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Hurkacz saves match point before beating Rublev to lift Shanghai Masters title

  • Tennis

Hubert Hurkacz secured his second Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Masters 1000 title in dramatic fashion at the Shanghai Masters as saved a match point on the way to beating Andrey Rublev.

triumph in Shanghai his second ATP Masters 1000 win.He also won the Miami Open in 2021, defeating Italian Jannik

Sinner in the final.With his 39th win of the season, Hurkacz improved to 3-2 in the pair’s head-to-head


Fan thrown out for hurling "Hitler phrase" in Zverev's US Open win over Sinner

  • Tennis

Alexander Zverev's intense five-set win over Italy's Jannik Sinner at the US Open was marred by a fan

Deutschland über alles and it was a bit too much.Security was looking for a fan who yelled during the Jannik

Sinner & Alexander Zverev match.Zverev said he yelled "the most famous Hitler phrase.”Security looked



Alcaraz and Sabalenka continue winning streak at US Open

  • Tennis

Carlos Alcaraz of Spain is on course for defending his US Open title while Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus registered another dominant win as she is chasing the world number one sport for the first time.

get past Daria Kasatkina of Russia next.Daniil Medvedev, Jessica Pegula, Madison Keys, Ons Jabeur, Jannik

Sinner and Andrey Rublev were among the other winners on Saturday.Medvedev was the last winner of the

of Bulgaria, winning 6-7, 7-6, 6-1, 6-1.That the German is leading the head-to-head record against Sinner


Alcaraz and Djokovic tussle to continue at US Open while Świątek seeks second title

  • Tennis

Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz and Serbia's Novak Djokovic are set to continue their remarkable back-and-forth rivalry at the US Open, which runs from tomorrow until September 10, while Iga Świątek will be seeking to defend her women's singles title in New York.

due to his being Russian, last year's beaten finalist Casper Ruud of Norway, or recent Canadian Open Jannik

Sinner of Italy all look best placed to challenge the pair.In the women's competition, Poland's Świątek


Sinner wins first ATP Masters 1000 title at Canadian Open as Pegula triumphs

  • Tennis

Italy’s Jannik Sinner claimed his first Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Masters 1000 title

After losing his past two men’s singles ATP Masters 1000 finals, Sinner made no mistake this time as

It means a lot," said Sinner."

I felt the pressure, but I think I handled it very well," said Sinner."

Fritz, Russian world number two Daniil Medvedev and Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina only to lose to Sinner


Alcaraz to face 23-time Grand Slam champion Djokovic for Wimbledon crown

  • Tennis

World number one Carlos Alcaraz of Spain is set to meet 23-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic of Serbia in the men's singles final of Wimbledon.

Rafael Nadal.Earlier, Djokovic reached his fifth consecutive championship match at SW19, easing past Jannik

Sinner of Italy 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(4).Alcaraz broke Medvedev's serve six times, producing some unbelievable

DjokerNole pic.twitter.com/iTOxe9kSpf— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 14, 2023In the other semi-final, Sinner


Defending champion Rybakina beaten by Jabeur in repeat of Wimbledon final

  • Tennis

Defending champion Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan was beaten by Ons Jabeur in the women’s singles quarter-finals at the Wimbledon Championships, in a repeat of last year’s final.

men’s semi-finals on Friday (July 14), while defending champion Novak Djokovic will face eighth seed Jannik

Sinner of Italy.Tomorrow sees the women’s semi-finals scheduled to be held on Centre Court, with Jabeur


Wildcard Svitolina shocks top seed Świątek to reach Wimbledon semi-finals

  • Tennis

Wildcard Elina Svitolina shocked top seed Iga Świątek to reach the semi-finals of the Wimbledon Championships in London.

then showed his champion quality to take command of the match as he won the fourth set 6-3.Eighth seed Jannik

Sinner of Italy was also a winner today, beating neutral athlete Roman Safiullin, the world number 92

, in four sets.A single break was enough for Sinner to take the opener 6-4, before the Italian squandered

a 3-1 lead in the second, with Safiullin winning five straight games to take it 6-3.Sinner regained


Świątek, Svitolina and Rublev among winners on day of marathon matches at Wimbledon

  • Tennis

Marathon matches were the theme of day seven of tennis's Wimbledon Championships in London, as the men’s and women’s singles fourth-round got underway.

curfew in the local area, which prohibits action continuing past 11pm local time.Men’s eighth seed Jannik

Sinner of Italy won in three close sets against Colombia’s Daniel Elahi Galan 7-6, 6-4, 6-3.In the women


Djokovic and Świątek among day one Wimbledon winners as Venus Williams suffers defeat

  • Tennis

Novak Djokovic and Iga Świątek started the action on day one at tennis's Wimbledon Championships with victories, although Venus Williams was beaten in a battle of the wildcards in London by Elina Svitolina.

athlete Andrey Rublev, seeded seventh, who beat Australia’s Max Purcell 6-3, 7-5, 6-4, and eighth seed Jannik

Sinner of Italy, who beat Juan Manuel Cerundolo of Argentina 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 in a match that finished


Djokovic and Rybakina to defend titles as Russian and Belarusian players return at Wimbledon

  • Tennis

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic and Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina are set to defend the men’s and women’s singles titles at the year’s third Grand Slam tennis tournament, the Wimbledon Championships, which begins in London tomorrow.

second on Centre Court tomorrow, with the schedule on the main court completed by men's eighth seed Jannik

Sinner of Italy against Argentina's Francisco Cerundolo.The tournament is due to conclude on Sunday


Sinner stunned by Altmaier in five-set thriller at French Open

  • Tennis

Italy's Jannik Sinner was on the losing end of a dramatic upset at the French Open as he lost a five-set

match points en route to a gruelling 6-7, 7-6, 1-6, 7-6, 7-5 win.Altmaier was on the brink of defeat as Sinner

Altmaier upsets Sinner in a five-set blockbuster.Watch the highlights ⬇️#RolandGarros pic.twitter.com


Medvedev wins fourth final of 2023 with Miami Open triumph

  • Tennis

number one Daniil Medvedev won the Miami Open men's singles title for the first time by beating Italy's Jannik

Sinner in straight sets.

final when he beat compatriot Karen Khachanov in the last four.Despite taking the first service break, Jannik

Sinner fell to defeat in one hour and 34 minutes at the Hard Rock Stadium ©Getty ImagesSinner claimed

Unfortunately, today was not my day," said Sinner."


Michael Houston: Djokovic winning endurance race, but Australian Open showing legends fading

  • Inside the Blogs

Novak Djokovic called it "one of the most challenging tournaments of my life" in his post-match interview, as he cradled the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup, soon after defeating Greek third seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets in the men's singles Australian Open final.

 Tsitsipas has made two finals at the age of 24, while 21-year-old Italian Jannik Sinner and Canadian