MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 20, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) Novak Djokovic has won four of his seven career meetings with Carlos Alcaraz, including twice on hard courts. On Tuesday, when their intergenerational rivalry resumes in the quarterfinal round of the Australian Open […]
MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 19, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) Ten-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic, who is in search of a record-extending 25th major crown, and rival Carlos Alcaraz, who only needs to win the Happy Slam title to become the youngest […]
MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 15, 2o25 (by Michael Dickens) While Great Britain’s Jack Draper and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina of Spain went deep into the night to win their respective matches and advance to the third round of the Australian Open, Novak Djokovic took […]
WASHINGTON, November 24, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) When Andy Murray stepped away from professional tennis following the Paris Olympics last August, he wrote wryly on X: “Never even liked tennis anyway.” On Saturday, as he was tabbed by his friend […]
STARNBERG, November 5, 2024 Novak Djokovic announced on Tuesday that he has withdrawn from the season-ending ATP Finals due to an injury. The 37-year-old Serbian, a seven-time winner and the defending champion, posted on Instagram: “I was really looking forward […]
SHANGHAI/WASHINGTON, October 13, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) One of the toughest challenges any tennis player can face is playing Novak Djokovic. Just ask Jannik Sinner, who has faced the 24-time major champion eight times in his young career — including […]
SHANGHAI/WASHINGTON, October 12, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) By all measures, World No. 1 Jannik Sinner has enjoyed an amazing 2024 season. He leads the ATP Tour in wins (64) and titles (six). However, watch the talented young Italian play and […]
SHANGHAI/WASHINGTON, October 11, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) On Friday evening, Novak Djokovic became the third-oldest player in tennis history to reach an ATP Masters 1000 semifinal. However, the 37-year-old Serbian great was pushed to the limit during his Rolex Shanghai […]
WASHINGTON, August 23, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) The last time no member of the “Big Three” — Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic —didn’t win a major was 2002. Federer retired in September 2022 and Nadal has decided to […]
PARIS/STARNBERG, August 4, 2024 Novak Djokovic of Serbia wrote yet more tennis history at the Paris 2024 Olympic Tennis Event on Sunday, defeating Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz to win his first Olympic gold medal and become the fifth player in history […]
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