Novak Djokovic beat Norway's Casper Ruud 7-5 6-3 to collect a record-equalling sixth ATP Finals title on Sunday, earning the biggest paycheck ever in tennis - $4,740,300 - for completing the season-ending tournament unbeaten. The 23-year-old Ruud has enjoyed the best tennis of his career in 2022 and battled toe-to-toe with the 21-times major winner early on but produced two clumsy errors at the worst moment to hand Djokovic the break at the end of the first set. "Got to stay focused …

WTA Finals 2022 Caroline Garcia was ranked outside the top 70 in June, but a remarkable run her reach the season-ending WTA Finals tournament helped in Fort Worth, Texas. Now she is the WTA Finals champion, beating No. 7 seed Aryna Sabalenka 7-6(4) 6-4 in the final on Monday night, and reveling in what the French 29-year-old calls the “biggest title” of her career so far. “Definitely a lot of giant happiness” is how the 29-year-old described her emotions after overcoming Sabalenka …

The 2022 Rolex Paris Masters is a professional men's tennis tournament currently played on indoor hard courts. It is the 50th edition of the tournament, and a Masters 1000 event on the 2022 ATP Tour. It is held at the Accor Arena in Paris, France, from 31 October to 6 November 2022 It was not a performance Novak Djokovic will look back on fondly but it is one that shows just why he has made the Accor Arena one of his …

Spain's Carlos Alcaraz held off a spirited challenge from Botic van de Zandschulp to reach the Swiss Indoors quarter-finals. Daniil Medvedev won against Georgian Nikoloz Basilashvili in the Vienna to mark his return to tennis with a simple 6-2 6-2 victory. Earlier in the day, Great Britain's Dan Evans became the first player into the quarter-finals when he beat Karen Khachanov. Top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz eased into the quarterfinals at the Swiss Indoors by beating Botic van de Zandschulp 6-4, 6-2 on …

With Qatar and Ecuador set to do battle on the evening of November 20, the two events were set to be held concurrently, until the ATP's move. The final of the season-ending ending tournament was initially due to start at 17:00 CET (16:00 UK time) on November 20 in Turin, Italy, but it would have coincided with Qatar’s match against Ecuador at the World Cup. The ATP released a statement detailing their decision which read: "We want to ensure that as many …

Andy Murray rallies from a double break down in the first set of his first-round clash against the Spanish sixth seed Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, winning 10 of the next 13 games to make it through to the second round of the Gijon Open in Spain The three-time Grand Slam champion missed last week's Astana Open through illness and made a slow start against his Spanish opponent but found his form to record an excellent 7-5 6-2 win at the ATP 250 …

Roger Federer's final competitive tennis appearance took place at the Laver Cup. An emotional occasion saw his major rivals Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray all in attendance to say goodbye as Team Europe were beaten by Team World at the O2 in London. Serbian Djokovic admits he would hope for something similar when he too eventually hangs up his racquet. After 24 years on the ATP Tour, with 20 Grand Slam titles and 103 tournament wins worldwide to his …

Serena Williams’ retirement…Rafael Nadal’s loss, Novak Djokovic’s and Roger Federer’s absence. The quarterfinals of the US Open began without these four players. These four idols have dominated tennis for an era. A total of 86 singles Grand Slams. At least 20 suffixes. And the quarter finals without these four in Flushing Meadow! So what can be said, the end of an era? It is the first time in nearly 20 years that Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams …

Rafael Nadal has been a dominant force at Majors against opponents from the greatest tennis nation. Rafa is 31-3 versus the Americans at the four most notable tournaments, including 27 consecutive victories! Taylor Fritz failed to end Nadal's streak at Wimbledon despite giving his 120%, and his compatriot Frances Tiafoe took care of that in front of his fans a couple of days ago. Frances Tiafoe beat Rafael Nadal 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-3 to reach the US Open quarter-finals for the …

As we know, the 2022 US Open is the 142nd edition of tennis' US Open and the fourth and final Grand Slam event of the year. It is held on outdoor hard courts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City. Daniil Medvedev and Emma Raducanu are the men's and women's singles defending champions. Let's read some unpredictable news! Raducanu, who won the U.S. Open women’s singles title as a qualifier without dropping a set last year, fell …

The US Open will begin on the 29th of August. And players are practicing long hours on courts to get back on track. The organizers are doing their bit to make sure everything is fine and the tournament runs safe and smooth. One area where the organizers pay close attention to is the ball. The balls are provided by the sports goods manufacturer Wilson. Wilson has been US Open’s partner since the 1978 tournament at the Flushing Meadows. In a Grand Slam, …