When in Tokyo, Novak goes sumo. World No. 1 Novak Djokovic is in Japan to compete at the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships for the…
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Only two men in the past 29 years have conquered the Mount Everest of converting break points in a single season by winning more than…
One year ago, two-time Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships semi-finalist Marin Cilic was stunned in the first round of Tokyo’s ATP 500 event. On Monday,…
#NextGenATP Aussie Alex de Minaur would have preferred to have taken a couple of break points against Adrian Mannarino in the Huajin Securities Zhuhai Championships…
“Konichiwa!” That is how World No. 1 Novak Djokovic greeted the Japanese crowd on ATP Sunday at the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships, where he…
The seventh time proved the charm for Yasutaka Uchiyama on Sunday. On the six previous occasions he tried to qualify for the Rakuten Japan Open…
Belgians Sander Gille/Joran Vliegen won their third ATP Tour doubles title of the season on Sunday, beating Marcelo Demoliner/Matwe Middelkoop 7-6(2), 7-6(4) at the Huajin…
Editor’s Note: This story was originally published on 9 August 2019 and updated the following day. Daniil Medvedev reached his first Grand Slam final at…
What appeared like a straight-sets victory for Rafael Nadal over Daniil Medvedev turned into the third-longest final in US Open history. The Spaniard won his…
Rafael Nadal was a man on a mission in New York. On Sunday, it all culminated with a fourth US Open crown as the Spaniard…
After a tremendous battle in the US Open final, Rafael Nadal defeated Daniil Medvedev 7-5, 6-3, 5-7, 4-6, 6-4 over four hours and 50 minutes…
The Italian port city of Genova has been long known for its vibrant culture and picturesque location. Nestled along the Mediterranean Sea, it is one…
Former World No. 1 Yevgeny Kafelnikov first saw Daniil Medvedev at the VTB Kremlin Cup in Moscow three years ago. At the time, all he…
First, World No. 1 Novak Djokovic retired during the third set of his fourth-round match. Then, five-time champion Roger Federer fell in the quarter-finals. Suddenly,…
Grigor Dimitrov has spectacularly flipped the switch with his second serve. An area that the Bulgarian has struggled with in the past year has come…
At the tail end of an unpredictable US Open, where seven of the top 10 seeds lost prior to the quarter-finals, the battle for seventh…
Top-seeded Colombians Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah will play eighth seeds Marcel Granollers of Spain and Argentina’s Horacio Zeballos on Friday in the US…
Matteo Berrettini and his team have not hidden their belief that the Italian’s work on his mental game has helped him enjoy the best season…
Such is the nature of tennis that different generations regularly clash and Friday’s second semi-final at the US Open is no different, when Rafael Nadal…
As the US Open hits the business end, Friday’s first semi-final pits Russia’s Daniil Medvedev, who is blazing through the summer North American hard-court swing,…