2. Last year, the Russian made his first quarter-final at Roland Garros … Read more
Defending champion Novak Djokovic and 13-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal begin their Roland Garros campaigns. In the first of ten-night sessions, Djokovic takes on Yoshihito Nishioka of Japan, who debuted at Roland Garros last year when a pandemic curfew forced most late matches to be played in front of empty bleachers. The world number … Read more
Daniil Medvedev will not fight Wimbledon over the tournament’s ban on Russian and Belarussian players, although he did accept that the controversial decision was based on “a lot of blunders.” Following the invasion of Ukraine, players from both countries have been barred from competing in the season’s third Grand Slam event, which begins next month. … Read more
Novak Djokovic on Monday extended his reign at the top of the ATP rankings to 370 weeks, while Rafael Nadal fell to fifth place. The Spaniard was knocked out of the Italian Open in the last 16 by Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece, who advanced all the way to the final before being defeated in straight sets … Read more
The Spanish tennis great Rafael Nadal says the decision by the authorities has prevented Russian and Belarusian players from competing in this year’s Wimbledon due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Belarus is “extremely unfair.” As a result of this decision, players like Daniil Medvedev, Aryna Sabalenka, Anastasia Pavyluchenkova, and Victoria Azarenka will be unable … Read more
Wimbledon was left with “no possible alternative” to banning Russian and Belarusian gamers from this year’s Championships, event chiefs on the All England Club said on Tuesday. Organizers of the Grand Slam remaining week announced the circulate in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which means stars together as Daniil Medvedev, Andrey Rublev, Aryna Sabalenka … Read more
World number eight Andrey Rublev on Thursday slammed Wimbledon’s ban on Russian and Belarusian players as “complete discrimination,” suggesting that the tournament’s multi-million dollar prize fund be donated to conflict victims instead. “The reasons they (Wimbledon) gave us had no sense, they were illogical,” said Rublev on the sidelines of the Belgrade ATP event. “What is … Read more
Andy Murrey started his Miami Open campaign with a straight sets win against Argentina’s Federico Delbonis. He will now face world number 2 Daniil Medvedev in the second round on Thursday. Murray, the three-time Grand Slam champion, may never return to the glory days of winning Wimbledon and the US Open, but the 34-year-old still … Read more
MIAMI: Daniil Medvedev will try to reclaim the world number one ranking and top seed Aryna Sabalenka chases her first final in 10 months at the ATP and WTA Miami Open. Men’s play starts Wednesday and women’s play begins Tuesday in the hardcourt tournament at Hard Rock Stadium, where highest seeds receive first-round byes. Serbia’s … Read more
ACAPULCO: Daniil Medvedev celebrated his rise to the world number one ranking with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Yoshihito Nishioka in the quarter-finals of the ATP Mexico Open on Thursday. The 26-year-old Russian rode a rollercoaster of emotions after learning he’d take over the top spot thanks to Serbian star Novak Djokovic’s quarter-final defeat in Dubai … Read more
INDIAN WELLS: Novak Djokovic was entered into the draw for this week’s ATP/WTA Indian Wells tournament on Tuesday but it is unclear whether he will take part in the tournament, organisers said. A brief statement from tournament organisers said officials were in contact with Djokovic’s team to determine whether he would play in California or even be allowed … Read more
PARIS: While the ATP rankings barely moved on Monday following a weekend when the Davis Cup replaced tournaments, there was one visible change, as the Russian flag vanished from the list. Daniil Medvedev stayed on top, but the country column next to his name contained a white rectangle, after the ATP responded to the invasion … Read more
Rafael Nadal matched his best career start to an ATP Tour season with a victory Tuesday in his first match since capturing the Australian Open title, reaching the second round of the Mexican Open. The 35-year-old Spanish left-hander defeated US lucky loser Dennis Kudla 6-3, 6-2 to book a hardcourt date with American Stefan Kozlov … Read more
Rafael Nadal roared back from two sets down to win a titanic five-set duel with Daniil Medvedev and claim a record 21st Grand Slam men’s title in the Australian Open final on Sunday. The Spanish great looked dead and buried as the Russian world number two carved out a two-set lead but Nadal surged home … Read more
SYDNEY: After months of speculation that Novak Djokovic may miss the Australian Open over tough Covid vaccination requirements, the world number one was on Tuesday named to play in a Sydney tournament weeks before. The 20-time Grand Slam champion had cast doubt on whether he would defend his title at Melbourne Park next month, refusing … Read more
MADRID: Russia claimed a third Davis Cup title on Sunday after Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev both won their singles matches to defeat Croatia. Medvedev’s 7-6 (9/7), 6-2 victory over Marin Cilic came after Rublev had earlier prevailed 6-4, 7-6 (7/5) over Borna Gojo, giving Russia an unassailable 2-0 lead in Madrid. Croatia’s greatest chance … Read more
Novak Djokovic and Daniil Medvedev, the two top-ranked players in the world, are the main attractions of the Davis Cup which attempts to re-establish itself this week after the cancellation of the 2020 event. The Davis Cup, which began life back in 1900 as a bilateral contest between Britain and the United States, has had … Read more
PARIS: Italy’s Jannik Sinner climbed into the world top 10 of the ATP rankings on Monday after the ATP Finals. Sinner was knocked out in the pool phase of the end-of-season tournament but climbs above Canadian player Felix Auger-Aliassime who drops to 11th. Alexander Zverev, who defeated Daniil Medvedev 6-4, 6-4 to win the title … Read more
Alexander Zverev captured his second ATP Finals title after producing a brilliant performance to defeat world number two Daniil Medvedev 6-4, 6-4 in Sunday’s final in Turin. Zverev, the Olympic singles gold medallist in Tokyo, won his tour-leading sixth trophy of the season and ended a run of five straight losses to defending champion Medvedev. … Read more
TURIN: Alexander Zverev downed Novak Djokovic in a thrilling last-four clash to end the world number one’s bid for a record-equalling sixth ATP Finals title on Saturday and set up a final against Daniil Medvedev. The German edged to a 7-6 (7/4), 4-6, 6-3 success in Turin and will face reigning champion Medvedev for the trophy on … Read more
Casper Ruud will face Daniil Medvedev in the last four of the ATP Finals after coming from behind to beat Andrey Rublev 2-6, 7-5, 7-6 (7/5) on Friday. Both players knew a win at the Pala Alpitour in Turin would take them into the Saturday’s semi-finals and Ruud impressed in coming from behind to make … Read more
ROME: Novak Djokovic will face Stefanos Tsitsipas for the first time since their epic French Open title duel in June at the ATP Finals which start on Sunday. World number one Djokovic, who is looking to equal Roger Federer’s record of six end-of-season titles, was drawn with Tsitsipas, Andrey Rublev and Casper Ruud in his group at the … Read more
PARIS: The tide is turning in tennis legend Novak Djokovic’s favour in gaining the respect he deserves from followers of the sport but he may have to wait for years post-retirement to be fully appreciated, says Daniil Medvedev. World number two Medvedev was speaking after Djokovic had come back from a set down to beat him 4-6, 6-3, … Read more
