Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Nadal Edges Closer to Matching Djokovic Record

Rafael Nadal inches closer to Novak Djokovic

Nadal’s 1069th win moves him to 4th all-time, passing Lendl. Straight-set victory vs Thiem brings Nadal closer to Connors, Federer, Djokovic. Unaware but humble, Nadal faces Kubler in Brisbane after a tough year. Rafael Nadal secured a straight-set victory against Dominic Thiem, marking his return from an injury-induced hiatus. Unbeknownst to the Spanish tennis maestro, … Read more

Former US Open champion Dominic Thiem receives Australian Open wildcard

Dominic Thiem

Dominic Thiem missed nine months of the 2021 grass-court season with a wrist injury. The Austrian has climbed from outside the top 350 to 102 in the world rankings. Taylor Townsend and Christopher Eubanks of the US also received the other wildcards. Dominic Thiem received a wildcard to the Australian Open on Friday as he … Read more

Thiem loses on return in Belgrade

Dominic Thiem

Dominic Thiem suffered a 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 loss to John Millman inside the starting spherical of the Serbia Open on Tuesday in his first excursion-stage healthy in 10 months. The 2020 US Open champion and previous international wide variety 3 were sidelined with a wrist injury suffered in a grass court docket match in Marbella … Read more

Medvedev stays ATP No.1 but no longer flies a flag

daniil medvedev

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

France replace Austria in ATP Cup

Dominic Thiem and Dennis Novak

PARIS: France will replace Austria in the ATP Cup in Sydney starting this weekend after the Austrians were forced to pull out, the tournament organisers said on Wednesday. The Austrian team were hit by the withdrawal of Dominic Thiem and Dennis Novak, allowing France to compete in the event from January 1-9. Read More: No … Read more

Australian Open chief ‘confident’ Covid-hit Nadal will play

Nadal

MELBOURNE: Australian Open chief Craig Tiley said Wednesday he was confident that Rafael Nadal will play in Melbourne despite testing positive for Covid-19, as fresh doubts emerged over Novak Djokovic. Spanish star Nadal said on Monday that he tested positive after returning home from an exhibition tournament in Abu Dhabi and was experiencing “some unpleasant moments”. … Read more