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Rafael Nadal to return to playing at Brisbane International in January after being out for a year
MADRID (AP) — Rafael Nadal will return to playing at the Brisbane International in Australia in January, the 22-time Grand Slam champion said Friday. “After a year of not competing, it is time to come back," Nadal said in a video posted on social media. "It will be in Brisbane in...
Sinner leads Italy to its first Davis Cup title in nearly 50 years with a 2-0 win over Australia
MALAGA, Spain (AP) — Jannik Sinner capped his perfect week by leading Italy to its first Davis Cup title in nearly five decades. Sinner took his record to 5-0 this week by beating Alex de Miñaur 6-3, 6-0 in the second singles match of Sunday’s final, giving Italy a 2-0 win over...
Sinner enjoys double success over Djokovic to lead Italy into the Davis Cup final
MALAGA, Spain (AP) — Novak Djokovic had three chances to finish off Italy and put Serbia into the Davis Cup final. But Jannik Sinner led Italy back from the brink of defeat, saving three consecutive match points before ending Djokovic’s streak of 21 straight wins in Davis Cup...
Improving Jannik Sinner has his sights set on serving up more success next season
MILAN (AP) — Jannik Sinner will be looking to serve up the perfect dish next season. After Saturday’s victory over third-ranked Daniil Medvedev in the semifinals of the ATP Finals, Sinner compared his improvement this year to cooking “pasta pomodoro” (pasta with tomato...
Djokovic wins record 7th ATP Finals title by beating Sinner in straight sets
TURIN, Italy (AP) — Novak Djokovic ended the year just as he started it — by setting records. The top-ranked Djokovic won a record-breaking seventh ATP Finals title on Sunday with a straight-set victory over home favorite Jannik Sinner. Djokovic took 1 hour, 43...
Djokovic dispatches Alcaraz at ATP Finals to set up title match against home favorite Sinner
TURIN, Italy (AP) — Top-ranked Novak Djokovic will be bidding for a record-breaking seventh ATP Finals title when he takes on home favorite Jannik Sinner in Sunday’s final. Djokovic took less than 90 minutes to beat Carlos Alcaraz 6-3, 6-2 in a semifinal match between the top two...
Carlos Alcaraz sets up semifinal match against Novak Djokovic at ATP Finals after beating Medvedev
TURIN, Italy (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz leaned back, looked up and yelled in celebration. The Spaniard had just secured a spot in the semifinals of the ATP Finals in his tournament debut, setting up a match against top-ranked Novak Djokovic. “Vamos, vamos,” Spanish...
Serena Williams and Ruby Bridges to be inducted into National Women's Hall of Fame
Serena Williams and Ruby Bridges will be inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame next year, the hall announced Thursday, adding the tennis great and civil rights icon to a previously announced list of women to be honored during Women's History Month in March. “The 2024...
Rafael Nadal will reveal his comeback plans soon after missing nearly all of 2023
Rafael Nadal is sure he'll be returning to competition after missing nearly all of 2023 with a hip injury that required surgery. And now he says he'll be revealing his comeback plans soon. Nadal wrote Thursday on social media: “I confirmed yesterday I'll be back” and punctuated...
5 tennis players were suspended for match-fixing in a case tied to a Belgian syndicate
LONDON (AP) — Five low-ranked tennis players — four from Mexico and one from Guatemala — were suspended for corruption linked to a match-fixing syndicate in Belgium, the International Tennis Integrity Agency said Thursday. The players are connected to the criminal case of...
