Watching India and Australia compete in the series-deciding fifth Test was some experience for the 54-year-old American tennis legend.
Reader Karthik Marudur sent us this picture from Massachusetts.
Carlos Alcaraz powered into his third successive Australian Open quarter-final, beating Tommy Paul in straight sets in a match interrupted by a medical emergency.
Swift and Kelce, whose announcement earned more than 18 million Instagram likes, headlined the A-listers in the crowd at the men's final last year, where Jannik Sinner ensured a "cruel summer" for another Taylor -- Fritz -- in a three-set defeat.
Jannik Sinner kept alive his dream of becoming the first Italian to lift three Grand Slam singles trophies.
As captain, the former world number one led the United States to a 10-8 record in World Group play, including a run to the semi-finals in 2012 and 2018, the latter which ended in a loss to Croatia 11 days ago.
Jannik Sinner had to dig deep to get the better of Auger-Aliassime in the second semi-final.
'I've seen Federer and Nadal and they played a couple of good finals but nothing comes close to this.'
Only an early shock can prevent the runaway world number one from adding to his Grand Slam haul, according to former champion Jim Courier.
Legendary Andre Agassi said Carlos Alcaraz combines the best qualities of Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal but cautioned the tennis world against expecting the Spaniard to repeat the incredible feats of the 'Fab Three.'
During Nine's broadcast, Jones had mocked Djokovic and his fans who were out in force cheering the Serb.
Jannik Sinner defeated Carlos Alcaraz in a high-octane final to claim his maiden Wimbledon trophy and fourth Grand Slam crown on Sunday.
Factbox on Italy's Jannik Sinner, who beat Germany's Alexander Zverev 6-3, 7-6(4), 6-3 in the Australian Open final
Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic have won the last 11 Grand Slams between them and an incredible 54 since 2003.
Jannik Sinner will hope to block out a rocking home crowd on Sunday when he faces Taylor Fritz in the US Open final at Flushing Meadows, where the 12th seed will be bidding to become the first American man in 21 years to win a Grand Slam singles title.
India's non-playing Davis Cup captain Rohit Rajpal on Saturday clarified that his "shut-up" remark was meant for a few "agenda-driven" people consistently targeting him and was not directed at the country's tennis community as has been projected.
Comedian Will Ferrell discussed how he plans to beat the heat.
Images from Day 8 at The Championships - Wimbledon.
World number eight Andy Roddick and 18th-ranked Sam Querrey will represent the United States in a first-round Davis Cup tie against Chile next month, captain Jim Courier said on Thursday.
Former world No 1 Pete Sampras believes Roger Federer can break all of his records, including the 14 Grand Slam titles he lifted in his glittering 15-year career.
Robby Ginepri triumphed 4-6, 6-0, 3-0 after fellow American Taylor Dent quit with heat exhaustion in the third set.
Taylor Dent and Robby Ginepri will contest the first all-American final in Indianapolis since Pete Sampras beat Jim Courier 13 years ago.\n
Serena Williams will be favourite for a fourth French Open title if she survives into the second week, former men's champion Jim Courier believes.
Donald Young has replaced the injured John Isner for the United States and will face Wimbledon champion Andy Murray of Britain in Friday's opening match of the first-round Davis Cup tie in San Diego.
Jim Courier said Novak Djokovic's decision to work with so-called 'guru' Pepe Imaz was partly to blame for his shock defeat at Roland Garros on Wednesday.
Newly crowned Australian Open champion NOvak Djokovic was not short of energy as he overpowered Andy Murray to claim his sixth Australian Open title.
Roger Federer, who missed the French Open through injury, plays Guido Pella in the first round. Second seed Andy Murray faces an all-British first round against wildcard Liam Broady. Fourth seed Stan Wawrinka, Murray's prospective semi-final opponent, begins against American teenager Taylor Fritz.
Nadal no longer 'immovable' object in Paris.
Djokovic has never failed to win the tournament after making the semi-finals and he will be heavily favoured to claim a record-extending ninth title at his favourite Slam on Sunday.
Australia's number two Bernard Tomic will be absent from this week's Davis Cup quarter-finals but the United States will still have a fight on their hands in Brisbane due to the impressive form of Nick Kyrgios, US team captain Jim Courier said.
Novak Djokovic reached the semi-finals of the Australian Open on Wednesday after Kei Nishikori retired hurt when trailing 6-1, 4-1 in their quarter-final.
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American No 1 John Isner wants injured players to be compensated with first round prize money at Grand Slam to lower the number of early withdrawals.
List of French Open men's singles champions:
Eighth seed Barty joins 1969, 1970 and 1973 champion Margaret Court and 1971 winner Evonne Goolagong-Cawley on the list of Australian women who have lifted the trophy here in the professional era.
Federer may have set the benchmark on how to do tennis retirements. He didn't go out in a blaze of lonely glory but in the warmth of friendships formed over the years, observes Deepti Patwardhan.
The 21-year-old Coric came from two sets to one down to defeat the 20-year-old debutant Tiafoe 6-7(0), 6-1, 6-7(11), 6-1, 6-3 and finally subdue a remarkable fightback from the Americans, who had earlier levelled the tie 2-2 from two down.
Andy Murray has been the standout performer on clay for the past 12 months but world number one Novak Djokovic will be favourite to complete his set of grand slams at this year's French Open. Murray, according to the ATP Performance Zone stats, has won 85 percent of his matches on the red dust this year and last, more than any other player. Having been at 70 percent for the first 10 years of his career, the improvement demonstrates just how at home the Briton now feels on a surface he once treated with suspicion. His victory over Djokovic in Sunday's Italian Open final may have been aided by his opponent's energy levels being drained after a gruelling semi-final win over Kei Nishikori the night before. But it also was a timely statement of intent from the world number two, who recently split with coach Amelie Mauresmo.
Briton Andy Murray will take over from Novak Djokovic as World No 1 when the rankings are updated on Monday after his Paris Masters semi-final opponent Milos Raonic withdrew with a leg injury on Saturday.
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