Also known as: Serbia's Novak Djokovic · Serbian great Djokovic
39-year-old Serbian tennis player pursuing a record 25th Grand Slam title, recently exited US Open first round after 20-year streak.
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… I feel well-prepared." Sinner is the title favourite at Wimbledon, given the absence of his main rival Carlos Alcaraz due to a wrist injury and Novak Djokovic's advancing age. …
Sinner ready for Wimbledon defence despite lack of time on grassCitizen Digital
Djokovic inspired by Serena as he targets history at Wimbledon By AFP June 28, 2026 07:00 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Serbia's Novak Djokovic practices against Italy's Jannik Sinner at the practice cour …
Djokovic inspired by Serena as he targets history at WimbledonCitizen Digital
… Novak Djokovic starts his latest bid for a record 25th Grand Slam title against China's Wu Yibing. …
Serena Williams to face Joint in Wimbledon return after four-year absenceCitizen Digital
… Zverev has dealt well with the pressure of being the tournament favourite since the early exits of Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic, in the second and third rounds respectively. …
Zverev eases past Mensik to reach second French Open finalCitizen Digital
… || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-m', container: 'taboola-mid-article-thumbnails', placement: 'Mid Article Thumbnails', target_type: 'mix' }); Alexander Zverev vs Jakub Mensik Zverev leads head-to-head 1-0 Following the shock early exits of Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic …
Zverev heads up final four in men's French Open semisCitizen Digital
… After the elimination of a wilting Jannik Sinner and a fading Novak Djokovic in five-setters on consecutive evenings, not a single Grand Slam singles winner is still standing. …
Pressure turns to Zverev, Ruud as French Open week two beginsCitizen Digital
… With the men's side of the draw wide open following the shock early exits of top seed Jannik Sinner and 24-time major winner Novak Djokovic, Felix Auger-Aliassime is now considered a prime contender to win his first Grand Slam. …
Gauff French Open title defence ends, Sabalenka, Osaka set up last-16 clashCitizen Digital
… The 44-year-old has not played since a third-round loss at the 2022 US Open left her one short of the all-time record of 24 Grand Slam singles titles, jointly held by Margaret Court and Novak Djokovic. …
Osaka says possible Serena Williams return would be 'entertaining'Citizen Digital
Djokovic meets Fonseca in French Open generation game By AFP May 29, 2026 10:30 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Serbia's Novak Djokovic reacts during a break as he practices on Court Philippe-Chatrier durin …
Djokovic meets Fonseca in French Open generation gameCitizen Digital
… Arriving in Paris on the back of winning all three of the clay-court Masters titles to become just the second player after Novak Djokovic to complete the set of nine 1000-level tournaments, Sinner currently stands head and shoulders above his closest competitors. …
Sinner, Sabalenka aim to stay hot at French OpenTop seed Alexander Zverev defeated Chinese wildcard Wu Yibing 6-4, 7-6 (7/4) at the Shanghai Masters on Friday to advance to the third round. Zverev sustained a left ankle injury during the match but held serve and won on his second match point.
9 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Top seed Alexander Zverev defeated Chinese wildcard Wu Yibing 6-4, 7-6 (7/4) at the Shanghai Masters on Friday to advance to the third round. Zverev sustained a left ankle injury during the match but held serve and won on his second match point.
9 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Spanish tennis star Carlos Alcaraz said he was feeling "mentally fresh" ahead of the Shanghai Masters tournament, coming off a victory at the Japan Open after recovering from a wrist injury that sidelined him from April until August. The world number three's body is still adjusting to demanding matches but he expressed confidence in his training.
8 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Novak Djokovic defeated Alex de Minaur at the China Open after de Minaur retired from the final, securing Djokovic's 102nd career title and extending his unbeaten streak in Beijing. The 39-year-old Serbian won the first set 7-6 (7/3) before de Minaur withdrew during the second set.
6 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
American tennis player Coco Gauff said she received an "insane" amount of online racist abuse after defeating 16-year-old Sun Xinran at the China Open in Beijing, following a match that included a controversial video review over flickering LED lights.
6 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Novak Djokovic advanced to the China Open final after Daniil Medvedev was disqualified late in the second set when a ball off his racquet hit a spectator. Djokovic will face Alex de Minaur for the title on Tuesday in Beijing.
6 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Novak Djokovic advanced to the China Open final after Daniil Medvedev was disqualified in the second set when a ball from Medvedev's racquet hit a spectator. Djokovic will face world number nine Alex de Minaur for the title on Tuesday in Beijing.
5 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Aryna Sabalenka, the second seed, was defeated 6-4, 6-3 by 34th-ranked Czech player Nikola Bartunkova in the third round of the China Open, leaving the event without its top two seeds. Bartunkova, 20, won in one hour and 35 minutes and will face Austria's Sinja Kraus in the round of 16.
4 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Novak Djokovic defeated world number 104 Bu Yunchaokete 4-6, 7-6 (7/2), 6-2 in the second round of the China Open in Beijing on Friday, surviving a challenging two-hour 52-minute match against the 24-year-old Chinese wildcard.
2 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Novak Djokovic beat Nuno Borges 6-3, 7-6 (7/2) in the first round of the China Open, extending his unbeaten streak in Beijing to 30 matches and securing his first win since Wimbledon in July. The 39-year-old Serbian, who has won six titles in Beijing, will face wildcard Bu Yunchaokete of China in the second round.
1 October 2026 · The Standard →
Aryna Sabalenka, ousted as world number one by Elena Rybakina, said she feels "fresh" ahead of her first tournament at the China Open in Beijing. The four-time Grand Slam winner has not won a title since March and will end the year without a major for the first time since 2022.
30 September 2026 · The Standard →
The four Grand Slam tournaments have confirmed the 12 members of a proposed advisory council to address player concerns, with Novak Djokovic and Elena Rybakina heading the list. The council was announced following player protests at the French Open and Wimbledon over revenue sharing, pensions, and player welfare.
28 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
France's Gael Monfils, playing on his 40th birthday, advanced to the second round of the US Open with a 2-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-0 victory over Paraguay's Adolfo Daniel Vallejo. Monfils, who will retire after this season, entertained the New York crowd with his trademark showmanship before the crowd sang "Happy Birthday."
2 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Stefanos Tsitsipas said he was not surprised that Nick Kyrgios tested positive for cocaine and was suspended by the International Tennis Integrity Agency; Kyrgios admitted to making "a huge mistake" after failing the test in July 2026.
1 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Spain's Carlos Alcaraz, the defending US Open champion, defeated Russian Roman Safiullin 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 in his first match back after a four-month absence with a wrist injury. Women's defending champion Aryna Sabalenka also advanced safely to the second round.
1 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Serbia's Novak Djokovic suffered his earliest Grand Slam exit in 20 years, losing to Argentina's Mariano Navone 7-6 (7/5), 5-7, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 in the US Open first round on August 30, 2026. The 39-year-old's loss ended his streak of 78 consecutive Grand Slam first-round victories dating to 2006 and his latest bid for a record 25th Grand Slam title.
31 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Novak Djokovic is set for his 20th US Open appearance, joining three other men who have reached that milestone at the tournament. The 39-year-old Serbian tennis player last won the US Open in 2023 to tie Margaret Court's 24 Grand Slam titles and continues pursuing a record-breaking 25th.
30 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Karolina Muchova and Jakub Mensik of Czech Republic won the 2026 US Open mixed doubles title, defeating Switzerland's Belinda Bencic and Italy's Flavio Cobolli 6-3, 1-6, 10-6 in the final after saving two match points in the semi-final against Russians Mirra Andreeva and Andrey Rublev.
27 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Former world number one Novak Djokovic and four-time Grand Slam champion Aryna Sabalenka were eliminated from the US Open mixed doubles tournament by Czech Katerina Siniakova and Britain's Henry Patten, who recovered from dropping the opening set to win in straight sets and the third set tie-break.
25 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Nick Kyrgios has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for cocaine at an ATP event in Mallorca on June 22, 2026. The 31-year-old Australian admitted to making "a huge mistake" following the WADA-confirmed finding of benzoylecgonine, a cocaine metabolite.
19 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Novak Djokovic lost 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 to Argentine Thiago Tirante in a second-round match at the Cincinnati Masters, struggling with heat and humidity in the second set after his first match since losing to Jannik Sinner at Wimbledon over a month earlier.
16 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Novak Djokovic, 38, is using the ATP-WTA Cincinnati Masters as his final tune-up before the August 30 US Open, having not played since his Wimbledon semi-final loss to Jannik Sinner. Djokovic has won the Cincinnati title three times (2018, 2020, and 2023) and carries positive memories into the tournament.
14 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Novak Djokovic announced he will compete at the Cincinnati Masters (August 13–23), his first appearance at the tournament since winning the title in 2023. The 39-year-old is returning to competition after losing to Jannik Sinner in the Wimbledon semi-finals.
31 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Tennis world number one Jannik Sinner and 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic have withdrawn from next month's ATP Montreal Masters, with Sinner citing recovery needs after Wimbledon.
25 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Italy's Jannik Sinner defeated Alexander Zverev in four sets to claim his second consecutive Wimbledon title and fifth Grand Slam crown, drawing within two majors of rival Carlos Alcaraz.
13 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Jannik Sinner, the defending Wimbledon champion, defeated Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 in the semi-final on Friday and praised him as a "true inspiration." Sinner will face French Open champion Alexander Zverev in the final on Sunday.
12 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Reigning champion Jannik Sinner faces Alexander Zverev, the French Open winner and unbeaten in 13 Grand Slam ties, in Sunday's Wimbledon final at the All England Club. Sinner enters as favourite with nine consecutive wins over Zverev, though this is their first meeting since Zverev won his first Grand Slam.
12 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Novak Djokovic, 39, defeated Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime in a five-set epic lasting five hours and 15 minutes to reach the Wimbledon semi-final, the longest quarter-final in the tournament's history. Playing through a calf injury in sweltering heat, Djokovic won 7-6 (12/10), 3-6, 6-3, 6-7 (4/7), 7-6 (10/4) to advance to face defending champion Jannik Sinner.
8 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Novak Djokovic beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 in the second round to reach Wimbledon's third round, while defending champion Jannik Sinner also advanced. French Open champion Mirra Andreeva suffered a shock exit.
2 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Novak Djokovic defeated China's Wu Yibing 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 in a first-round match at Wimbledon, advancing his bid for a record 25th Grand Slam title. The 39-year-old found the match challenging, describing it as not feeling like a first-round encounter.
30 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Jannik Sinner begins his bid for a second successive Wimbledon title as the grass-court Grand Slam opens with star-studded lineups including Novak Djokovic, Aryna Sabalenka, and returning Serena Williams, twelve months after Sinner and Iga Swiatek won their respective titles.
29 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →