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Novak Djokovic cruises past Stefanos Tsitsipas to capture third Madrid Open title
Novak Djokovic celebrated a lot more than a record-tying 33rd Masters 1000 title at the Madrid Open. Djokovic left the Spanish capital feeling pretty good about his game, too, carrying a lot of confidence into the rest of the clay-court season. The top-ranked Djokovic earned a ...
Rafael Nadal's slump on clay continues with loss to Stefanos Tsitsipas in Madrid Open semifinals
For the third straight time this season, Rafael Nadal won't be fighting for a title on his favorite surface. Nadal's slump on clay continued on Saturday at the Madrid Open with a third consecutive semifinal elimination, adding to his worst start to the clay-court swing ...
Novak Djokovic falls to Daniil Medvedev in Monte Carlo quarterfinals
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic was dumped out by Daniil Medvedev while Rafael Nadal survived a struggle to reach the semifinals of the Monte Carlo Masters for the 14th time on Friday. Djokovic lost serve five times in a 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 defeat to Russia's ...
Naomi Osaka gets revenge against Kristina Mladenovic at Indian Wells
World No. 1 Naomi Osaka launched her title defense at the BNP Paribas Open with a 6-3, 6-4 victory in a grudge match against Kristina Mladenovic on Saturday. Osaka, whose second straight Grand Slam title at the Australian Open in January propelled her to the ...
Naomi Osaka named 'breakthrough athlete' at World Sport Awards
Naomi Osaka was named the recipient of the Breakthrough of the Year Award at the Laureus World Sports Awards in Monte Carlo, Monaco, on Monday for her momentous 2018 season in which she won her first tour and Grand Slam singles titles. "I want to ...
Novak Djokovic has designs on matching Roger Federer's record of 20 Grand Slam titles after completing a record-breaking Australian Open victory. In a breathtakingly mistake-free performance that yielded a remarkably lopsided result, the No. 1-ranked Djokovic overwhelmed Rafael Nadal 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 on Sunday night ...
If Rafael Nadal's Australian Open semifinal win over Greek sensation Stefanos Tsitsipas was one-sided, Novak Djokovic showed he could be even more brutal in his victory against Lucas Pouille on Friday. Nadal only needed 1 hour and 46 minutes to wrap up his victory on ...
Injured Kei Nishikori retires from quarterfinal clash against Novak Djokovic
Kei Nishikori retired from his quarterfinal against top seed Novak Djokovic on Wednesday, succumbing to an injured thigh as he trailed 6-1, 4-1. Nishikori, ranked ninth in the world, was coming off a five-hour, five-set match on Monday and could not keep up with the ...
Novak Djokovic cruises past Mitchell Krueger in opening round at Australian Open
Novak Djokovic began his bid for a record seventh Australian Open title in easy fashion Tuesday, crushing 230th-ranked American Mitchell Krueger 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 at Rod Laver Arena. The world No. 1 had reached the Australian Open second round for 13 consecutive years and that ...
Alexander Zverev set up a semifinal with six-time champion Roger Federer by defeating John Isner 7-6 (7-5), 6-3 on Friday. Zverev is the youngest player at 21 to reach the semifinals since 2009 and the first from Germany since 2003. The 37-year-old Federer holds a 3-2 ...
Novak Djokovic returned to No. 1 on Monday after a two-year absence and is assured of becoming the first man in the history of the ATP rankings to finish a season at the top spot after being outside the top 20 during that season. That's ...
Kei Nishikori returns to ATP top 10 for first time since August 2017 injury
Kei Nishikori, who has secured a spot in the season-ending ATP Finals, jumped two places to No. 9 in the ATP rankings on Monday. Nishikori broke into the top 10 for the first time since August 2017, when he suffered a season-ending wrist injury. Paris ...
