IMAGES from Day 5 of the Wimbledon Championships, at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, on Friday.
Nadal said he needs to stop playing for the foreseeable future to make a full recovery and return for what he anticipates will be his farewell season.
Big-serving Elena Rybakina will aim to retain her title but other players have emerged as serious contenders:
It was sweet victory for Japan's Miyu Kato as she bagged the mixed doubles crown with Tim Puetz after being disqualied from the women's doubles.
The French Open has not produced a lot of happy memories for Venus Williams in recent times, but now that she's reached the third round for the first time in six years, the American hopes her 2016 adventure won't come to an abrupt end.
IMAGES from Day 3 of the Wimbledon Championships, at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, on Wednesday.
As the holder since Sunday of all four grand slam titles, Novak Djokovic has no equal in tennis, but as an artist he isn't quite up to scratch -- or so said perennial Roland Garros favourite Gustavo Kuerten.
Nadal aims to play at French Open, Olympics
Defending champion Iga Swiatek made it to her third final in four years at Roland Garros.
Storm Hunter and Elise Mertens picked up the Doubles Team of the Year award, China's Zheng Qinwen was named Most Improved Player while Russian Mirra Andreeva won Newcomer of the Year.
Three-time Roland Garros champion Mats Wilander reflects on Day Five of the French Open for Reuters.
Alcaraz was impressive in his first Grand Slam match since his US Open triumph last year
Coco Gauff said she will never again make the mistake of doubting Rafael Nadal's chances at French Open
Venus Williams and Elina Svitolina have received wild cards for the Classic Birmingham, a WTA 250 event on grass which begins on June 19.
'Just two people who love #Wimbledon bumping into each other on the streets of London.'
Novak Djokovic beat Daniil Medvedev in the US Open final to win a 24th Grand Slam singles title and equal Margaret Court's record haul.
Simona Halep is unsure if she will play again if the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) does not uphold her appeal against a four-year doping suspension, the Romanian former world number one has said.
Three contenders for the men's singles title at the Australian Open, which starts on Sunday.
IMAGES from Day 4 of the French Open played at Roland Garros on Wednesday
Images from Day 8 of Wimbledon 2024 at The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London on Monday.
Images from the US Open women's singles final at Flushing Meadows, New York, on Saturday.
Following a first round exit at the Italian Open, Andy Murray is undecided on what's next.
Italy's Matteo Arnaldi produced a sensational performance to take out sixth seed Andrey Rublev and reach the last 16 of the French Open on Friday.
Ons Jabeur's hopes of becoming the first African woman to win a singles Grand Slam lay in ruins after her defeat by Brazil's Beatriz Haddad Maia.
Chasing his 23rd Grand Slam, a frustrated Novak Djokovic was seen complaining to the umpire.
A trio of tennis moms-Naomi Osaka, Angelique Kerber and Caroline Wozniacki-are poised for comebacks at the Australian Open.
Alexander Zverev fough back to enter his third consecutive French Open semifinals on Wednesday.
The five top contenders for the women's title at Wimbledon, which starts on Monday.
In the biggest surprise of the night, Emma Stone grabbed the Best Actress trophy for the complex portrayal of a Frankenstein-like character Bella, in Yargos Lanthimos' electrifying and most original film Poor Things. Aseem Chhabra recaps the 96th Annual Academy Awards.
Austria's Dominic Thiem strained every sinew trying to cling on to the 32-year-old Spaniard and at times even gained a precarious foothold in his first Grand Slam final.
Williams playing at a 'better level' after injury-hit start to season
The 22-time major champion Rafael Nadal addressed the prospect that 2024 could be his final year as an ATP professional, confessing that it is indeed a reality that he might hang up his racquets at the end of next season.
World number one Carlos Alcaraz faces a tough path to a maiden French Open title after being placed in the same half of the draw as 22-times Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic.
Novak Djokovic beat Casper Ruud in the French Open final to win a men's record-extending 23rd Grand Slam title.
The prize money for the men's and women's doubles events have also gone up by 4%, organisers added.
Kosovo's tennis federation has accused Serbia's Novak Djokovic of aggravating an already tense situation after the world number three wrote that Kosovo was "the heart of Serbia" on a camera lens.
Djokovic puts record books out of mind in hunt for 24th major title
Novak Djokovic has no intention of passing the torch to the next generation just yet.
IMAGRS from the soccer matches played across European leagues on Friday
Formula One will have a record 24 races in the season that starts in Bahrain on Saturday.
