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Tennis great Roger Federer to deliver Dartmouth's commencement address

Mar. 28, 2024 18:27 PM EDT

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Swiss tennis legend Roger Federer will deliver the commencement address at Dartmouth College in June, the Ivy League school said Thursday. Federer will address graduates and receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree at the June 9 ceremony in Hanover. ...

Djokovic wins in return to Indian Wells after 5-year absence; Coco Gauff rallies to avoid early exit

Mar. 10, 2024 01:51 AM EST

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Novak Djokovic made a winning return to the desert, beating Aleksandar Vukic 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 on Saturday in his first match at the BNP Paribas Open in five years. The 24-time Grand Slam singles champion joined Rafael Nadal as the only players to win 400...

Sinner rallies from 2 sets down to beat Medvedev in Australia and clinch his first Grand Slam title

Jan. 28, 2024 12:17 PM EST

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Jannik Sinner lined up a forehand, drilled it down the line and dropped to the court on his back, giving himself some moments to process how he'd managed to come back from two sets down to win his first Grand Slam title. The 22-year-old Sinner found a...

Djokovic says one Australian Open semifinal loss is not the beginning of the end

Jan. 26, 2024 06:19 AM EST

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A solitary loss in 11 semifinals at the Australian Open was nowhere near enough for Novak Djokovic to contemplate a generational change in tennis. Djokovic didn't get a look at a breakpoint during a 6-1, 6-2, 6-7 (6), 6-3 loss to Jannik Sinner on Friday...

Djokovic reaches the Australian Open quarterfinals, matching Federer's Grand Slam record

Jan. 21, 2024 07:49 AM EST

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Achieving yet another record at the Australian Open put Novak Djokovic in a reflective mood, revealing how he thought things might change after he'd clinched that historic 24th major title. Djokovic played his best two sets “in a while” in a 6-0,...