Tennis great Serena Williams is recovering from surgery to remove a large cyst on her neck.
Alcaraz, winner of the last two Grand Slams at Roland Garros and Wimbledon, had made it to at least the quarter-final stage at every major in which he has competed since winning the US Open two years ago.
The two cases shocked the tennis world with many fuming at how they were handled by the authorities.
'Do me a favour': Andy Murray hits back after legacy questioned
Rohan Bopanna and his Croatian partner Ivan Dodig suffered a shock loss to the pair of Francisco Cerundolo and Nicolas Jarry in the first round match of the China Open.
Both Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray, a three-time Grand Slam winner, were noncommittal about whether they would continue to work together.
Novak Djokovic is one win away from a 100th career singles title after breezing past Grigor Dimitrov 6-2, 6-3 on Friday to reach the Miami Open final, where he will face either third seed Taylor Fritz or rising Czech Jakub Mensik.
Carlos Alcaraz said he enjoys a good friendship with Novak Djokovic away from the court but the Spaniard also relishes the intense rivalry
Rafael Nadal has decided not to participate in the US Open due to concerns about his fitness
Novak Djokovic made no excuses for the poor performance that sent the five-time Indian Wells champion packing from the California desert on Saturday after falling 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 to Botic van de Zandschulp in the second round.
Former world number one Novak Djokovic, the last surviving member of tennis' "Big Four", said he does not plan on stopping any time soon but admitted that the retirement of rivals Roger Federer, Andy Murray and Rafa Nadal has been overwhelming.
A seemingly invincible Novak Djokovic playing some of the best tennis of his career at 36 heads to Wimbledon seeking to tighten his stranglehold.
Zverev and Rublev among dark horses for French Open
Learner Tien became the youngest man to reach the Australian Open fourth round in 20 years
Andy Murray will not get another chance to feature on court in his farewell at the Grand Slam.
Mirra Andreeva became the youngest player to win a WTA 1000 title when the 17-year-old beat Clara Tauson in the Dubai Tennis Championships final
'It seems it took me a day and a half, and several kilometres of walking around the grounds, to find coffee.'
Novak Djokovic has almost fully recovered from the injury that ended his Australian Open campaign in the semi-finals.
Jannik Sinner bounced back from two sets down to beat Daniil Medvedev and win his maiden Grand Slam title.
'The romanticism of late night tennis in New York, it's time to move past that'
Alcaraz has been seen as fellow Spaniard Rafael Nadal's successor on the Paris clay.
India's first and only tennis medal in the history of Olympic Games came way back in 1996, when Leander Paes claimed the singles bronze in Atlanta.
China's Zheng Qinwen is bidding to become the fourth woman to win Olympic gold and the US Open title in the same year
Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz expect Rafael Nadal to be at his competitive best at the Australian Open next month despite a hip injury that wiped out the veteran Spaniard's 2023 season.
The Croatian helped Djokovic claim nine of his 24 Grand Slam titles before leaving his team in March and on Friday was hired to coach world number five Rybakina for the 2025 season.
IMAGES from Day 9 of the Wimbledon Championships, at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, on Tuesday.
The former US Open champion said recent high-profile doping cases had made her wary.
How the Indian players fared in the five-Test series in England.
Olivia Gadecki and John Peers battled back from a set down to defeat compatriots Kimberly Birrell and John-Patrick Smith
Jannik Sinner defeated Carlos Alcaraz in a high-octane final to claim his maiden Wimbledon trophy and fourth Grand Slam crown on Sunday.
Rafael Nadal's championship point winning racket from his 2007 French Open final victory over Roger Federer was sold for more than $118,000 at an auction on Monday, ranking among the highest-priced such memorabilia.
A trio of tennis moms-Naomi Osaka, Angelique Kerber and Caroline Wozniacki-are poised for comebacks at the Australian Open.
The world No. 1 said the "mental part" of his game was especially important in his run to the US Open title this year.
Former doubles world No. 1 Leander Paes was recently elected to receive the Ultimate Honour in Tennis - induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame - as the Class of 2024.
IMAGES from Day 2 of the Wimbledon Championships, at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, on Tuesday.
Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, and Virender Sehwag praised 'inspiration' Bopanna for his incredible achievement.
Medvedev outlasts Zverev to reach Halle final
Italians Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori scored a 7-6(0), 7-5 victory on Thursday to win the mixed doubles title at the US Open and end unseeded all-American pair Taylor Townsend and Donald Young's storybook run.
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