Images from Day 2 of the French Open matches played at Roland Garros on Monday
Novak Djokovic beat Norway's Casper Ruud 7-5, 6-3 to collect a record-equalling sixth ATP Finals title on Sunday, earning the biggest paycheck ever in tennis - $4,740,300 - for completing the season-ending tournament unbeaten.
Wimbledon announced that it had barred all Russian and Belarusian players from this year's championships
Prajnesh Gunneswaran got a taste of high-level tennis in his first-round exit from the US Open, losing to world number five Daniil Medvedev in 84 minutes, in New York, on Monday.
Djokovic was soundly beaten by Zverev in the 2018 final, a match played out in an electrifying atmosphere in front of 18,000 fans. This time the arena was empty because of the COVID-19 lockdown, a surreal backdrop for a match with so much riding on it for both men.
It took only minutes for Kyrgios to ignite the terraces by breaking Broady in the opening game. He closed out the next game with an under-arm "tweener".
Images from the men's singles fourth round matches at the Australian Open, on Sunday.
'They're incredible players, but they're not superheroes. The new generation has to start believing in themselves.'
Unvaccinated players are not barred from participating in Wimbledon
Rafael Nadal is the oldest title winner in the history of the clay-court tournament.
Images from Monday's action at the Australian Open.
How Nadal surpassed the haul of Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic.
Grand Slam champions Daniil Medvedev from Russia and Belarusian Victoria Azarenka will not be able to participate in the June 27-July 10 tournament.
Wimbledon debutant Eubanks ends Tsitsipas's challenge in fourth round.
Nadal surpassed the haul of Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic.
American teenage sensation Coco Gauff became the youngest player to win a WTA title in 15 years as she beat former French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko in the Linz Open final on Sunday.
IMAGES from the US Open matches played on Day 1 at the Flushing Meadows in New York on Monday.
Competing in his fourth straight Grand Slam singles main draw this season, Prajnesh lost 4-6, 1-6, 2-6 to the Russian on Monday.
The Serbian top seed won a fourth successive title at the All England Club to take his overall Grand Slam tally to 21.
'Let's be confident, let's be positive and let's see what's going on'
Nadal arrived in Paris with his own doctor to get through the tournament despite the injury.
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.
Nick Kyrgios would rather wear all black when competing at Wimbledon instead of adhering to the all-white dress code
Nadal and Williams headline party for all ages at US Open
He was drawn in the toughest half of the draw with Nadal as well as in-form Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz and world number three Alexander Zverev, who could clash in the last eight.
US Open champion Carlos Alcaraz has become the youngest world number one since the ATP rankings began in 1973.
Nadal said he did not expect to go all the way at Melbourne Park
Holger Rune crashed out to Yoshihito Nishioka in the ATP 250 Adelaide International 1 first round.
Drained Medvedev pulls out of home tournament in Moscow
Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka's name appeared on the singles entry list for Wimbledon released by the organisers on Friday but veterans Roger Federer and the Williams sisters were not included.
'My arm has been -- I have had an issue there for quite a while now. It has gotten bigger in the last couple of weeks, so I'm just trying to protect it.'
Russian Andrey Rublev has become the fifth singles player to qualify for the season-ending ATP Finals in Turin next month, the men's tour said.
Tennis matches at the Ariake Tennis Park will begin from 3pm local time (0600 GMT) from Thursday, governing body International Tennis Federation said after requests from players who had struggled in the stifling weather.
Djokovic will need to win in Tokyo and then the US Open later this year to achieve the feat that has so far only been accomplished by Steffi Graf in 1988.
Images from Day 5 of the 2021 US Open in New York on Friday.
'It's such an honour to win this tournament, looking at all the names who have won it I'm very happy and proud that my name is also there now'
World number two Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, the tournament announced on Wednesday, in the latest setback for the player due to his refusal to take the COVID-19 vaccine.
Paire, ranked 29 in the world, said the sport had become a 'tasteless job'.
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