Novak Djokovic is capable of extending his record for holding the men's World No. 1 ranking for most weeks to 400, said Russia's Daniil Medvedev who will climb up to a career-best ranking of second on Monday.
Geopolitical tensions simmered at the US Open on Thursday as Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk refused the customary handshake at the net when Belarusian Victoria Azarenka defeated her 6-2, 6-3 in the second round.
Wimbledon was the only Grand Slam to ban competitors from Russia and Belarus last year.
Security officials promptly made a human shield around the players as some others dragged the person
Images from Day 1 of the 2024 Australian Open in Melbourne on Sunday.
'I'm just glad to overcome today's challenge in straight sets and move on.'
A seemingly invincible Novak Djokovic playing some of the best tennis of his career at 36 heads to Wimbledon seeking to tighten his stranglehold.
With Rafael Nadal out with injury, can Novak Djokovic go past the Spaniard and pick up a record 23rd Grand Slam title.
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
Daniil Medvedev continued his march towards a first Grand Slam title on Wednesday, powering into the US Open semi-finals with a clinical 7-6(6), 6-3, 7-6(5) victory over childhood friend Andrey Rublev.
The trio have dominated men's tennis over the last 20 years and played a major role in shaping the direction of the sport
Russian and Belarusian players will be allowed to compete at the US Open this year but only as neutrals, the United States Tennis Association (USTA) announced on Tuesday.
The 20-year-old Spaniard will attempt to end Djokovic's 34-match winning run on the Wimbledon grass.
Former world number one Roger Federer retained his place at the top of the list of the world's highest paid tennis players for a 17th year despite not playing a match for nearly 14 months.
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Australian Open champion Rafa Nadal said he would love to finish his career with more Grand Slam titles than rivals Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic but thinks he will have to secure more than 21 to do so.
'There is so much excitement brewing about Wednesday's Alcaraz and Rune quarter-finals showdown -- it could well be a juicy foretaste of things to come.'
Evert said she has been impressed by what she has seen from the 27-year-old.
Novak Djokovic's loss in the US Open final on Sunday denied him a calendar-year Grand Slam but the Serbian world number one said he was just happy his chase for perfection was finally over.
Pole says she feels much better prepared to handle the pressure of her latest career milestone.
Top seed Rafael Nadal's bid for a maiden Paris Masters title was halted on Saturday when the Spaniard was beaten 6-4, 7-5 in the semi-finals by German fourth seed Alexander Zverev.
Carlos Alcaraz's US Open preparations suffered a setback on Friday as the world number one fell to American Tommy Paul
Zverev deserved to be thrown out for umpire abuse, says Nadal
IMAGES from the Australian Open matches played on Wednesday.
After an Olympic stumble Novak Djokovic will get a second bite at history in the Big Apple with a calendar year Grand Slam there for the taking at the US Open.
Djokovic will be nowhere near the centre court after losing his bid to overturn a second visa cancellation.
Top seed Novak Djokovic produced a stellar display to sweep aside Croatian Marin Cilic 6-3, 6-4 in the final of the ATP 250 Tel Aviv Open on Sunday and clinch his third title of the season.
Ahead of this year's Wimbledon, Russian and Belarusian players signed personal declarations that cleared them to compete in this year's Championship.
World number one Carlos Alcaraz will not play in the Australian Open after picking up a right leg muscle injury during pre-season training, the Spaniard said on Friday.
Andy Murray saved five match points to defeat Jiri Lehecka at the Qatar Open on Friday and reach a first ATP Tour final since June last year.
Djokovic has won the last three editions of Wimbledon in 2018, 2019 and last year
Novak Djokovic subdued Jannik Sinner at Wimbledon, easing into a record 35th Grand Slam final.
Images from Day 1 of the 2022 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, in Flushing Meadows, New York, on Monday.
Novak Djokovic marched into the semis of the Dubai Tennis Championship, with a comfortable win over Hubert Hurkacz.
President Vladimir Putin proposed sweeping constitutional changes that could extend his hold on power for many years. Russian Federal Tax Service head Mikhail Mishustin to be the new PM.
Novak Djokovic beat Casper Ruud in the French Open final to win a men's record-extending 23rd Grand Slam title.
Djokovic had been favourite to win a 10th title at Melbourne Park and claim a 21st Grand Slam crown but the Serb now faces being deported from Australia.
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic has applied for special permission to enter the United States to participate in the ATP Masters 1000 events.
Images from Day 9 of the 2021 US Open in New York on Wednesday.
