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Novak Djokovic says Aslan Karatsev has 'the biggest calves in tennis' after cruising into Italian Open third round

Novak Djokovic said Aslan Karatsev has «the biggest calves we have in tennis» after breezing past the 28-year-old 6-3 6-2 in his opening match at the Italian Open. Djokovic, who has only reached one final this year and that ended in defeat to Andrey Rublev at the Serbia Open, needed just 71 minutes to overcome Karatsev on Centre Court to record his 997th career win. Ad/> The 20-time Grand Slam winner was in good spirits in his post-match interview as he spoke about «very strong guy» Karatsev.

Djokovic sees off Karatsev to ease into last 16 in Rome

Novak Djokovic's love affair with Rome continued as the five-time champion picked up his 60th victory at the Italian Open with a 6-3, 6-2 success over Aslan Karatsev on Tuesday.

The job is not finished, Conte warns Spurs ahead of Arsenal derby

LONDON : Tottenham Hotspur coach Antonio Conte on Tuesday warned his side against complacency as they prepare to face Arsenal in the Premier League in what could prove to be a showdown to qualify for next season's Champions League.

Cameron Norrie says he has to 'clean up a lot of errors' after beating Luca Nardi in the Italian Open first round

Cameron Norrie admits he has to «clean up a lot of errors» after a 6-4 6-4 win over Italian wild card Luca Nardi in the Italian Open first round. Norrie won 87 per cent of his points on his first serve but also faced two break points in his opening service game. The Brit also went 15-40 down when serving for the first set before recovering to take it.

Raducanu retires in Rome as back injury persists

Briton Emma Raducanu was unable to overcome a back injury which forced her to retire from her first round match against Bianca Andreescu at the Italian Open on Tuesday.

Conte: Klopp looking for 'excuse' with Spurs comments

Antonio Conte says Jurgen Klopp was looking for an "excuse or an alibi" when he criticised Tottenham's style of play following their 1-1 draw on Saturday. Spurs were more than worthy of their point after they put in a resilient defensive display to stop the title chasers and they could easily have left Anfield with all three points had they been more clinical in attack. Klopp, clearly frustrated at dropping two points in the title race, said afterwards: "I don't like this kind of football, but that is my problem.

City reaches agreement for Haaland

Manchester City's pursuit of Erling Haaland is at the finish line.

Antonio Conte accuses Jurgen Klopp of looking for excuses after draw with Spurs

Antonio Conte says Jurgen Klopp was looking for an “excuse or an alibi” when he criticised Tottenham’s style of play following their 1-1 draw on Saturday.

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Novak Djokovic says Aslan Karatsev has 'the biggest calves in tennis' after cruising into Italian Open third round

Djokovic sees off Karatsev to ease into last 16 in Rome

The job is not finished, Conte warns Spurs ahead of Arsenal derby

Cameron Norrie says he has to 'clean up a lot of errors' after beating Luca Nardi in the Italian Open first round

Raducanu retires in Rome as back injury persists

Conte: Klopp looking for 'excuse' with Spurs comments

City reaches agreement for Haaland

Antonio Conte accuses Jurgen Klopp of looking for excuses after draw with Spurs