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Medvedev ousts Djokovic to reach Cincinnati Masters final

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Daniil Medvedev continued his scintillating hard court season by defeating top seed Novak Djokovic to

-year-old lost to Rafael Nadal in the Rogers Cup final last Sunday (August 11), but victory against Djokovic



Philip Barker: Concerns over heat and adverse weather at Tokyo 2020 are nothing new for sport

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The death of a Tokyo 2020 construction worker from heatstroke in the last few days has again cast the spotlight on the danger of extreme weather conditions.

, recognise you might have to give the players a few extra hours until the temperature comes down," Novak

Djokovic said at the time.They’ve had the option to put the roof on Centre Court at Wimbledon since


Rublev knocks out Federer to reach Cincinnati Masters quarter-finals

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Andrey Rublev caused the day's biggest shock at the Cincinnati Masters by knocking out third seed and seven-time tournament winner Roger Federer to reach the quarter-finals.

continued his warm-up for the US Open with a 6-2, 6-1 win against German Jan-Lennard Struff.Top seed Novak

Djokovic of Serbia cruised into the quarter-finals with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Spaniard Pablo Carreño



Nadal favourite to defend Rogers Cup title while Barty aims to keep her world number one ranking

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Rafael Nadal has returned to defend his Rogers Cup title in his first event since Wimbledon, while Serena Williams is aiming to claim a historic fourth women's singles crown from current champion Simona Halep.

ranked players compete in Canada, with the only absentees being Switzerland's Roger Federer and Serbia's Novak

Djokovic as they continue to recover from their epic Wimbledon final.It leaves Spaniard Nadal as clear


Wimbledon final wins British sport ratings war

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British sport ratings war on Sunday (July 14) – with a peak audience of 9.6 million watching Serbia's Novak

Djokovic and Switzerland's Roger Federer produce a classic encounter.

World number one Djokovic triumphed 7-6, 1-6, 7-6, 3-6, 13-12 to secure his fifth crown at the All England


Liam Morgan: On a sensational Sunday of sport and a refreshing attitude towards Olympic inclusion

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I’d like to start with an apology to my neighbours for the audible expletives which emanated from my living room yesterday as my Sky box decided the last over of England’s run chase in the Cricket World Cup final was the perfect time to stop working.

sport in more than a decade.British television figures released today show the Wimbledon final between Novak

Djokovic and Roger Federer, taking place at the same time, won the ratings battle.

Djokovic’s triumph earned him a fifth crown – was familiar, the way it was decided was anything but.Novak Djokovic

They would not have believed it would be needed at almost the first time of asking, even if a Djokovic-Federer


Djokovic wins epic Wimbledon final against Federer

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Serbia’s Novak Djokovic secured his fifth Wimbledon title in extraordinary fashion after surviving two

in the first set and, predictably, it went to a tiebreak.Federer appeared to have control at 5-3 but Djokovic

he did not look back, increasing to 5-1 his advantage before another error-strewn service game from Djokovic

to give an inch, although Federer was a couple of points away from the set at 5-4 up and facing the Djokovic

Federer pulled it back to 5-4, a misjudged backhand slice and a running forehand into the net allowed Djokovic

Federer had been targeting a ninth Wimbledon crown ©Getty ImagesAnother break – sealed by a wayward Djokovic


Federer beats Nadal to set up meeting with Djokovic in men's singles final at Wimbledon

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Roger Federer overcame arch-rival Rafael Nadal in a thrilling encounter to set up a meeting with Novak

Djokovic in the men's singles final at Wimbledon.

whose last title at the All England Lawn Tennis Club came in 2017, will take on defending champion Djokovic

maestro will join the legendary Martina Navratilova on nine Wimbledon titles if he gets past top seed Djokovic

Novak Djokovic reached the final with a four-set win over Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut ©Getty ImagesDjokovic

set.Agut, competing in his first Grand Slam semi-final, began to find his range in the second set as Djokovic


Halep through to her first Wimbledon final as Williams awaits

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Romania's Simona Halep cruised into her first Wimbledon final with a straight-sets win over Ukraine's Elina Svitolina.

on Saturday (July 13).Tomorrow sees the men's semi-finals take centre stage with defending champion Novak

Djokovic of Serbia facing Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut before Swiss legend Roger Federer goes up against



Riske pays off as top seed Barty crashes out at Wimbledon

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American Alison Riske caused one of the biggest upsets of Wimbledon so far as she fought back to beat world number one Ashleigh Barty of Australia to reach the quarter-finals.

packed day of action, the top seeds in the men's tournament enjoyed serene progress.Defending champion Novak

Djokovic cruised into the quarter-finals with a 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 win over world number 66 Ugo Humbert of


American teenager Gauff's fairytale run continues at Wimbledon

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Belarus' Victoria Azarenka today ©Getty ImagesDefending men's singles champion and world number one Novak

Djokovic, right, claimed a hard-fought win over Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz, left, to reach the fourth round


Defending champion Djokovic through to fourth round at Wimbledon

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Defending champion and world number one Novak Djokovic claimed a hard-fought win over Poland’s Hubert

 His one previous meeting with Hurkacz came on clay at this year’s French Open in Paris, where Djokovic

He was fighting," Djokovic told the BBC."

Awaiting Djokovic in last 16 is France's Ugo Humbert, a 6-4, 7-5, 6-3 winner over Canada's Felix Auger

 Anderson, beaten by Djokovic in last year's final, lost 4-6, 3-6, 6-7 against Argentina's Guido