Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner said on Sunday that he will only play at the French Open if he is fully fit. He was forced to withdraw from the Madrid Open last week with a hip injury. "If I'm not feeling well, I'll take more time off," he said.

As the world number two in the ATP rankings, he wants to take advantage of the moment when Novak Djokovic

Rafael Nadal avenged his loss to Alex de Minaur in Barcelona with a 7-6 (8-6), 6-3 victory over the Australian on Saturday.

In Madrid, the Spaniard will not face one of his usual rivals, Novak Djokovic, who pulled out ahead of

It’s been a rough couple of seasons for Rafael Nadal, and this Wednesday was no different. The all-time tennis great, now 37 years old and marred by injuries, announced that he will only play at the upcoming French Open, his signature tournament, if he feels "capable enough to compete well".

the limelight with the newest tennis wonderboy, fellow Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, and long-time rival, Novak

Djokovic.

that I have today," he said.Unless unforeseen injuries surface in the following weeks, Alcaraz and Djokovic

Laureus Gala held this Monday in Madrid, which honoured the best of 2023, while sports stars such as Novak

Djokovic, Jude Bellingham and Simone Biles also received awards.

Rubiales forcibly kissed player Jenni Hermoso.Feeling the 🎾💛 at the Laureus World Sports AwardsNovak Djokovic

✨#Laureus24 pic.twitter.com/7fAzsBiYV4— Laureus (@LaureusSport) April 22, 2024Novak Djokovic has been

Tennis icon Djokovic, who has won a record 24 Grand Slam titles, equalled former rival Roger Federer's

Djokovic was chosen by the Laureus Academy after beating off competition from Argentina's Lionel Messi

 Nominees Bellingham, Bonmati and Djokovic, along with guests Rafael Nadal, Carlos Alcaraz, Diego

World number one Novak Djokovic misses the Masters 1000 tournament for the third time in four years.

Djokovic is in the Spanish capital for the Laureus World Sports Awards on Monday and saw Real Madrid

Were Djokovic to win it again, he would equal Roger Federer's record of five Laureus Sportsman of the

With four Sportsman of the Year awards, Novak Djokovic is one behind the record held by his former rival

Djokovic won the last of his four awards back in 2019 and could claim number five when the Laureus Sports

won this award four times, and each one has been very special and unforgettable in its own way,” said Djokovic

The current tennis sensation, Italian world number two Jannik Sinner, begins his clay court season at the Monte Carlo Masters 1,000 with France as his main target, first Roland Garros and then the Olympic Games, both in the same scenario.

while the leader of the rankings is still considered by many to be the greatest of all time, Serbia's Novak

Djokovic, who turns 37 on 22 May and begins his 420th week at the top of the ATP rankings with 9,725

Bulgarian Dimitrov and climbed to the second place in the ATP World Ranking, just behind the great Novak

Djokovic.

could be left behind by Roger Federer's retirement, Rafa Nadal's injuries and the pair's battle with Novak

Djokovic.

Nadal, Djokovic, Alcaraz, Bublik, Sabalenka or Sinner were at the top of the list..

Open was one of those tournaments deeply dominated by three players: Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal and Novak

Djokovic.

With Nadal and, of course, the retired Federer, out of the competition, only Novak Djokovic, who had

GETTY IMAGESIt would seem logical that the player who beat Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals to claim

 Novak Djokovic: +164,974.6.  Carlos Alcaraz: +137,052.7.

On Wednesday, Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) revealed a "multi-year strategic partnership" with the governing body for men's tennis, ATP, further solidifying the kingdom's impact on the global sports scene. Did not reveal details about the amount of the investment.

ATP Tour event, namely the Next Gen ATP Finals in Jeddah, which also featured exhibition matches as Novak

Djokovic against Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka against Ons Jabeur.ATP and Public Investment Fund

scheduled to take place in the Saudi capital Riyadh featuring the participation of top players such as Novak

Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Daniil Medvedev, Carlos Alcaraz, and Jannik Sinner.

Lionel Messi, Novak Djokovic, Noah Lyles, Simone Biles and Aitana Bonmatí are among the nominees.

2024The nominees for the 25th edition of the Laureus Awards 2024 are:Laureus World Sportsman of the Year:-Novak

Djokovic (Serbia), Tennis.

Spain's Carlos Alcaraz, the world number two in tennis, said in Buenos Aires that he would rather win the gold medal in tennis at the Paris Olympics than his first victory at Roland Garros.

world number one for several weeks, although he is now relegated to second place by many who consider Novak

Djokovic to be the best in history, said in Buenos Aires that his priority is to win gold in Paris."

Alcaraz also admitted that the rivals to beat are now "Djokovic and Sinner, no doubt about it."

Croatia and Serbia, without Djokovic, were knocked out.

pic.twitter.com/1Zw1IbtpbX— Davis Cup (@DavisCup) February 3, 2024Serbia, without world number one Novak

Djokovic but with a competitive team including Kecmanovic, Djere and Lajovic, went down 4-0 to Slovakia

Reema bint Bandar al-Saud said she was "deeply hurt" by an article published in the Washington Post in which former tennis stars Evert and Navratilova criticised the Women's Tennis Association for wanting to hold the WTA Finals in Saudi Arabia and the Saudi money flowing into the sport.

she understands that it was "part of a comprehensive programme to be the best version of ourselves".Novak

Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz in an exhibition match in Saudi Arabia.

its first ATP Tour event, the Next Gen ATP Finals in Jeddah, along with exhibition matches between Novak

Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka against Ons Jabeur.It was a success as the world's best

historic comeback against Daniil Medvedev to become the youngest winner of the Australian Open since Djokovic

left by Federer's retirement and the end of the careers of the other two tennis greats, Rafa Nadal and Novak

Djokovic?

in the semi-final, Djokovic, and perhaps marked the beginning of a new era in tennis.

none of the protagonists of the Big Three - Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and current world number one Novak

Djokovic - played the final on Melbourne Park's Central Court.

 None other than Novak Djokovic, whom he defeated in the semi-finals in Australia, trained at this

consolidation heralds a new era in a circuit dominated by the "Big Three," most recently in recent times by Novak