A summary of Saturday's action at the US Open.
A round-up of all tennis action on Saturday.
'This was the first time that I played points and that was too much for me today'
Images from Day 9 of the 2022 Australian Open, at Melbourne Park, on Tuesday.
Yet the warrior-like instincts kicked in and we were all reminded that Nadal, as long as he is standing, remains a physical and psychological force of nature on a tennis court.
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Images from Day 3 of the 2022 Australian Open in Melbourne on Wednesday.
Images from Day 4 of the 2023 Australian Open, at Melbourne Park.
Playing in his first competitive singles match on the ATP Tour since August 5, the 20-times Grand Slam champion showed no signs of rust in his second round win against Lithuanian qualifier Ricardas Berankis.
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Images from Day 6 of the 2022 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Saturday.
Images from Day 5 of the 2022 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Thursday.
Daniil Medvedev will play Rafael Nadal for the Australian Open title on Sunday after a stirring victory over Greek fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in the semi-final on Friday.
Daniil Medvedev lost his world number one ranking after being defeated by Gael Monfils
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Images from Day 1 of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Monday.
Images from Day 8 of the 2022 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Monday.
It was Novak Djokovic's first match this year after his Australian Open hopes were dashed when he was deported following an 11-day saga revolving around his decision not to have a COVID-19 vaccination.
The circuit agreed last year an extension to cover this year's race, which was held in August and without spectators due to the COVID-19 pandemic, after fears it would drop off the calendar.
On Sunday the Ukrainian Tennis Federation urged the sport's governing body the International Tennis Federation (ITF) to immediately expel Russia and Belarus from the organisation and ban Russia from team and individual tournaments. Also, athletes from Ukraine and other nations have called on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to suspend Russia and Belarus and ban their athletes from events immediately.
Images from Day 4 of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Thursday.
Australian Open holder Djokovic will make his ATP Cup debut for Serbia against South Africa in Brisbane on Saturday while Nadal will lead Spain into action against Georgia in Perth on the same day.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday
Dani Alves has blamed the media for Brazil's unsuccessful World Cup campaign but conceded that the team did not prepare properly ahead of the humiliating 7-1 defeat by Germany in the semi-final.
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