Novak Djokovic will replace young rival Carlos Alcaraz as the men's world number one after a routine win on his US Open return. The 36-year-old, who has spent 389 weeks atop the ATP world rankings over the course of his career, clinched a return to the sport's apex with his 6-0, 6-2, 6-3 first-round win over Alexandre Muller at the US Open. However, the 23-time Grand Slam champion appeared nothing but happy following his first win on Arthur Ashe Stadium since the …

Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz produced another final that will go down in tennis folklore. Novak Djokovic fought back from a championship point down to beat Carlos Alcaraz 5-7 7-6(7) 6-3 in an epic Cincinnati Open final that will go down as one of the best in history. In a match that lasted 3 hours, 49 minutes, the longest best-of-three sets final in ATP Tour history (since 1990), the No. 2-seeded Djokovic avenged his loss last month to the top-ranked Alcaraz and …

The budding rivalry between Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic is set to be renewed in the group stage of the Davis Cup finals next month. The matches between them have been pretty spectacular so far. The first one came at the Madrid Open last year and saw Alcaraz rise above the Serbian to defeat him in a pretty close 3-setter. The second match came only this year, at Roland Garros, and it was a pretty great one for about two sets …

This Sunday, Aug. 6 Gauff reached one of the peaks of her time on tour with her 6-2, 6-3 win over Maria Sakkari in the final of the Mubadala Citi DC Open. It was her first title since January, her first ever in the United States, and her first at a 500-level tournament. World No. 9 Sakkari had won four of the previous five meetings against world No. 7 Gauff, including both this year.But Gauff capped off an impressive week on …

August marks the transition from the grass to the hard courts, so we’ve highlighted the biggest and best tournaments you need to keep an eye on as the ATP and WTA tours head stateside in the lead up to the final Grand Slam of the year. 31 July – 6 August: World’s best wheelchair tennis stars to take to the stage in Nottingham Lexus British Open Wheelchair Championships Don't miss your chance to see the world's top wheelchair tennis players in action! Organised …

The All England Club has once again pushed the boundaries of generosity. The announcement of a £44.7 million total prize fund for the 2023 Wimbledon Championships, has set a new benchmark, outpacing last year's allotment by 11.2%, and edging 17.1% ahead of the pre-Covid prize pool in 2019. Similar to the second Grand Slam of the season, the Roland Garros, the overall prize money allocation for this year's tournament increased significantly at Wimbledon as over £40 million will be distributed to …

While the 36-year-old is sure to face some stiff competition at the grass-court event, in his current form, he is the ‘heavy favourite’ to win the title and bag a record - extending 24th Grand Slam title. But there's another honor on his radar as well - one that has not been achieved on the men's side since 1969. The calendar Grand Slam is an elusive feat. Only five players in the history of women's and men's singles have won the Australian …

The back and forth between Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic at No. 1 continues this week, as Alcaraz reclaims the top spot on the ATP rankings from Djokovic after capturing his fifth ATP title of the year - and the first of his career on grass - at Queen’s Club. After cramps spoiled his blockbuster match against Novak Djokovic in the French Open semifinals earlier this month, and raised some questions about his fitness level, Carlos Alcaraz reminded the tennis world …

The Wimbledon Championships, also referred to as only Wimbledon, is the oldest and most prestigious tennis tournament in the world. It was founded back in 1877 and since then, it was always contested at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London, Great Britain. Currently, Wimbledon is the only grass-court Grand Slam tournament in the calendar (the Australian and US Opens both take place on hard courts, while the French Open is on clay courts at Roland Garros), and …

Carlos Alcaraz, Cameron Norrie, Aryna Sabalenka, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Jessica Pegula and Elina Svitolina all advanced to round three while Caroline Garcia, the highest-ranked French player, lost to Anna Blinkova. It was 4th day. What will be next? Day 5 of the French Open is upon us and the action ahead is mouthwatering. Now it's the turn of the likes of world No. 1 Iga Swiatek, Holger Rune and Casper Ruud to take centre stage, with Britain's Jamie Murray also in action. TOP …

One week prior to the start of Roland Garros, much has been revealed. Rome’s Internazionali BNL d’Italia crowned a new women’s champion who’s in the middle of a great year. On the men’s side, the absence of Rafael Nadal from Roland Garros further highlights the possibilities for a wide range of contenders. Here's a look at what happened, what will happen. Entering the Italian Open this year Daniil Medvedev had 32 career titles, and the only one that wasn't on hardcourt was …

Novak Djokovic has never done worse than the quarterfinals in all 16 of his previous trips to the Internazionali BNL d’Italia and the world No. 1 kept that streak alive in 2023, weathering “strange conditions” and feisty opposition to defeat Cameron Norrie, 6-3, 6-4. Djokovic shook off a second-set body shot and medical timeout from his British rival to maintain his impressive consistency at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia. The No. 1 criticised Cameron Norrie's behaviour after the Briton hit him with a …