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Injured Tsitsipas quits against Rune at ATP Finals
TURIN :Stefanos Tsitsipas retired after just three games of his Green Group clash against Holger Rune at the ATP Finals on Tuesday, handing the Danish debutant his first victory in the event.
Alcaraz slow down inevitable, says Medvedev
When Carlos Alcaraz beat Novak Djokovic to win Wimbledon in July it seemed the Spaniard's stratospheric career trajectory was limitless and he would take a stranglehold on men's tennis.
140 athletes set to represent Canada at Parapan Am Games in Chile
In the wake of strong performances by Canadian athletes at the Pan Am Games in Santiago, it's time for the country's top Para athletes to compete, with the seventh Parapan Am Games opening Friday in the Chilean capital.
Aruna qualifies for WTT Finals in Doha
Quadri Aruna. Tim Warner/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Tim Warner / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
Novak Djokovic Keen To Surpass Roger Federer For Most ATP Finals Titles
The 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic will enter the ATP Final event in Turin with an eye on breaking another record. This season, the Serbian equalled Rafael Nadal's all-time record of 22 men's major singles titles at the Australian Open before blowing past it with victories at Roland Garros and the US Open. He also set a new ATP Masters 1000 record by winning his 39th and 40th championships in Cincinnati and Paris.
Alexander Zverev Overpowers Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev Prevails In ATP Finals Russian Derby
Alexander Zverev battled back from a set down to beat Carlos Alcaraz 6-7 (3/7), 6-3, 6-4 at the ATP Finals on Monday as Daniil Medvedev won a Russian derby against Andrey Rublev in straight sets 6-4, 6-2. Germany's Zverev, a two-time winner at the year-ending tournament, put on a powerful display to see off world number two Alcaraz who is not on top form after returning from injury at the end of last month. Zverev is tough opposition on hard courts like the one at the Pala Alpitour in Turin and made full use of his height and power in the Red Group clash to see off Alcaraz who looks far from being the ageless Novak Djokovic's main rival for the title.
Zverev overpowers Alcaraz in ATP Finals opener
TURIN, Italy: Alexander Zverev got off to a winning start in his ATP Finals campaign on Monday by battling back from a set down to beat Carlos Alcaraz 6-7 (3/7), 6-3, 6-4.