'I have so much to look forward to in 2021, including the Olympics'
Novak Djokovic marched into the semis of the Dubai Tennis Championship, with a comfortable win over Hubert Hurkacz.
No clear favourite for Australian Open, says Djokovic
Organisers are confident a rain-hit opening day will not hold up the tournament.
Novak Djokovic split with his long-time coach Marian Vajda at the end of the 2021 season, ending one of tennis's most enduring and successful partnerships, the Serbian former world number one said.
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic has applied for special permission to enter the United States to participate in the ATP Masters 1000 events.
As he continues to live his dream, Novak Djokovic is also staking his claim to the mantle of greatest tennis player of all time.
Images from Monday's action at the Australian Open.
'It has been unforgettable, and I can only say 'thank you'. It has been an incredible journey. It's very difficult, but life and my body have been sending signals to me for a long time.'
Novak Djokovic is bidding to win the title for the first time since 2015 and equal Roger Federer's six.
Also in action on the first day at Roland Garros is men's second seed Alexander Zverev who meets Ricardas Berankis of Lithuania on Court Suzanne-Lenglen.
The win put Nadal one clear of Federer and world number one Djokovic on the all-time Grand Slam titles race.
Nick Kyrgios would rather wear all black when competing at Wimbledon instead of adhering to the all-white dress code
A seemingly invincible Novak Djokovic playing some of the best tennis of his career at 36 heads to Wimbledon seeking to tighten his stranglehold.
Djokovic has won the last three editions of Wimbledon in 2018, 2019 and last year
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.
'What a heart, what a mindset, what guts, what everything, what a REFERENCE you are! I'm at your feet!'
Djokovic will be nowhere near the centre court after losing his bid to overturn a second visa cancellation.
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.
Swiatek downs Gauff to meet Sabalenka in Italian Open final
The 11-time champion's loss ended a series of 25 consecutive sets won on his favourite clay as Fognini set up a final showdown against Serbian Dusan Lajovic.
Swiss great Roger Federer said he has faced no setbacks and is recovering well after his latest knee operation.
Ahead of this year's Wimbledon, Russian and Belarusian players signed personal declarations that cleared them to compete in this year's Championship.
Zverev has not lost to Wawrinka in two previous meetings but is not taking the 2014 Melbourne Park champion lightly.
Rediff.com takes a look at some interesting highlights of the tournament.
Murray has struggled to regain form since undergoing hip surgery last January, and was quickly dismantled by the six-time Australian Open champion at Margaret Court Arena before the players called time on their match after less than an hour.
The Australian Open champion never faced a break point and used her hard and accurate serve to dispatch Gauff.
'To be part of Team Europe together is great and if we're able to possibly share the court one more time as a doubles pairing then this would be a truly special experience for us both at this stage in our careers.'
Rafael Nadal said he was lucky to be part of an era of tennis that included Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic after the Spaniard won a men's record 21st Grand Slam title at the Australian Open to move one ahead of his two great rivals.
Images from Day 2 of the 2024 Australian Open in Melbourne on Monday.
Red-hot Rafael Nadal faces Delbonis, says majors tally not a focus
Melbourne on Friday completed 28 days since the last reported locally-acquired case of novel coronavirus infection.
As a sporting spectacle Alcaraz and Djokovic matches have delivered on every level and would be worthy of the Big Apple spotlight.
Images from the US Open men's singles quarter-finals at Flushing Meadows, New York, on Tuesday.
Wimbledon's decision to ban Russian and Belarusian players from this year's tournament following the invasion of Ukraine was wrong and lacked respect, world number one Novak Djokovic said on Monday.
Images from Tuesday, Day 8 of the 2021 Wimbledon Championships, in London.
Nadal has won the Australian and the French Open back-to-back and has the chance to become the first man to win all four majors in the same year
Sumit Nagal immediately set his sights on Thiem who has reached two French Open finals, losing both to Nadal.
Friday's match was a straight shootout for a last-four place, with world number five Rublev the favourite having won his four previous matches against Ruud.
