Tennis

Men's tennis world number one Novak Djokovic heaped praise on newly-crowned Madrid Open champion Carlos Alcaraz, saying that the Spanish teenager is a firm favourite for the French Open tournament later this month. Alcaraz announced…

Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz won his second ATP Masters 1000 title at the Madrid Open after defeating defending champion Alexander Zverev 6-3 6-1 in front of his home crowd at the Manolo Santana Stadium in Spain on Sunday. Alcaraz, who…

Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz came from behind to beat world number one Novak Djokovic 6-7(5) 7-5 7-6(5) to reach the Madrid Open final, where on Sunday he will face Alexander Zverev after the German defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4 3-6…

Tunisian tennis star Ons Jabeur sealed her first WTA 1000 title after defeating American Jessica Pegula 7-5 0-6 6-2 in an entertaining Madrid Open final. Jabeur, 27, had been in scintillating form at the claycourt tournament and she…

The President of Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF), Dayo Akindoju, says the 2022 Davnotch National Open championship will be an avenue to discover new tennis talents for the country. Akindoju disclosed this ahead of the start of the second…

Tunisia's Ons Jabeur moved into the first WTA 1000 final of her career when she beat Russian qualifier Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-2 6-3 at the Madrid Open. Alexandrova held a 6-1 head-to-head record against eighth seed Jabeur, but it was the…

Tunisian tennis star Ons Jabeur reached her career-second WTA 1000 semi-final after beating former world number one Simona Halep 6-3 6-2 at the Madrid Open on Wednesday. Jabeur, who reached the Indian Wells last four in 2021, won an…

Men's tennis world number 4 Rafael Nadal said the ban on Russian and Belarusian players from this year's Wimbledon tournament over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine is unfair. The All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) barred players from the two…

Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic said Wimbledon's decision to ban Russian and Belarusian players over Russia's invasion of Ukraine is "crazy." Wimbledon announced on Wednesday that it had barred all Russian and Belarusian players from…

Russian players will not be allowed to compete at Wimbledon this year due to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, according to a report. Earlier this month, the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC), which organises the grasscourt Grand Slam…