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Teenager Sinner to meet Hurkacz in surprise Miami Open final

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Italy’s Jannik Sinner became only the fourth teenager to reach the men’s singles final of the Miami Open after toppling experienced Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut in three sets.

continued his sensational run in the competition.Grand Slam champions Andre Agassi of the United States, Novak

Djokovic of Serbia and Nadal are the only men's players to have advanced to the Miami Open final as

Austria's Dominic Thiem and Switzerland's Roger Federer opting to focus on the clay-court season and Djokovic


Michael Houston: Dispute between ATP and PTPA continues to cause a racket in men's tennis

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Men's tennis is in an odd civil war at the moment - one that involves seemingly out-of-touch executives, an old guard, anti-vaxxers and player unions.

The pandemic has created a lot of villains in the sport, particularly world number one, Serbia's Novak

Djokovic.

 In August 2020, Djokovic and Canadian player Vasek Pospisil announced the creation of the Professional

loves.Whether intentional or not, this incident has put the focus back on the PTPA and its goals.Initially, Djokovic

uncomfortable allegiance between some of these PTPA backers, with some being intentionally distant from Djokovic


Williams is latest Grand Slam champion to withdraw from Miami Open

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Eight-time champion Serena Williams has joined a list of star names to pull out the Miami Open after revealing she had undergone an operation.

playing in her home tournament because of "recent oral surgery".Her withdrawal comes after Serbia’s Novak

Djokovic confirmed he would not be travelling to America due to COVID-19 restrictions and a desire to

opponent for Barty.Men’s world number two Daniil Medvedev will hope to make the most of the absence of Djokovic


Djokovic withdraws from Miami Open due to COVID-19 restrictions

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World number one Novak Djokovic has cited COVID-19 restrictions as the reason for his decision to pull

Serbia's Djokovic is the latest high-profile name to skip the Association of Tennis Professionals World

Dear fans, I’m very sorry to announce that this year I won’t travel to Miami to compete," Djokovic wrote

from coronavirus than any other nation having registered around 540,000 fatalities.World number one Novak

Djokovic said he wanted to spend more time with his family after withdrawing from the Miami Open ©Getty

Hopefully, we will have the opportunity to welcome Novak back to Miami next year."


Organisers ditch iconic queue for this year's Wimbledon due to COVID-19 restrictions

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The famous long queue of tennis fans waiting to access Wimbledon tickets has been cancelled for 2021 as organisers plan to stage this year’s event with a limited number of spectators.

was the only one of the four tennis Grand Slams to be cancelled entirely because of COVID-19 in 2020.Novak

Djokovic of Serbia and Simona Halep of Romania are the reigning men’s and women’s singles champions.The


Tiley moved family out of home due to being "abused" in pre-Australian Open meetings

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Tournament director Craig Tiley has claimed he received "significant" verbal abuse and was getting "hammered" when organising the Australian Open against the backdrop of a global health crisis - so much so that he moved his family away from their home.

watch the semi-finals and finals as Japan’s Naomi Osaka claimed the women’s singles crown and Serbia’s Novak

Djokovic clinched the men’s singles title for the ninth time.Djokovic said it was a "successful" tournament


Djokovic clinches ninth Australian Open crown with win over Medvedev

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Serbia’s Novak Djokovic captured his ninth Australian Open men’s singles title and the 18th Grand Slam

triumph on the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne.No player has won more Australian Open singles titles than Djokovic

Reaching the 28th Grand Slam final of his career compared to Medvedev’s second, Djokovic settled quick

to break back.With the match back on serve, the pair traded blows with Medvedev testing Djokovic as

Congrats to Novak," said Medvedev afterwards."

Just to tell you a small story, I first met Novak in Monaco when I was 500 or 600 in the world."


Racket sponsor Head caught in gaffe after congratulating Djokovic for Australian Open victory

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Racket sponsor Head has issued a premature congratulations to Novak Djokovic for his victory in the Australian

Head sent out an email congratulating Djokovic on a "record-breaking" ninth Australian Open title, two

 "What we meant to say is... good luck Novak in the 2021 Australian Open final," the correction

Sharapova was a "role model and woman of integrity".World number one and Australian Open defending champion Djokovic

February 19, 2021Medvedev is confident about his own chances and attempted to heap the pressure on Djokovic


Osaka wins second Australian Open title after overcoming Brady challenge

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Japan’s Naomi Osaka claimed the fourth Grand Slam title of her career after beating Jennifer Brady in straight sets in the Australian Open women’s singles final in Melbourne.

The men’s singles final will take place tomorrow, with defending champion Novak Djokovic of Serbia seeking


Medvedev into second Grand Slam final at Australian Open

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Grand Slam semi-final matches ©Getty ImagesDaniil Medvedev's next opponent will be defending champion Novak

Djokovic ©Getty ImagesDaniil Medvedev could be the first Russian man to win a Grand Slam singles title


Medvedev beats Tsitsipas to reach Australian Open final

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Russia's Daniil Medvedev will seek to earn his first Grand Slam title when he meets Novak Djokovic in

after losing the showpiece match at the 2019 US Open to Nadal.He will face a tough challenge against Djokovic


Osaka overcomes Williams to reach Australian Open final

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Japan’s Naomi Osaka advanced to her second Australian Open final after overcoming Serena Williams in straight sets at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, as spectators returned to the stands after a five-day lockdown ended.

#AO2021 pic.twitter.com/5tcIiCloHu— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) February 18, 2021World number one Novak

Djokovic is through to the men's final after the eight-time Australian Open champion saw off the challenge

four after coming through qualifying.Karatsev, the world number 114, provided strong resistance to Djokovic


Nadal counters Djokovic objection to quarantine measures

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Rafael Nadal has said the tennis season must continue even if it means players have to continue to undergo quarantine, as they did before the Australian Open.

Serbia’s 33-year-old world number one Novak Djokovic claimed a majority of tennis players did not want

Djokovic, who argued last month for some relaxations to the 14-day quarantine required of players before

This definitely is not good for players in terms of their wellbeing," he said.World number one Novak

Djokovic says most players do not want to continue playing in 2021 if it will involve quarantine measures

Australian Open ©Getty ImagesMany European countries now have significant restrictions on travel and Djokovic