Alexander Zverev

Injuries and a default meant both the semi-finals and the final in Beijing ended in walkovers, a state of affairs summing up how tennis faces a reckoning with its bloated and brutal calendar

Four Chinese players, Buyunchaokete, Wu Yibing, Zhang Zhizhen and Zhou Yi, have also made it into the main draw through wildcards, and are expected to make the most of the highest-level home tournament to gauge their own progress against the world's elites

Four Chinese players, Buyunchaokete, Wu Yibing, Zhang Zhizhen and Zhou Yi, have also made it into the main draw through wildcards, and are expected to make the most of the highest-level home tournament to gauge their own progress against the world's elites

Sinner prioritizes long-term fitness over remaining 2026 tournaments

Leaning on the thunderous cheers from the sold-out Diamond Court, Novak Djokovic appeared to have turned back time, conjuring his tennis magic to overcome a one-set deficit and outplay top seed Alexander Zverev 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 in a gripping quarterfinal on Sunday to keep his flawless China Open record intact

The Serb produced a gritty fightback to maintain his astonishing record in Beijing and take a step closer to a first trophy of 2026

Jakub Mensik and Flavio Cobolli opened the day with a 7-5, 6-3 win against Alex de Minaur and Taylor Fritz before Alexander Zverev, the recent French and US Open champion, closed out the series with a 7-6 (3), 6-3 win against Learner Tien

The O2 in London will host the ninth edition of the Ryder Cup-style tennis event this weekend

Klopp took the Germany job in July after the four-time World Cup winners experienced a third straight early elimination at the tournament

Zverev won his second major championship and disappointed a crowd that was desperate to see a first Grand Slam title by an American man since 2003, beating Ben Shelton 6-3, 7-6 (2), 5-7, 6-2 on Sunday in the US Open final

Shelton’s spirited run ends as Zverev restores order in four-set final

The eighth seed fires 20 aces to reach his maiden Grand Slam final and keep US hopes alive

The No 1 seeds have completed their sweep of grand slams after winning Wimbledon in 2024, the Australian Open in 2025 and the French Open earlier this year

Carlos Alcaraz was never the overwhelming favourite at the US Open 2026

During last year’s North American hardcourt swing, Rybakina fell out of the top 10 and she was struggling badly with her health and game

Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz posted his most convincing win in his injury return at the US Open, downing Tommy Paul in straight sets on Sunday to line up a quarterfinal clash with Ben Shelton

The home hope’s 7-5, 3-6, 7-5 triumph at Arthur Ashe Stadium was a rare bright spot for the New York crowd, who had earlier watched China’s Zheng Qinwen overcome Madison Keys in stunning fashion

Home favourite Coco Gauff and world number two Elena Rybakina sailed into the US Open quarterfinals, while China’s Zheng Qinwen mounted another extraordinary fightback to upset six-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek

Top-seeded Alexander Zverev kept his bid for a first US Open title on track with a gritty five-set victory over Quentin Halys, staying the course as a spate of upsets rocked the men’s draw on Thursday

Top seeds race ahead under Ashe roof while rain stalls early US Open play

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Instead Sabalenka returns to New York trying to find a path through her greatest crisis since she first reached No 1 in the rankings more than three years ago

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Top seeds Aryna Sabalenka and Alexander Zverev crashed out of the Cincinnati Open in a matter of hours on a rainy fourth-round day of action

46-year-old Venus is a two-time winner at Flushing Meadows and first played the US Open 29 years ago, although she has played singles sporadically over the last four years and is currently on a 13-match streak without a win

Serena had been off the tour since 2022 before returning this summer at age 44

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Sinner Defends Wimbledon Title With Victory Over Zverev

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The elegant Italian and ferocious Spaniard have dominated tennis for almost two years

Located in a prime viewing spot, the super luxe Centre Court enclosure has been used to welcome friends and guests of Wimbledon since 1922

Sinner’s fifth Grand Slam crown is just two behind the majors tally of his injured rival Carlos Alcaraz after Sinner notched his 100th match win at tennis’s four biggest events

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Those concerns were compounded by Sinner having lost eight of his previous nine five-set matches, a pitiful return for a player of his calibre

Elsewhere, England Women continue their historic first Test at Lord’s, the Tour de France heads for the hills, and there is plenty for golf fans to enjoy

If there were any lingering questions over Jannik Sinner’s physical status after his meltdown at the French Open, they should be answered now

New British No 1 continues his incredible run on grass as he looks to emulate Ivanisevic

Fery, world number 114, dismantled Roland Garros runner-up Flavio Cobolli 6-4, 7-6 (7/4), 6-0 on Wednesday to become the first Wimbledon wildcard to reach the men’s semifinals since Goran Ivanisevic won the title in 2001

The Vitality Blast is heading into the final few fixtures and quarter-finalists will soon be known, but first Surrey play Sussex in a Southern Group clash

The Australian Open champion had won seven of her eight meetings against Elise Mertens but was knocked out by the 25th seed 7-6 6-1

The British wildcard put up a good fight in the second set, but 2025 Australian Open champion Keys proved too experienced for Swan, whose career was derailed by a back injury before she mounted a comeback last year

Reigning champion Swiatek, who struggled to hold back tears after battling past Taylor Townsend in the first round, was back to her ruthless best in a 6-1, 6-3 dismantling of former world number one Pliskova in 70 minutes

Four more seeds fell yesterday including French Open champion Mirra Andreeva

Buoyed, perhaps, by his recent maiden grand slam success in Paris — at the 41st attempt — Zverev avoided a similar fate at the hands of Alexander Blockx, the 21-year-old rising star from Belgium, racing through a fourth-set tie break to love for a 6-4, 6-7 (8), 7-6 (5), 7-6 (0) win as Blockx’s spirited resistance in the face of a barrage of big serves finally wilted

It continues a remarkable run for the American who has now won his past seven meetings against the world No.3 and top seed

Zverev converted his second match point against his Belgian rival to win in just over two hours in warm conditions in Germany’s west

Zverev converted his second match point against his Belgian rival to win in just over two hours in warm conditions in Germany’s west

Rybakina, who was beaten in the quarter-finals of the HSBC Championships at Queen’s Club last week by British number three Katie Boulter, succumbed 7-5, 6-4 in the last 16 in Germany

Serena Williams announces shock return to tennis

Alexander Zverev finally secured his maiden Grand Slam title with a dramatic five-set victory over Italy's Flavio Cobolli in the French Open final on Sunday