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Nadal calls time on epic tennis career

Rafael Nadal on Thursday announced he will retire after the Davis Cup finals in November, ending a career which brought 22 Grand Slam titles, global respect and inspired epic, iconic rivalries with Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic.

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Playing Nadal is kind of a nightmare: Alcaraz

Carlos Alcaraz has admitted to being starstruck when he first faced Rafael Nadal, saying that facing the 22-time Grand Slam champion was ‘kind of a nightmare’.

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Sinner faces Draper for final spot as Pegula stuns Swiatek

Jannik Sinner closed in on his second Grand Slam title of 2024 on Wednesday when he reached his maiden US Open semi-final as Jessica Pegula stunned Iga Swiatek to complete a rollercoaster Grand Slam year for the world number one.

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Djokovic admits to 'worst tennis ever' in shock US Open exit

Defending champion Novak Djokovic admitted he had played ‘his worst tennis ever’ as he slumped to his earliest exit at the US Open in 18 years on Friday, sparking more questions over his long term future in the sport.

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Sinner won't wage public battle with critics of dope test row

World number one Jannik Sinner insists that fans have been ‘positive’ in their response to his doping test controversy but he will tackle his locker room critics face-to-face rather than engage in a public slanging match.

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Djokovic shines under the lights, Gauff rolls at US Open

Defending champion Novak Djokovic eased into the second round of the US Open with a straight-sets victory over qualifier Radu Albot on Monday as Coco Gauff launched her defence of the women's title with a convincing victory.

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Djokovic targets Slam record at US Open, Sinner under cloud

Novak Djokovic, fired up by his emotional Olympic Games triumph, targets new Grand Slam records at the US Open from Monday as title rival Jannik Sinner arrives in New York dogged by questions over two positive drugs tests.

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Nadal will not compete at US Open

Rafael Nadal, a 22-time Grand Slam champion, will not compete in the US Open, he said Wednesday, with the 38-year-old Spaniard adding he did not feel he could perform at his best.

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Serbia announces plans to build Djokovic museum

Following Novak Djokovic's dramatic gold medal victory at the Paris Olympics, Serbia is set to build a museum dedicated to the tennis great, according to the country's president.

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Zheng makes history with Olympic singles gold

Zheng Qinwen became the first Chinese player to win Olympic tennis singles gold when she defeated Croatia's Donna Vekic on Saturday, hailing her victory as a ‘proud’ moment for herself and her country.

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'Proud' Murray bows out of tennis with defeat

Andy Murray said he was retiring ‘on my terms’ as his trophy-filled career came to an emotional end at the Paris Olympics on Thursday, closing another chapter on tennis's golden generation.

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I don't want to stop, says history-maker Zheng

Zheng Qinwen embraced making history for China on Thursday by becoming the first player from the country to reach an Olympic Games tennis singles final but insisted: ‘I don't want to stop’.

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Nadal and Alcaraz knocked out of Olympic doubles

Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz were dumped out of the Olympics men's doubles on Wednesday by Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram in possibly Nadal's last appearance at Roland Garros.