Novak Djokovic
15 Feb
Rafael Nadal on Wednesday hailed longtime rival Novak Djokovic as the best player in the history of the sport.
20 Jan
Novak Djokovic has opened up on how he riled Roger Federer when he broke onto the scene as a cocky upstart but said it only fired up his quest to become the best player in the world. The Serbian world number one is gunning for a historic 25th Grand Slam in Melbourne, where he has…
17 Jan
Novak Djokovic survived a huge scare to reach the third round of the Australian Open on Wednesday, beating home favourite Alexei Popyrin to stay on track for a historic 25th Grand Slam title.
4 Nov
Novak Djokovic edged out Holger Rune on Friday to avenge his defeat in last year's Paris Masters final and reach the last four, while Stefanos Tsitsipas set up a meeting with Grigor Dimitrov.
19 Aug 2023
Novak Djokovic crushed Taylor Fritz while Carlos Alcaraz had to push hard to get past Max Purcell Friday as the top two seeds reached the semi-finals at the ATP/WTA Cincinnati Open.
17 Jul 2023
Carlos Alcaraz heralded the changing of the guard in men’s tennis as he ended Novak Djokovic’s long reign at Wimbledon with a rip-roaring 1-6, 7-6(6) 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 victory to win the All England Club title for the first time yesterday.
16 Jul 2023
Novak Djokovic says the sporting world will be watching his "ultimate showdown" against Carlos Alcaraz in Sunday's Wimbledon final where history and a generational shift are at stake.
2 Jul 2023
Novak Djokovic has Roger Federer's record of eight Wimbledon titles as well as a 24th major in his sights as he closes in on a first calendar Grand Slam in 54 years.
11 Jun 2023
Novak Djokovic can complete his ascent to the top of tennis history by claiming a 23rd grand slam title at the French Open today. Since inserting himself into the Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal duopoly, Djokovic has been playing catch-up, but victory over Casper Ruud,,,
10 Jun 2023
Novak Djokovic on Sunday faces Casper Ruud in his seventh final at Roland Garros.
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