Top seeds Alcaraz and Swiatek into Madrid Open semifinals
MADRID: Carlos Alcaraz made sure he will get to celebrate his 20th birthday on the court at the Madrid Open come Friday.
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Novak Djokovic: The numbers and stats behind his 378 weeks as world No. 1 after breaking Steffi Graf's record
Add another one to the history books: Novak Djokovic has become the all-time leader for weeks spent as world No. 1. Having already held the record for most weeks as No.
Nick Kyrgios: 'Roger Federer and Michael Jordan are very similar but statistically Novak Djokovic is better'
Nick Kyrgios has said he thinks sporting legends Roger Federer and Michael Jordan are «very similar» but he believes «statistically Novak is better». The fiery Australian also made it clear that he does not believe that many big-name former players could compete against the stars of the current era, while also addressing toilet breaks, potential retirement opportunities and considering himself to be unprofessional. Ad Kyrgios, who had to miss the Australian Open through injury, made it very clear that «the pee thing is just stupid» in reference to the rules about toilet breaks in tennis, and feels that his image is used to sell tickets and attract fans while he is also being criticised.
Younger generation can fill void left by retiring greats: ITF
BENGALURU : Tennis lost two of its all-time greats last year with the retirements of Roger Federer and Serena Williams but ITF President David Haggerty says the future of the game is in safe hands with the rise of a sparkling generation of young players.
Isner becomes first man to win 500 tour-level tie-breaks
DALLAS, TX : American John Isner entered the ATP Tour record books on Friday by becoming the first man to win 500 tour-level tie-breaks in his 7-6(8) 7-5 victory over Emilio Gomez in the Dallas Open quarter-finals.
Tsitsipas - Melbourne finalist who was 'a few breaths from dying'
Stefanos Tsitsipas will become Greece's first Grand Slam champion and a world number one if he wins the Australian Open final on Sunday -- he will have his father to thank if he does.
Nadal, Swiatek named ITF world champions after stellar 2022 season
Rafa Nadal was crowned the ITF world champion for the fifth time in his career while top-ranked Iga Swiatek won the women's award after a superb 2022 season, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) said on Thursday.
Djokovic dismisses Rublev to reach semis at ATP Finals
Novak Djokovic advanced to the semi-finals of the ATP Masters Series in Turin on Wednesday with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Andrey Rublev, his second straight sets victory in as many matches.