Carlos Alcaraz makes his return to tennis this week after three weeks off. The world No. 2 last played at the US Open, where he was beaten in the semi-finals by Daniil Medvedev.The 20-year-old is set to make his debut at the China Open in Beijing this week, where he is the top seed. The Murcian will play qualifier Yannick Hanfmann in the opening round of the ATP 500 tournament. In the Round of 32 of the China Open on Friday, Yannick …

The ATP and WTA tours will return to China this week. For the men’s ATP Tour, it will be the first time in the country since 2019, while the women’s WTA Tour has not been in China since early 2020. The WTA suspended events in China in December 2021 following concerns about the safety of Chinese player Peng Shuai. ATP AND WTA CHINA SCHEDULE September 20: Chengdu Open and Zhuhai Championships (ATP 250)/Guangzhou Open (WTA 250) September 25: Ningbo Open (WTA 250) September 28: China Open …

Novak Djokovic clinched his 24th Grand Slam title with a fourth US Open crown as he defeated Daniil Medvedev in the final in New York. An imperious performance from Djokovic saw him hold the edge from start to finish with his opponent unable to ever hold the ascendancy on another famous night for the Serb as he produced a 6-3 7-6(5) 6-3 victory at Flushing Meadows. The reigning Australian Open and Roland Garros champion is now also the first man to win …

Two-time US Open champion Naomi Osaka made a glammed-up return to the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Wednesday, participating in a US Open Mental Health Forum alongside Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps and U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy. Osaka was last at the Open in 2022, shortly before beginning a maternity leave that resulted in the birth of daughter Shai. She also took time to watch some of the action at Flushing Meadows. "For me coming back here, it …

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 …