Tennis

Alcaraz destroyed his racket by repeatedly smashing it on the court in a rare show of frustration during his 4-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 defeat to the 37-year-old Monfils. The Spaniard said his attitude was not correct, and his actions should not have been done o...

Italy's Sinner, who turns 23 on Friday, has never been past the third round at the American Midwest venue but is hoping to improve on that showing this week.

Rublev has had a patchy 2024, melting down several times on court in frustration with his play and being disqualified last February in Dubai for blowing up at a linesman.

Novak Djokovic defeated Carlos Alcaraz of Spain in straight sets on Sunday (August 4) to win his maiden gold medal at the Olympics.

World number three Sabalenka, seeking her 15th career WTA crown, was ousted by the 26-year-old Czech 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 in the hardcourt tuneup for the US Open, which begins on August 26.

Leander Paes and Vijay Amritraj made India the 28th nation represented in the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

This month Nadal skipped Wimbledon to focus on the Olympics which will be played at Roland Garros where he won 14 French Open titles.

During the match at Roland Garros, an on-air commentator had compared the Spaniard with legendary sportspersons like Virat Kohli and Michael Jordan.

Novak Djokovic and Alex de Minaur face-off for a place in the semi-final as Elena Rybakina is the highest ranked woman left in the draw at Wimbledon.

The 37-year-old Scot, who had been aiming to make a farewell appearance at the grass court Grand Slam, will need an expected six weeks to recover from surgery.

Paul recovered from letting slip a 5-2 lead in the second set to seal his win in a tie-break, avenging his quarter-final defeat to Korda in 's-Hertogenbosch last week.

Sumit Nagal faced a strong challenge in the first set but he held his nerves to overcome the Spaniard in the tie-breaker.

Sinner's achievement of becoming Italy's first number one in the sport was confirmed during his match, as the injury-enforced withdrawal of Djokovic was announced.

The 44-year-old Bopanna wrote to AITA and also marked TOPS in the mail, conveying his decision, following Balaji's commendable performance at the French Open.

Sabalenka posted a 7-5, 6-1 win over Badosa to reach the round of sixteen at the clay court event, while Rybakina registered a dominant 6-4, 6-2 victory over Belgium's Elise Mertens.

Sunday was Osaka's first match win at a Grand Slam event since the 2022 Australian Open, after losing in the French Open and US Open opening rounds that year and at Melbourne Park earlier this season.