Italian seventh seed Jannik Sinner secured his first Masters 1000 title with a dominant 6-4 6-1 win over Australian Alex de Minaur in the Canadian Open final on Sunday.
Milos Raonic of Canada will take on defending champion Novak Djokovic in the final of the Paris Masters.
In his pre-tournament news conference in Toronto on Sunday, Nadal said a recurring foot issue he has been dealing with since 2005 returned at the French Open, where he fell to eventual champion Djokovic in the semi-finals.
Three-times winner Serena Williams moved into the Toronto Open second round after beating Spain's Nuria Parrizas Diaz on Monday
It was an emotional win for Aryna Sabalenka, who missed Wimbledon last month due to a shoulder injury.
Pablo Carreno Busta rallied from a set down to defeat Hubert Hurkacz 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 in Montreal to claim the biggest title of his career at the Canadian Masters on Sunday.
Aseem Chhabra picks his top 10 Indian films of 2024, which includes films that have had theatrical releases or are streaming on OTT.
Young Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa on Friday called for a robust financial backing for chess, debunking the common concept that players require minimal monetary support to train and excel in the sport.
Vaishali completed the requisite 2500 ELO points Llobregat Open tournament in Spain to become only the third Indian woman after Koneru Humpy and Harika Dronavalli to become a GM.
As Sachin Tendulkar completes his 50th birthday, an A-Z listing about the 'Little Master'.
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Hubert Hurkacz battled back from a set and a break down to beat Casper Ruud 5-7 6-3 6-2 on Saturday and reach the Canadian Masters final.
The ATP computer says otherwise but Boris Becker believes Rafael Nadal has already replaced Roger Federer as the world number one.
Leander Paes and his Czech partner Lukas Dlouhy prevailed over Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles in the super tie-breaker to breeze into the doubles semi-finals of the US $ 2,615,000 ATP Rogers Masters in Toronto. Paes-Dlouhy, seeded seventh edged past fourth seeded Bhupathi-Knowles 6-4, 3-6, 10-5 in one hour and 15 minutes in the quarter-finals of the hard court event.
World number three Roger Federer beat Novak Djokovic 7-5, 6-4 on Saturday to set up a mouthwatering Shanghai Masters final against a resurgent Andy Murray.
They upset second seeds Sweden's Jonas Bjorkman and Max Mirnyi of Belarus in the quarter-finals.
Tennis legend Bjorn Borg is tipping Britain's No 1 tennis player Andy Murray to win his first Grand Slam at the US Open next week and rates him as competitive as Swiss star Roger Federer and Wimbledon's 2008 champion Rafael Nadal.
Twenty four time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic closed the 2023 ATP season by clinching the year-end No. 1 spot for a record-extending eighth time.
World number one Rafa Nadal survived a scare and Roger Federer ended a run of recent losses to Tomas Berdych to lead the world's top four players into the semi-finals of the Toronto Masters on Friday.
Vaishali becomes India's 84th Grandmaster, joins brother Praggnanandhaa in elite club
Rafael Nadal beat Andy Murray 7-6, 6-3 to set up a Toronto Masters final against resurgent German Nicolas Kiefer.
A racket-smashing Andy Roddick was shocked 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 by 19-year-old Croat Marin Cilic in the third round of the Toronto Masters on Thursday. Rafael Nadal and defending champion Novak Djokovic however eased into the last eight.
Rafael Nadal continued his drive towards Roger Federer's number one ranking with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Nicolas Kiefer in the Toronto Masters final on Sunday. Nadal, playing his first event since an epic five-set victory over Federer in the Wimbledon final on July 6, claimed his seventh title in 2008 by winning his fifth final in a row since mid-May.
Defending champion Novak Djokovic lost to Andy Murray in the Toronto Masters quarter-finals but Wimbledon champion Rafael Nadal survived a scare to advance on Friday. Nadal, in his first tournament since his epic five-set win over Roger Federer at Wimbledon, was pushed by Frenchman Richard Gasquet before rallying to claim a 6-7, 6-2, 6-1 victory.
The world number one turns 27 on the day of the Beijing opening ceremony and he will have to rediscover his A-game after also suffering a surprise defeat in the Toronto Masters to France's Gilles Simon.
World number one Roger Federer launches his Olympic preparations and his North American hardcourt campaign this week at the Toronto Masters.
The world number one beat Frenchman Sebastien Grosjean 6-3, 6-3 in the second round of the Toronto Masters.
The world number one overcame a rocky start to beat the Frenchman in the final of the Toronto Masters.
The world number one battled his way past Fernando Gonzalez at the Toronto Masters to reach his 17th straight tournament final.
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal returned from vacation to post first-round wins at the Toronto Masters.
Greg Rusedski bid a muted goodbye to Canadian tennis fans with a 6-4, 6-2 loss to Russian Mikhail Youzhny.
Roddick beat Nicolas Kiefer while Federer rallied to down Thomas Johansson in the semi-finals of the Toronto Masters.
Greek teenager Stefanos Tsitsipas slayed another tennis giant on Saturday, saving a match point as he toppled big-serving Kevin Anderson 6-7(4), 6-4, 7-6(7) in a thriller to set up a Rogers Cup final against top seed Rafael Nadal.
Teen sensation R Praggnanandhaa will enter as the favourite among the three Indian participants in the Candidates chess tournament that will get underway in Toronto from Wednesday to decide the challenger for the next world championship match.
American twins Bob and Mike Bryan added another accolade to their lengthy resume after taking the Shanghai Masters men's doubles title on Sunday to become the first pair to win all nine ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments.
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