Novak Djokovic produced a stunning performance to thrash Frances Tiafoe in his first match since winning Wimbledon in July to edge Team Europe ahead in the Laver Cup on Saturday.
Grigor Dimitrov dispatched American 10th seed Frances Tiafoe in straight sets with a convincing 6-2 6-3 6-2 victory on Sunday.
The list of players who have been defaulted from a tour-level match for on-field misconduct.
Some of the most iconic moments of Roger Federer's glittering career featured Rafael Nadal across the net but on Friday his great Spanish rival will be alongside him for his final bow.
The seven-time major champion, speaking as part of a tour to promote his new book 'But Seriously', said that while he has great respect for Serena, he would place the 23-time Grand Slam winner "like 700 in the world" on the men's circuit.
The tournament initiative was to launch on Wednesday - Ukraine Independence Day - with the exhibition event at Louis Armstrong Stadium
As Sachin turns 50, Rediff brings you 50 fascinating facts about the God of Cricket.
Britain's Andy Murray has his best chance of winning the French Open this year, according to American great John McEnroe.
Tennis great John McEnroe finds it hard to believe that Maria Sharapova was unaware she was taking a banned drug that led to her suspension, the seven-time Grand Slam champion said on Saturday.
Andrey Rublev and Alexander Zverev clinched the Laver Cup for Team Europe with a 6-2, 6-7(4), 10-3 win over Team World's Reilly Opelka and Denis Shapovalov on Sunday in Boston.
Opportunity knocks for Serena Williams on the grass courts of Wimbledon next week when she faces a diminished field on her best surface at the famous All England Club.
Roger Federer is the form player going into next week's U.S. Open but Novak Djokovic is favourite to win the title for a second time, according to former champion John McEnroe.
The 54-year-old silver fox had a new role as comedy fall guy to Iranian Mansour Bahrami in the gentlemen's senior invitation doubles on a packed outside court at Wimbledon.
Keeping cool in stressful times is a hallmark of a good sportsperson and Yuvraj Singh learnt it the hard way from none other than Sachin Tendulkar. The master blaster scolded the left-hander after he abused his cricket equipment following a poor performance.
The maverick Australian is in his first Slam final after a roller-coaster career.
Sachin Tendulkar's hero worship has no limits, but many are unaware of the legend's several facts and figures.
Looking back is a waste of time, as far as Roger Federer is concerned. While tennis fans and pundits are obsessed with his below-par performance at the four majors this year which has left him in danger of missing the cut for the season-ending ATP finale for the first time since 2001, Federer has already put a positive spin on his 2013 trials and tribulations.
Rajneesh Gupta presents some memorable moments from the life and career of the master blaster.
John McEnroe finds it hard to envisage Roger Federer adding to his record 17 Grand Slam titles and believes the Swiss maestro is showing signs of slowing down.
The heated rivalry between Swede Bjorn Borg and American John McEnroe is the centerpiece of a new film on the famous battles between the tennis greats both on and off the court. "Borg/McEnroe," starring Swedish actor Sverrir Gudnason as Borg and U.S. actor Shia LaBeouf as McEnroe, traces the rivalry between the two tennis players at the 1980 Wimbledon final, considered to be one of the best tennis matches ever played.
In a career spanning 13 years, Frenchwoman Marion Bartoli won seven titles before Saturday's triumph at Wimbledon. She's joins a long list of 'unlikely' champs at the hallowed tennis courts, says Bikash Mohapatra.
Australia's bad boys of tennis Nick Kyrgios and Bernard Tomic have been named in the Davis Cup squad for the World Group playoff against Slovakia after bowing out of the US Open in typical controversy.
Rafael Nadal will become the first man to win 21 Grand Slam titles if he defeats the Russian in Melbourne.
Iconic cricketer Sourav Ganguly's television commentary reminds former India coach John Wright of eclectic tennis superstar John McEnroe, now a popular figure with the microphone.
Tennis legends Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe have announced their partnership by launching of a limited edition underwear collection.
Images from Day 3 of the 2023 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Wednesday.
While all eyes will be on Nadal and Djokovic, US tennis legend John McEnroe said Andy Murray and Japan's Kei Nishikori are the two most likely players to spring a surprise.
The last American man to win a grand slam and to hold the world number one ranking, Andy Roddick ended his tennis career on centre court at the US Open on Wednesday after an enviable career that still might have left some fans wondering what if.
Hubert Hurkacz showed his Wimbledon credentials on Sunday, hammering world number one Daniil Medvedev
The Pole said she wanted to do better this time and felt the pressure.
Images from the men's singles action at the Wimbledon Championships on Saturday.
John McEnroe was surprised when Andy Murray named Ivan Lendl as his new coach but thinks his old rival may prove to be the missing ingredient the Briton needs to take his career to the next level.
Speculation is rife that all is not well in among compatriots Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka.
Novak Djokovic's 37-match winning streak since the start of the year is already more impressive than the record 42 consecutive wins posted by John McEnroe in 1984, the American said on Tuesday.
Andy Murray has scoffed at John McEnroe's suggestion that this week's US Open represented his best chance of winning a Grand Slam.
I binged on various shows this year -- some for work, some for pleasure, few I couldn't spare time for, others I didn't have access to while some started out fabulously only to fizzle towards the end.
With Wimbledon underway, the focus is on two weeks of superlative grasscourt tennis. While the 134-year-old tournament has witnessed many classic contests, a few will remain etched in memory for eternity. Senior Associate Editor Bikash Mohapatra takes a look at some memorable contests played at the All England Club in the Open Era.
There are few more impressive sights in sport than Roger Federer in full flow on a tennis court but the Swiss great cannot compare with Rafael Nadal as an athlete, says former world No.1 John McEnroe.
Andy Murray became the first player to hold aloft the super-sized Queen's Club trophy for a fifth time after he beat Canadian big-server Milos Raonic 6-7(5) 6-4 6-3 in the final of the Aegon Championships on Sunday. The British top seed's title hopes appeared to be faltering when he trailed Raonic by a set and 3-0 down in the second set but the 2013 Wimbledon champion relied on his greater grasscourt pedigree to turn the match around.
In a battle between two players who had vanquished Indian opponents en route to the showdown, third seeded Stanislas Wawrinka eased past American Michael Russell 6-3, 6-4 to advance to the quarter-finals of the Chennai Open on Thursday.
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