Reigning Paris Masters champion Novak Djokovic beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in a three-set epic on Saturday to set up a title clash with Holger Rune, who reached his first ATP Masters 1000 final after a comfortable win over Felix Auger-Aliassime.
Stan Wawrinka pulled off a stunning upset on Thursday, beating top-seeded Daniil Medvedev 6-4, 6-7 (7), 6-3 to reach the quarter-finals of the Moselle Open in Metz, France.
Carlos Alcaraz's hopes for a Sunshine Double came undone in spectacular fashion as the top-seeded Spaniard was beaten by Grigor Dimitrov.
Alcaraz missed last year's tournament with a hamstring injury
Kazahk Bublik powers past Zverev in straight sets to reach Halle final
Norwegian Casper Rudd is the first tennis player from his country to reach the final of any Grand Slam.
A sluggish Carlos Alcaraz was beaten 6-7(3), 6-3, 6-4 by Alexander Zverev on the his debut at the ATP Finals on Monday to continue his end-of-year slump with a third straight defeat.
Naomi Osaka felt the nerves but looked solid on her return to elite tennis after 15 months out as she got past Germany's Tamara Korpatsch 6-3 7-6(9) in the first round of the Brisbane International.
Novak Djokovic also surpassed Rafael Nadal to make a record 77 Masters 1000 semi-final appearances.
The Serbian's 19th successive win ended any chance of Spain's Carlos Alcaraz overtaking him in the rankings this week.
Cilic had never made it past the quarters in Paris but has now made the semis or better at all four majors.
Factbox on Carlos Alcaraz, who beat seven-time champion Novak Djokovic
It was billed as the battle of the 20-year-olds but Carlos Alcaraz pulled rank on his childhood buddy Holger Rune to enter the Wimbledon semifinals.
IMAGES from Day 6 of the Wimbledon Championships, at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, on Saturday.
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.
Top seed Carlos Alcaraz reached the semi-finals at the Queen's Club Championships with a straight sets victory over Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov.
Alexander Zverev fough back to enter his third consecutive French Open semifinals on Wednesday.
Poland's Hurkacz was a force to reckon with on serve -- firing 24 aces in the match -- but he ran out of steam in the final set
Images from Day 5 of the 2024 Australian Open in Melbourne on Thursday.
Andrey Rublev made the most of Holger Rune's nerves to win a see-saw Monte Carlo final 5-7, 6-2, 7-5 on Sunday, as the Russian's talent was finally rewarded with a Masters title.
Swiatek is positioned to face American fourth seed Jessica Pegula in the semi-finals.
Should Carlos Alcaraz win Queen's final against Alex de Minaur he would reclaim the world number one ranking from Novak Djokovic.
'I'm just glad to overcome today's challenge in straight sets and move on.'
Coco Gauff battled past Elina Svitolina in the Auckland Classic final on Sunday to retain her title.
This year's US Open runs from Aug. 28-Sept. 10.
Croatia's Borna Coric and Donna Vekic outlasted Spain's Carlos Alcaraz and Rebeka Masarova 1-6, 6-4 (14-12) in their Hopman Cup mixed doubles rubber on Saturday to secure a 2-1 victory that earned them a spot in the final against Switzerland.
The trio have dominated men's tennis over the last 20 years and played a major role in shaping the direction of the sport
Novak Djokovic had hoped to have the crowd behind him as he began his bid to win the US Open and complete the calendar-year Grand Slam, but the Serb said the atmosphere was "not ideal" as Flushing Meadows fans roared on his underdog opponent.
The 18-year-old Rune broke world number three Zverev four times in a flawless performance for his first win over a player in the ATP top-10
With Rafael Nadal out with injury, can Novak Djokovic go past the Spaniard and pick up a record 23rd Grand Slam title.
Sinner is most likely to upset the applecart after the Italian's run to the Canadian Open title this month
Djokovic did not do much wrong as he battled Sinner and the crowd - regularly jesting with the fans who jeered him throughout the duel.
Sabalenka overpowers Raducanu, Osaka falls
Images from Day 9 of the 2023 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Monday.
World number one Carlos Alcaraz faces a tough path to a maiden French Open title after being placed in the same half of the draw as 22-times Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic.
While several top seeds will have their say, a look at some emerging players who could be serious contenders.
Hurkacz, Swiatek win as Poland march into United Cup final
Gauff survives scare, Osaka advances
Carlos Alcaraz powered into the Australian Open quarter-finals for the first time on Monday
Images from the men's singles fourth round matches on Day 8 of the 2023 Australian Open in Melbourne on Monday.
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