Davis Cup 2021: World’s top two Djokovic and Medvedev headline 18-team jamboree in three cities
Like many other tournaments during 2020, the Davis Cup was cancelled as the coronavirus pandemic did its worst. It came just a year after the…
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ATP Finals 2021: Zverev downs Hurkacz to confirm semi-final showdown against Djokovic
Jannik Sinner, who suddenly found himself in the spotlight after arriving at the Nitto ATP Finals as the first reserve, grabbed his last-gasp chance with…
ATP Finals 2021: Novak Djokovic subdues debutant Casper Ruud for opening Turin win
Few following the tennis season could miss the fact that Novak Djokovic’s records during 2021 have been many and significant. As he began his campaign…
ATP Finals 2021 preview: No1 Djokovic seeks history—again; No2 Medvedev one of four former champs in draw
This year’s final showpiece, the Nitto ATP Finals, has already made a few new records before one ball has been hit in competition. For a…
Paris Masters 2021: Djokovic beats Medvedev in classic final for record 37th ATP1000 title
Were it not for world No2 Daniil Medvedev, Novak Djokovic would have signed, sealed and delivered one of rarest measures of tennis greatness: the Calendar…
Paris Masters 2021: Djokovic assures year-end No1 for record seventh time; faces Medvedev for title
Make no mistake: This season had been a special one in the young career of 24-year-old Hubert Hurkacz. He was playing at the Paris Masters…
Paris Masters 2021: Opening Djokovic win moves former champion closer to record year-end No1 goal
By any measure, it has been an outstanding, memorable year for Novak Djokovic. He overtook Roger Federer to stack up more weeks at No1 than…
Paris Masters 2021: The race is on – to Turin and to year-end No1 – as Djokovic returns to court
The Rolex Paris Masters, the last ATP1000 of the year that butts up against the Nitto ATP Finals, has always had a tricky, and often…
US Open 2021: Champion Medvedev dashes Djokovic dream to create his own piece of history
To say that this year’s US Open has been memorable is perhaps the biggest understatement tennis will face in 2021. There were notable gaps among…
US Open 2021 preview: No1 Djokovic goes for Grand Slam glory as young stars give chase
The men’s draw for the extraordinary behind-closed-doors US Open last year was missing some key players—not surprising given that they could stay away without losing…
US Open 2021 snapshot: Crowds back in New York – but stars Federer, Nadal, Williams sisters are not
One year ago, the US Open was one of the first big tennis events to take place after the global lockdown fuelled by Covid 19.…
Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Belinda Bencic wins singles gold, with chance of more gold in doubles
Belinda Bencic sealed the ultimate Olympic accolade via one of the toughest routes in the draw to claim the gold medal, beating Marketa Vondrousova, 7-5,…
Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Djokovic golden hopes dashed by Zverev, who will contest final with Khachanov
In the end, perhaps there were just too many matches in Djokovic’s body to come face to face with his first top-five player in the…
Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Demolition derby day, as Djokovic downs Nishikori, and Bencic battles to two finals
Novak Djokovic doled out a hammer blow to Japan’s hopes in the men’s singles with a 6-2, 6-0 defeat of Kei Nishikori. It took the…
Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Djokovic takes first step in gold campaign; Medvedev also advances
Novak Djokovic, who has been front and centre in social media streams at the Tokyo Olympic Village, passed his first test on the road to…
Tokyo 2020: Olympic tennis offers golden opportunity to world No1s Barty and Djokovic
It is a rare and highly prized sporting accolade, and because the opportunity to win Olympic gold only comes around every four years, the chance…
Wimbledon 2021: Mighty Djokovic joins ’20 Club’ for a step closer to Grand Slam
As surely as night followed day, world No1 Novak Djokovic had worked his way through six opponents to reach his 30th Major final, and with…
Wimbledon 2021: Djokovic beats Shapovalov to reach 30th Major final
What, then, could the former Wimbledon junior champion, 22-year-old Denis Shapovalov, do against the five-time senior Wimbledon champion and world No1, Novak Djokovic? On paper,…
Wimbledon 2021: Defending champ Djokovic rolls on to 10th semi with 100th grass match-win
Down to the last eight, then, and two names jumped off the draw sheet: They had been here many times before. In the bottom half,…
Wimbledon 2021: Canadians Shapovalov and Auger-Aliassime join Djokovic and Federer in quarters
Sixteen men, ranging in age from the oldest in the draw, the almost-40 Roger Federer, to the youngest survivors, the 20-year-olds Sebastian Korda and Felix…
Wimbledon 2021: Djokovic beats British teenager Draper, but Tsitsipas in shock defeat
The first day’s tennis on Wimbledon’s famous lawns in two years brought with it something of an embarrassment of riches, especially for the home fans…