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Jannik Sinner became the first player to advance to the semifinals at the ATP Finals on Thursday. U.S. Open finalist Taylor Fritz, meanwhile, needs to wait to find out if he's in or out. Sinner was assured of a spot in the last four after Fritz rallied past Alex de Minaur 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 in their group. Sinner won his opening two matches and plays Daniil Medvedev later. Last year, Sinner lost the final to Novak Djokovic, who pulled out injured this year.

Novak Djokovic vs Carlos Alcaraz LIVE Score: Novak Djokovic will be taking on Carlos Alcaraz in the men's singles quarterfinal at the Australian Open 2025, in what looks to be a high-octane contest in the year's first Grand Slam. While Carlos Alcaraz is yet to win an Australian Open title, the 37-year-old Serbian is chasing his 11th Grand Slam at Melbourne Park. Notably, Novak Djokovic, en route to his quarterfinal, had to run for money in his first couple of round matches.

Jannik Sinner avoided the fate of his top rivals, reaching the fourth round of the U.S. Open while fellow top seed Iga Swiatek gained momentum in her quest for a sixth Grand Slam title after a pep talk from Serena Williams on Saturday. With defending champion Novak Djokovic forced out by a shock loss to Alexei Popyrin in the third round on Friday and another title contender, Carlos Alcaraz, sent crashing by Botic van de Zandschulp in round two a day earlier, all eyes were on Sinner. The Italian, who has managed the intense scrutiny following a doping controversy in the build-up to the tournament, thumped Christopher O'Connell 6-1 6-4 6-2 to underline his credentials as the outright favourite at the year's final major.

Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz are getting the hang of this doubles thing, improving to 2-0 as a team at the Paris Olympics and moving into the quarterfinals with a 6-4, 6-7 (2), 10-2 match tiebreaker victory over Tallon Griekspoor and Wesley Koolhof of the Netherlands on Tuesday. Playing a day after Nadal's singles loss to rival Novak Djokovic and Alcaraz's win against Griekspoor, the old-and-young Spanish duo, wearing polo shirts in slightly different shades of red, didn't look like a pairing that never had played together until this event.

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Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya.A post shared by ICC (@icc)However, one moment that has caught everyone's attention is Rohit eating grass from the Barbados pitch. While Rohit hasn't spoken about the incident, the act of eating Barbados grass could be an attempt by the Indian captain to take a piece of the World Cup-winning pitch with him. The video was posted by the official ICC handle on Instagram and has received over 17 lakh likes on Instagram.Notably, the celebration mirrored that of Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic, who has eaten grass from the court after every Wimbeldon title win since 2014.

French Open marathon came the sprint. Defending champion Iga Swiatek swept into the quarterfinals at Roland Garros in just 40 minutes after a crushing 6-0, 6-0 win against Anastasia Potapova.

Novak Djokovic, who was accidentally hit on the head by a falling water bottle at the Italian Open on Friday, informed that he was “fine" and reassured his fans that he would be playing on Sunday. “Thank you for the messages of concern. This was an accident and I am fine resting at the hotel with an ice pack," Djokovic posted on X.

United Cup opening the season. Sydney and Perth are co-hosting the second edition of the tournament, which sees nations face off in a mixed-gender format. Everyone's eyes will be on Iga Swiatek and Novak Djokovic who are in representing their respective countries. So far, Spain vs Brazil, Canada vs Chile, Poland vs Brazil, Poland vs Spain, Greece vs Chile, Greece vs Canda, Great Britain vs Australia, USA vs Great Britain, USA vs Australia, Italy vs Germany, France vs Germany, France vs Italy, Czech Republic vs China, China vs Serbia, Czech Republic vs Serbia, Netherlands vs Norway, Croatia vs Norway, Croatia vs Netherlands, Poland vs China has taken place.

A post shared by Rafa Nadal (@rafaelnadal) Nadal has not played since his defeat in the second round of the Australian Open last January as he struggled with a hip injury during the tournament he won in 2009 and 2022. "I think I don't deserve to end like this," said Nadal, 37, of his Melbourne exit. The Spaniard has undergone surgery twice since and having slumped to 663rd in the world declared in September that the 2024 season would probably be his last.

Behold the allegedly aging Novak Djokovic, a U.S. Open champion again, creeping past what’s supposed to be his tennis-playing prime—whatever prime means in Djokovic’s outrageous, unprecedented career. Evidence of his mortality exists, I swear.

Ben Shelton took down Frances Tiafoe in four sets in an all-American US Open clash Tuesday to book a semi-final date with 23-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic. World number 47 Shelton defeated Tiafoe 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (9/7), 6-2 to make the last four of a major for the first time and become the youngest American man to do so in New York since Michael Chang in 1992. «It doesn't get much better than that,» the 20-year-old Shelton said of a first-time meeting with Djokovic that awaits him on Friday. «I feel like I left it all out here tonight. It was an emotional battle.» Shelton saved a set point as he won a crucial third-set tie-break and pulled away in the fourth to settle a historic first Grand Slam quarter-final in the Open era featuring two African-American men. «Sometimes you've got to shut off the brain, close your eyes and just swing, and maybe it was a little bit of that down set point and it end up working out,» said Shelton. «Some may say clutch but I don't know about that.» The former college champion, who is coached by his father and former professional Bryan Shelton, arrived at his second US Open with a tour-level record of 12-20 this season. He had failed to win multiple matches at any of the 18 ATP Tour events he had played since advancing to the quarter-finals in his Australian Open debut. Ten of his 17 victories in 2023 have now come at Grand Slams.

Novak Djokovic will play Alexandre Muller in the round one of the US open 2023 at Arthur Ashe stadium on Monday. Three-time US Open champion Novak Djokovic was absent from the previous year's US Open due to the stringent regulations regarding unvaccinated individuals against Covid-19 in the country. However, he is now poised to make a comeback to the United States, aiming to assert his presence following his defeat by Alcaraz at Wimbledon earlier in the summer. The US Open, marking the final Grand Slam event of 2023, has generated heightened enthusiasm and expectation. Fans are eagerly anticipating whether Carlos Alcaraz can successfully defend his title from 2022, maintaining his position as the world's number one men's tennis player. The official commencement of the tournament was on Monday, August 28, hosted at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York.

Novak Djokovic won the first set of the Cincinnati Open 6-4 against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, who retired with pain in his back. It was Djokovic's first match in the US after 2019 when he was not allowed to participate in the U.S. Open for not taking the mandatory Corona vaccine before the match.

Carlos Alcaraz came back from a set down to register a 1-6, 7-6 (8/6), 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 victory against the huge favourite and defending champion Novak Djokovic in the «ultimate showdown» to win his maiden Wimbledon title. The No. 1-ranked Alcaraz prevented Djokovic from what would have been a record-tying eighth title, and fifth in a row, at the grass-court tournament.

ALSO READ: Wimbledon 2023: Novak Djokovic set to equal Roger Federer, Swiss tennis legend says THIS… While on the other side, Spanish player Carlos Alcaraz will be hoping to clinch his maiden Wimbledon title. Before Wimbledon 2023 campaign, Alcaraz participated in Queen's Club Championship and won his first title on grass.

Wimbledon 2023 semi final: Defending champion Novak Djokovic on Friday powered through to the finals, his ninth time, after defeating Italy's Jannik Sinner. Djokovic served his way out of potential trouble to beat Jannik Sinner 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (4) in the semi-finals on Friday. Friday's semi-final win puts Djokovic closer to a record-equalling eighth Wimbledon title.

Wimbledon 2023 is grabbing all the attention for its Men's single semi-final tournament today, i.e., July 14 as it is all set for a much-awaited match between Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic. Four-time defending champion Novak Djokovic is to face Jannik Sinner today in a semi-final encounter at Centre Court, Day 12 of the Wimbledon Tournament 2023. This is the first match of this year which is scheduled to be played on Centre Court at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London on July 14, Friday. Djokovic defeated Russia's Andrey Rublev to come into play for Semifinals on Day 12. Djokovic has been unbeaten on the Centre Court since his last defeat against Andy Murray in the 2013 finals. Jinner on the other hand made his way to the semifinals after defeating Russia's Roman Safiullin in the Quarter-finals. Fans across the globe are eagerly waiting to see the next-gen winner who marks his name in the history of the Wimbledon tournament as this year if Djokovic makes way for his victory, it would break the all-time record of Chris Evert. Also, if Sinner wins, he would be the only second Italian player to be winning after Matteo Berrettini in Wimbledon final.

Wimbledon. Let other players profess — feign? — humility. Let other players express caution in Week 1 that it's still way too early to be talking about the possibility of reaching the final at the end of the fortnight.

Stan Wawrinka set up a Wimbledon third-round clash with seven-time champion Novak Djokovic on Thursday, hoping to «not get killed» by a rival he first faced 17 years ago. The 38-year-old Wawrinka, who has won three Grand Slam titles, made the last 32 by seeing off Argentina's 29th seed Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2. It will be his first time in the third round at the All England Club since 2015, when he went on to make the quarter-finals.

Wimbledon is swiftly under way, taking place from July 3. We just got rid of qualifying and now the draw is at the doors. Two prominent legends will be missed this year, namely Rafael Nadal and Emma Raducanu, due to injury. However, Rafael Nadal’s long-time rival Novak Djokovic will return to mark a spot for himself. Here’s everything you may want to know about from timings to streaming details, we have got you covered.