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World No. 5 Elena Rybakina has hired Novak Djokovic‘s former coach Goran Ivanisevic for the 2025 season, she said Friday. Djokovic ended a five-year partnership in March with Ivanisevic, who helped Djokovic claim nine of his 24 Grand Slam titles. Ivanisevic was the Wimbledon champion in 2001 when he became the first wild card to […]
Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from next week’s Paris Masters, potentially ending his 2024 season. The 37-year-old, who is the defending champion in Paris, has won a record 40 Masters titles in his career along with his 24 Grand Slam titles. Djokovic is still in contention to qualify for the season-ending ATP Finals in Turin next […]
Oct 23, 2024, 02:38 PM ET PARIS — Defending champion Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from the Paris Masters, organizers said Wednesday. Djokovic, 37, played at the Six Kings Slam exhibition last week. Organizers did not give a reason for Djokovic’s withdrawal. Djokovic has won a record seven titles at the Paris indoor tournament. His decision […]
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Jannik Sinner beat Carlos Alcaraz, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-3, for the championship in the Six Kings Slam exhibition Saturday after Novak Djokovic topped Rafael Nadal, 6-2, 7-6 (5), in the third-place match. While Sinner and Alcaraz probably have plenty of future matchups in store, Djokovic and Nadal may have been […]
Rafael Nadal reflected on an “amazing rivalry” with Novak Djokovic and said he “would not be the player he is today” after losing their final meeting as professionals. Nadal, 38, announced earlier this month that he will retire from tennis at the end of the season. Serbia’s Djokovic beat the Spaniard 6-2 7-6 (7-5) in […]
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Astana Meet Beibit Zhukayev: What the Kazakhstani learned from Federer, Nadal & Djokovic Learn more about the home favourite October 18, 2024 Andrey Udartsev/KTF.kz Beibit Zhukayev is pursuing his first ATP Tour title this week in Almaty. By Ravi Ubha Almaty’s staging of a first ATP tournament has proven to be a historic occasion for […]
Jannik Sinner is the 2024 Shanghai Masters champion after defeating Novak Djokovic 7-6(4), 6-3. Another clean performance from him and the typical display of precision hitting that has propelled him to the world’s number-one spot this season. The Italian headed in as the betting favourite, and after a tight first set that resulted in a […]
Oct 13, 2024, 06:42 AM ET SHANGHAI — Top-ranked Jannik Sinner beat Novak Djokovic in straight sets to win the Shanghai Masters on Sunday, giving the Italian his tour-leading seventh title of the season. Sinner bettered the 24-time Grand Slam champion 7-6 (4), 6-3 in 1 hour, 37 minutes and never faced a break point […]
The carrot of the century had been providing extra motivation for Djokovic in Shanghai. So too was the opportunity to show the younger generation that he still has the quality and durability to beat them to the biggest prizes. However, a couple of lapses from the four-time Shanghai champion at key moments proved costly in […]