Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Thanks for signing up to the Sport email Iga Swiatek has moved a step closer to reclaiming the world number one spot with a straight-sets victory over Aryna Sabalenka in the WTA Finals. Swiatek, the world number two, claimed her
Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Thanks for signing up to the Sport email World number one Novak Djokovic cruised to a record-extending seventh Paris Masters title and became the first player to claim 40 Masters ATP 1000 titles when the top-seeded Serbian thumped Bulgarian Grigor
Rafael Nadal set for 2024 farewell after pulling out of French Open Rafael Nadal has been handed a lifeline to keep his tennis career going as his Uncle Toni has suggested he should team up with Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz in the doubles at next year’s Olympic Games. Nadal has been out of action since January’s Australian Open due to a hip injury but has been tipped to return to
Sabalenka’s match against Elena Rybakina was suspended due to weather Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Thanks for signing up to the Sport email The Women’s Tennis Assocation has responded to criticism from leading players about the organistion of the WTA Finals in Cancun by accepting
The former coach of Serena Williams has slammed the ATP tour and organisers of the Paris Masters after one of the top seeds was forced to withdraw from the round of 16 due to insufficient recovery time between matches. No. 4 seed Jannik Sinner was due to play Australia’s Alex de Minaur in Thursday’s final session, but the Italian’s previous match against American Mackenzie McDonald did not conclude until 2.37am
Jannik Sinner has withdrawn from the Rolex Paris Masters citing “fatigue” after finishing his opening-round match at 2:37am local time in the early hours of Thursday. The No 4 seed was due to return in the last match of Thursday’s day session to take on Alex de Minaur but has been forced to pull out following minimal recovery time. A number of Sinner’s rivals have already slammed the ATP for
Ugo Humbert has defended the crowd at the Paris Masters after losing a tight three-set battle to Alexander Zverev. The Frenchman took to Centre Court a few hours after Daniil Medvedev appeared to give fans the middle finger after he was booed during his own defeat and sarcastically claimed that he was just checking his nails. There was drama in Paris-Bercy on Wednesday when Medvedev refused to continue his match
Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Thanks for signing up to the Sport email An emotional Ons Jabeur said she was donating part of her WTA Finals prize money to help Palestinians after her first win at the tournament in Cancun on Wednesday. The Tunisian former
Novak Djokovic resumed regular service as he got off to a winning start at the Rolex Paris Masters on Wednesday. The top seed needed just an hour and 24 minutes to defeat Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-3 6-2. Following shock opening-round exits for Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev, the world No 1 ensured that he avoided an upset and showed them how it was done. Djokovic stepped out onto the singles
Carlos Alcaraz has explained that he “didn’t feel well” on the court during his surprise 6-3, 6-4 defeat to world No 45 Roman Safiullin in the second round of the Paris Masters. The Wimbledon champion had received a bye in the first round and questions will be raised after a disappointing performance against his Russian opponent. Alcaraz now has a difficult task on his hands to usurp Novak Djokovic to
