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Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz Square Up In Australian Open Blockbuster

Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz face off in a duel for the ages Tuesday as the old and new of tennis go on full display when the Australian Open hits the quarter-final stage. In the women's draw, defending champion Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff can set up a blockbuster semi-final with last-eight victories. Alcaraz, 21, and Djokovic, 37, will meet at this stage of a Grand Slam for the first time in a heavyweight late-night clash on Rod Laver Arena.

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Eye First Title Of Season, Lakshya Sen Aims To Bounce Back

Star Indian men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will be eying its maiden title of the year while Lakshya Sen will look to put behind a disappointing start to the season when the Indonesia Masters Super 500 tournament gets underway in Jakarta, Indonesia on Tuesday. The world No 9 duo of Satwik and Chirag has been in a fine form, reaching semifinals of the last two tournaments - Malaysia Open Super 1000 and India Open Super 750 - over the last as many weeks and will be keen to cross the final hurdle.

ITF name Sinner, Swiatek as world champions for 2024

MELBOURNE : The International Tennis Federation (ITF) on Monday named Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek as its world champions of 2024 in recognition of their performances at the Grand Slams and other top events last season.

Double-Olympic Medallist Manu Bhaker's Grandmother, Uncle Die In Road Accident

Paris Olympic medallist shooter Manu Bhaker's maternal grandmother and maternal uncle died in a road accident in Bhiwani, Haryana on Sunday, police said. The accident occurred on Mahendragarh bypass road in Charkhi Dadri area when a car hit their scooty, officials said. The two died on the spot and the car driver fled from the spot after the accident, Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Suresh Kumar said. He said that the victims have been identified as Manu Bhaker's grandmother Savitri Devi (70) and maternal uncle Yudhveer (50), who worked as a driver in Haryana roadways.

Novak Djokovic Sets Up Carlos Alcaraz Quarterfinal Clash; Aryna Sabalenka Surges Into Aus Open Last 8

Novak Djokovic surged into an Australian Open quarter-final clash against Carlos Alcaraz with a dominant straight-sets victory on Sunday while women's world number one Aryna Sabalenka was a ruthless winner. Double defending champion Sabalenka is on a collision course with in-form world number three Coco Gauff in the semi-finals in Melbourne if both win in the last eight. On the hottest day of the tournament so far with temperatures hitting 34 degrees Celsius (93 Fahrenheit), Alcaraz went through when Britain's Jack Draper retired injured.

"Disappointing": PV Sindhu's Blunt Admission After Loss In Quarterfinals Of India Open

After conceding a defeat in the quarterfinal round at the ongoing India Open 2025, top shuttler PV Sindhu pledged to come back stronger. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty stayed on course for their second consecutive India Open final with a straight games win over Korea's Yong Jin and Kang Min Hyuk in the men's doubles quarterfinals while PV Sindhu and Kiran George were knocked out of the BWF World Tour Super 750 event at the KD Jadhav Indoor Hall on Friday.

"Want To Change Colour": Olympics Bronze Medalist Swapnil Kusale Makes Vow For LA 2028

Paris Olympics bronze-winning rifle shooter Swapnil Kusale on Friday said he aspires to change the colour of his medal at the 2028 Los Angeles Games and credited his coach Deepali Deshpande for his success. While Swapnil won the Arjuna Award here on Friday, his coach Deshpande was conferred the Droncharya Award. "It's a special day for me because my coach Deepali Deshpande also won the Dronacharya Award, and I would like to thank my family and all my well wishers," he said.

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Lose In Semifinals As India Open Campaign Ends

Indian doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty's campaign at the India Open Super 750 ended in the semifinals after they suffered a straight-game loss to Malaysia's Goh Sze Fei and Nur Izzuddin in New Delhi on Saturday. Satwik and Chirag, the 2022 champions, were outplayed 18-21, 14-21 in just 37 minutes by the world number 3 Malaysian duo, who produced a class act to derail the Indian pair's game plan. "I think we should have closed down in the first game but credit to them they were really good in the service situations, which we didn't really expect because probably we didn't prepare for it. Having said that, we should have been little more calmer," Chirag said after the loss.

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Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz Square Up In Australian Open Blockbuster

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Eye First Title Of Season, Lakshya Sen Aims To Bounce Back

ITF name Sinner, Swiatek as world champions for 2024

Double-Olympic Medallist Manu Bhaker's Grandmother, Uncle Die In Road Accident

Novak Djokovic Sets Up Carlos Alcaraz Quarterfinal Clash; Aryna Sabalenka Surges Into Aus Open Last 8

"Disappointing": PV Sindhu's Blunt Admission After Loss In Quarterfinals Of India Open

"Want To Change Colour": Olympics Bronze Medalist Swapnil Kusale Makes Vow For LA 2028

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Lose In Semifinals As India Open Campaign Ends