Tennis

His defeat, which saw him hit an uncharacteristic 14 double faults and commit 49 unforced errors, means that for the first time since 2017 he will end the season without a Grand Slam title.

Not everyone is completely ready to just move forward like Sinner. And it will be interesting to see how much scrutiny the Italian receives

The Czech, who won the silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, pulled out of the Paris Olympics due to injury after her Wimbledon title defence ended in a shock first-round exit in July.

Nagal lost 4-6 2-6 to the Croatian Coric in one hour and 10 minutes, as the top ranked Indian player dropped serve four times in the fixture.

Carlos Alcaraz lost to Gael Monfils 4-6, 7-6 (7/5), 6-4 as Jannik Sinner advanced to the quarters because Jordan Thompson withdrew before their match with a rib injury.

Sumit Nagal will take on France's Moutet Corentin in the first round as Rohan Bopanna and N Sriram Balaji have been drawn to meet the French team of Fabien Reboul and Edouard Roger-Vasselin.

Rafael Nadal is looking to get back to his very best as he made his first final since winning the 2022 French Open by beating Duje Ajdukovic in Bastad.

Holder Alcaraz beat his fifth-ranked opponent Medvedev despite dropping the opening set of the match as he stormed into the final with a 6-7 (1/7), 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 triumph at the center court on Friday.

Coco Gauff lost to Emma Navarro as Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner look set for a semi-final clash at Wimbledon.

Serbian Djokovic got the better of his 22-year-old Scottish opponent Jacob Fearnley 6-3, 6-4, 5-7, 7-5 on Centre Court on Thursday in another test of his fitness following recent knee surgery, while Swiatek breezed past Croatia's Petra Martic 6-4, 6-3 to...

De Minaur was selected Wednesday to spearhead a four-pronged Australian medal assault in the men's singles alongside Alexei Popyrin, Chris O'Connell and Rinky Hijikata

Blitzed by the bamboozling Frenchman over the first nine games, Sinner nevertheless found his footing on the clay court to secure victory in two hours and 41 minutes.

Iga Swiatek will take on Anastasia Potapova as Carlos Alcaraz will go up against Felix-Auger Aliassimein the French Open.

The Italian star struck 32 winners and broke Eubanks' serve five times as he set up a second-round meeting with French veteran Richard Gasquet.

Novak Djokovic says he will have scans to "see what's going on" before the French Open in Paris, where he will head not just worried by the after-effects of the bottle incident but also his form.

A special ceremony was held on Manolo Santana Stadium after Tuesday's match, with banners suspended above the stands with the words "Gracias Rafa" and signifying the years in which he has won the Madrid tournament.