Novak Djokovic defended his father after a video emerged showing him posing at the Australian Open with some fans holding Russian flags, saying he was "misused" by the individuals and that his family was against war.
Paris crowd made themselves heard on day one of the French Open as they booed and jeered when Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk refused to shake hands
Images from Day 6 of the 2021 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Friday.
Fiery Australian Nick Kyrgios has been fined $7,500 for "spitting and audible obscenities" during his second-round win at the US Open on Wednesday.
A round-up of all tennis action on Saturday.
The maverick Australian is in his first Slam final after a roller-coaster career.
Zverev is also in fine form, having beaten world number one Novak Djokovic on his way to claiming the Olympic gold medal in Tokyo at the start of the month.
Stefanos Tsitsipas said he would not be surprised if Daniil Medvedev beat Novak Djokovic
Nick Kyrgios could not resist poking his nose at authority and Wimbledon's all-white clothing rules.
Andrey Rublev moved into his third Masters final after fighting back from a set down in Monte Carlo to beat American Taylor Fritz 5-7, 6-1, 6-3 on Saturday to set up a showdown with Danish teenager Holger Rune.
In the ongoing Monte Carlo Masters, Jannik Sinner clinched a hard-fought win as Casper Ruud crashed out.
Let battle commence, says Djokovic ahead of Nadal showdown
World number two Nadal's fate will rest on his final group match against Tsitsipas.
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.
Novak Djokovic will be favourite to reach his 27th Grand Slam final when he faces Stefanos Tsitsipas in the French Open semis on Friday but what had been a smooth path through the draw has suddenly got a little rocky.
Images from Day 4 of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Thursday.
Daniil Medvedev lost his world number one ranking after being defeated by Gael Monfils
The 'Big Three' of men's tennis have found some "fresh energy" to thwart the charge of younger players on the tour, world number one Novak Djokovic said after setting up yet another title clash against his biggest rival against Rafael Nadal.
Since 2003, one of Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal or Andy Murray have won the title at Wimbledon, with the Swiss leading the way with eight titles.
The second round match between former champion Angelique Kerber and Anhelina Kalinina, originally scheduled to begin after Schwartzman and Anderson, was pushed to Thursday.
Images from Day 6 of the 2022 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Saturday.
Amazon has exclusive TV broadcast rights in France for the night sessions, which are taking place for the first time at Roland Garros. The late matches are being played without fans on Court Philippe-Chatrier because of the 9 p.m. curfew.
Rafael Nadal shrugged off his derailed bid for the Grand Slam record with a pledge to keep "fighting" but the Spaniard leaves the Australian Open with familiar regrets after bowing out to a rising talent on Wednesday.
Images from Day 4 of the 2021 French Open in Paris on Wednesday.
Australian media said the charge was related to a complaint made by Kyrgios's former partner Chiara Passari.
Medvedev suffered a jarring early exit from the Canadian Masters last week but overcame some initial problems in a tricky tie against Shapovalov to edge both sets and book a meeting with American Fritz.
Images from Day 2 of the 2022 Australian Open in Melbourne on Tuesday.
Images from Day 4 of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Thursday.
This year's ATP Finals boasts a fresh new
Rafa Nadal returned from an injury layoff to beat Miomir Kecmanovic 6-1 7-6(4) on Wednesday
Tsitsipas had lost all five previous matches against the Russian, but turned the tables in impressive fashion.
Defending champion Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal will clash for the Italian Open title after the top two seeds advanced to the final of the Masters tournament on Saturday.
He was drawn in the toughest half of the draw with Nadal as well as in-form Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz and world number three Alexander Zverev, who could clash in the last eight.
Djokovic struggled to find his range early in the contest as Spaniard Davidovich Fokina raced to lead
Russian Andrey Rublev has become the fifth singles player to qualify for the season-ending ATP Finals in Turin next month, the men's tour said.
With each passing year questions are inevitably asked about whether Nadal's vice-like hold on the French Open will be loosened. Each time, the answer has been an emphatic NO.
Penpix of the top men's contenders at the 2021 French Open which begins on Sunday:
The 21-year-old has now recorded victories over all of tennis's so called 'Big Three' this year, having beaten Roger Federer at the Australian Open and Rafa Nadal in Madrid.
Djokovic practised his serves and returns with his entourage on an empty court at Melbourne Park
Holger Rune crashed out to Yoshihito Nishioka in the ATP 250 Adelaide International 1 first round.
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