Novak Djokovic secured a semi-final place at the ATP Finals with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Russian Andrey Rublev on Wednesday, his 50th match win of the year, while Stefanos Tsitsipas withdrew from the tournament due to an elbow injury.
Ruthless Ruud topples Shapovalov to win Geneva Open.
Federer, Nadal and Djokovic had made it near impossible for their peers to live, and thrive, amongst them. But the coming generation, which hasn't been as scarred by defeat at the hands of the Big 3, may make tennis unpredictable again.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday.
Frenchman Benoit Paire was allowed to play in the Hamburg Open despite testing positive for COVID-19 because the 'rules are different' in Germany.
Images from Day 7 of the 2022 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Saturday.
Alexander Zverev overcame late nerves to beat world number one Novak Djokovic on Saturday and set up a final showdown with Daniil Medvedev at the ATP Finals.
Images from Day 6 of the 2023 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Saturday.
Sharan and Nys did not get any break-point in the 72-minute clash
IMAGES from Day 9 of the French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Monday.
Raducanu stormed into the third round of the Cincinnati Open
The Serbian had to save two set points in the first set before finding his groove to reach his 10th title clash in Rome and remain on course to win his 36th ATP Masters 1000 crown and overtake Rafael Nadal on the all-time list.
Australian Nick Kyrgios produced another extraordinary performance to demolish compatriot Alex de Minaur 6-2, 6-3 at the Canadian Masters on Thursday, a day after stunning world number one Daniil Medvedev.
Giovanni Bartocci stood outside Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Saturday shouting encouragement - and eventually employing a microphone and loudspeaker - as the Italian dismantled opponent Casper Ruud in straight sets on Court 17.
Federer beats Ruud, becomes oldest man to reach French Open 4th round since 1972
Novak Djokovic threw his racket on the ground, drawing a warning from the chair umpire.
Top seed Novak Djokovic beat Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime 7-5, 7-6(1) to reach the semi-finals of the Italian Open on Friday and move within one win of 1,000 career victories.
Nadal had a solid start, but the 35-year-old struggled physically towards the end of the contest
Nadal surpassed the haul of Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic.
'On grass it's different, I feel that I can play kind of automatically, just the way I play, maybe play flatter than I play, so it's more convenient for me to play on grass.'
British No 1 Cameron Norrie overcame a slow start to beat Frenchman Hugo Gaston 6-3, 7-5.
The army cordoned off the area and fired in air to maintain area domination, an official said, adding reinforcements have been rushed.
IMAGES from Day 6 of the French Open, at Roland Garros, on Friday.
Muguruza wins all-Spanish clash with Badosa at WTA Finals
Australian maverick Nick Kyrgios withdrew from the French Open on Friday, according to tournament officials, robbing the Grand Slam event of some guaranteed fireworks.
Thiem, Wawrinka stay positive after defeats on return
A summary of Friday's action at the US Open.
The 43-year-old singing star was accompanied by her twins and boyfriend Casper Smart.
IMAGES from Day 3 of the 2022 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Tuesday.
IMAGES from Day 1 of the Wimbledon Championships played on Monday.
A summary of Wednesday's action at the US Open.
A round-up of Tuesday's action in the UEFA Champions League.
Jaypee Punjab Warriors came back from behind to hold Kalinga Lancers to a 4-4 draw and seal their place in the semifinal of the fourth Hockey India League in Chandigarh on Monday.
Earlier, Ukraine took a 2-0 lead over Japan as world number five Elina Svitolina took the first point of the Billie Jean King Cup era.
India's youngster Sumit Nagal teamed up with his Vietnamese partner Nam Hoang Ly to reach the boys' doubles final following a thrilling three-set victory against fifth seeds Miomir Kecmanovic of Serbia and Casper Ruud of Norway, at Wimbledon.
Two dogs -- two-year-old cocker spaniel Casper and one-year-old Jaya, a 'chippiparai', which is an indigenous breed from Tamil Nadu -- have been trained to detect COVID-19 by sniffing samples of sweat and urine, senior Army officials said.
The list of players who have been defaulted from a tour-level match for on-field misconduct.
Organisers played a wrong national anthem for Moldova ahead of their tie against Belgium in Sydney. Denis Shapovalov won the battle of the next generation against Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas to help Canada to an emphatic 3-0 victory in the inaugural ATP Cup men's team event in Brisbane on Friday.
The decision by the 36-year-old Swiss, who was stunned in the final of last year's Rogers Cup in Montreal by German Alexander Zverev, comes less than two weeks after his quarter-final loss at Wimbledon.
Images from Day 2 of the French Open matches played at Roland Garros on Monday
