Zverev won in four sets at Roland-Garros to send Alcaraz packing and reach the French Open semi-finals for a second straight year.
Andy Murray is more afraid of losing his wedding ring than a tennis match these days but that did not stop him from storming to a 10th successive win on clay at the Rome Masters on Wednesday.
The duo could face each other at the quarter-final stage.
On the eve of the big game, the Malian footballer tell Rediff.com's Norma Godinho why Real Madrid are favourites and what is plaguing Barcelona this season.
Nadal no longer 'immovable' object in Paris.
IMAGES from Day 6 of the French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Friday.
Japan has extended a state of emergency in Tokyo and three other areas until the end of May as the country battles a surge in COVID-19 cases
Brazil soccer great Pele died on Thursday, aged 82, after a long battle with cancer.
World number one Novak Djokovic earned his 1,000th tour-level victory by beating Casper Ruud 6-4, 6-3 on Saturday to reach the Italian Open final.
Penpix of the top men's contenders at the 2021 French Open which begins on Sunday:
In the absence of an injured Yuki, a lot would depend on how the left-handed Prajnesh, who won a singles bronze medal at the Asian Games, performs.
Good news for Barcelona and Spain, bad news for all their rivals. Xavi says he is in the best form of his life. The diminutive playmaker put in a match-winning performance against Real Madrid on Saturday, setting up both Barcelona goals in a 2-0 victory at the Bernabeu that put the champions top and made them favourites to retain their league title.
Nadal will equal world number one Roger Federer's haul of four Masters Series titles this year if he beats Ljubicic.
Wales and Real Madrid winger Gareth Bale has launched a new esports organisation called Ellevens Esports, with a team from the franchise set to make their debut at the FIFA eClub World Cup in Milan this week.
Iran were banned from an Olympic football qualifying match against Jordan later that year after refusing to remove their hijabs before kick-off.
This weekend's FA Cup final is expected to have 21,000 fans present.
IMAGES from the EPL matches played on Wednesday.
Zverev needed treatment on his left hamstring in the second set and was clearly hampered as his close friend Thiem put him through the wringer with his trademark groundstrokes.
Nadal, is known to have a superior win-loss record over most top players (including Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic), but believe it or not, there are players on the circuit who have an edge over Nadal.
Images from Day 8 of the 2021 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Sunday
Top seed Novak Djokovic beat Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime 7-5, 7-6(1) to reach the semi-finals of the Italian Open on Friday and move within one win of 1,000 career victories.
The Catalans have kept five clean sheets in their last six games, which bodes well for their title run in.
Roger Federer was giving absolutely no guarantees about his form on Sunday, as the four-time finalist prepared for his first ATP start in more than two months at the Monte Carlo Masters. The 17-time Grand Slam winner will be starting afresh in the second round on the Monte Carlo Country Club clay after his early February knee operation. After hitting for nearly a week at the seaside venue overlooking the Mediterranean, the Swiss said that next week will be key for deciding his further schedule ahead of the French Open - the second major of the season. "I feel more rust than rest, but I am rested, mentally and physically," the 34-year-old said. "I don't think about the Roland Garros title," the 2009 Paris champion added.
With each passing year questions are inevitably asked about whether Nadal's vice-like hold on the French Open will be loosened. Each time, the answer has been an emphatic NO.
Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal won on Saturday to set up an Italian Open final meeting
Djokovic did not drop a set en route to the final in Rome
Lionel Messi insisted his fifth-place finish in Monday's Ballon d'Or awards was not a motivating factor behind his sensational performance in Barcelona's 4-0 thrashing of local rivals Espanyol in La Liga on Saturday.
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Roger Federer will make his only appearance on clay this season at Roland Garros, his agent said. The Swiss skipped the entire claycourt season in 2017 and 2018 and last year played only two tournaments on the surface before arriving in Paris for the French Open.
High on confidence after their good performances in Rome and Madrid ATP Masters, the doubles duo of Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna of India is eyeing this year's French Open title.
Nadal avenged his defeat to the 20-year-old Greek at the same stage of the Madrid Open a week ago
Barcelona's last Champions League triumph came in 2015, and since then they have failed to get beyond the quarter-finals while Real Madrid have monopolised the trophy.
The latest intriguing duel between friendly rivals and master tacticians Alex Ferguson and Jose Mourinho will take place on Tuesday as Manchester United and Real Madrid resume battle in the Champions League.
It was Nadal's 50th trophy on clay court, his 70th overall and his first title in almost a year
Barcelona rubber-stamped a decade of domestic dominance by clinching the La Liga title on Sunday
Images from Day 6 at the French Open, at Roland Garros, in Paris, on Friday.
Medvedev became only the fourth player in ATP history to beat the world's top three at the same tournament.
He has three titles to his name this season, including winning a third Masters 1000 in Madrid, and on Saturday he will become the first German for 15 years to contest a semi-final match at the season-ending ATP Finals.
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