Djokovic given hero's welcome in Adelaide
Tennis fans gave Novak Djokovic a raucous welcome during his first match in Australia in almost two years when he made a rare doubles appearance at the Adelaide International on Monday.
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Tennis fans gave Novak Djokovic a raucous welcome during his first match in Australia in almost two years when he made a rare doubles appearance at the Adelaide International on Monday.
Canada's Bianca Andreescu has rallied to beat Garbine Muguruza of Spain 0-6, 7-6 (3), 6-1 in a clash of Grand Slam champions Sunday in the first round of the Adelaide International.
Canada's Bianca Andreescu rallied to beat Garbine Muguruza of Spain 0-6, 7-6 (3), 6-1 in a clash of Grand Slam champions Sunday in the first round of the Adelaide International in Australia.
Dan Evans made it through to the European Open quarter-finals with a straightforward 6-2 6-1 win over Constant Lestienne. Evans had been in the press on the eve of the encounter as a result of an expletive-laden rant about his continuing non-selection for Great Britain's Davis Cup doubles team, but he put that to one side as he cruised past his French opponent in one hour and 15 minutes.
American eighth seed Tommy Paul shook off a close first-set loss and beat Swedish wild card Leo Borg 5-7, 6-4, 6-1 in first-round action Tuesday at the Stockholm Open.
Dan Evans and Jack Draper have both comfortably advanced to the last 16 of the European Open in Antwerp. British No. 2 Evans, seeded No.
Novak Djokovic said he felt "quite emotional" after reaching his fourth final of 2022 on Saturday with a straight-sets win over Roman Safiullin in the Tel Aviv semifinals. The 35-year-old Djokovic triumphed 6-1, 7-6 (7/3) and will look to win his third title of the season, and 89th of his career, when he tackles Croatia's Marin Cilic in Sunday's final. Former US Open champion Cilic defeated 68th-ranked Constant Lestienne of France 7-5, 6-3 in his semi-final having trailed 2-5 in the first set. "I think it was a very competitive match, especially in the second set," said Djokovic after reaching his 127th final. "I must say I was quite emotional on the court today in the second set, there was a lot of tension, and that was also due to his aggressive style of tennis. Big serves, and when he has time, he's so solid from the forehand and backhand corner."
Top seed Novak Djokovic battled into the final of the Tel Aviv Open with a straight-sets win over Roman Safiullin on Saturday. The Serbian, who is competing in his first individual ATP tournament since winning Wimbledon in July, claimed a 6-1 7-6 (7-3) victory over the world No. 104.