Rafael Nadal has moved to within one win of equalling Bjorn Borg’s record of six French Open titles with a win over battling Andy Murray.
Even Rafael Nadal acknowledges his French Open semifinal against Andy Murray is not as intriguing as the one between Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer.
Roger Federer believes the pressure will all be on Novak Djokovic when the pair meet in the French Open semifinals on Friday.
Rafael Nadal has reached the French Open last eight as title rival Novak Djokovic was handed a free pass into the semifinals.
Novak Djokovic was handed a place in the French Open semifinal on Monday when scheduled last-eight opponent Fabio Fognini was forced out with injury.
Novak Djokovic and Juan Martin del Potro will have to put their close friendship aside when they clash for a place in the French Open last 16.
Novak Djokovic took his winning streak to 41 matches and set up a blockbuster French Open third-round clash with Juan Martin del Potro on Wednesday.
Novak Djokovic will meet Victor Hanescu in the French Open second round to prove to rival Rafael Nadal that he is ready to steal his crown.
Novak Djokovic took his unbeaten record in 2011 to 38 wins on Monday while Roger Federer demonstrated he is still a French Open force.
Novak Djokovic is poised to deliver a blow to Rafael Nadal by shattering the Spaniard’s bid to equal Bjorn Borg’s record of six French Open titles.
Rafael Nadal has warned Novak Djokovic that his unbeaten start to 2011 won’t last forever after Djokovic beat him 6-4, 6-4 in the Rome Masters final.
Novak Djokovic has a chance to claim the number one ranking for the first time if he wins this week’s Italian Open.
Novak Djokovic reached the Miami semifinals on Wednesday by beating Kevin Anderson, avenging a loss two years ago to the South African.
Third seed Roger Federer beat Juan Monaco, clocking his 20th win of the season to advance at the Miami ATP Masters 1000.
Some of the world’s best tennis players traded in their racquets for football boots on Wednesday on behalf of Japanese earthquake and tsunami victims.
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/ 30 January 2011
Novak Djokovic beat Andy Murray 6-4, 6-2, 6-3 to win his second Australian Open on Sunday, prolonging Britain’s wait for male singles champion.
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/ 29 January 2011
Andy Murray hopes to end Britain’s 75-year Grand Slam drought against Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open on Sunday.
Defending champion Roger Federer demolished fellow Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka to reach his eighth straight Australian Open semifinal on Tuesday.
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/ 6 December 2010
In a sport fuelled by individual brilliance, Serbia illustrated on Sunday that the Davis Cup still holds a cherished place in tennis’s rich folklore.
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/ 21 January 2010
The highest priority in men’s tennis was to shorten the demanding playing season, world number three Novak Djokovic said on Thursday.
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/ 26 November 2009
Novak Djokovic admits he is struggling to find the energy to take on Rafael Nadal in a match that could end his reign as ATP World Tour Finals champ.
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/ 24 November 2009
Novak Djokovic handed Nikolay Davydenko another painful defeat at the ATP World Tour Finals as the Serb secured a 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 victory on Monday.
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/ 16 October 2009
Frenchman Gilles Simon put up a fight before second seed Novak Djokovic struggled through into his second straight semifinal in China on Friday.
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/ 12 October 2009
Novak Djokovic won his third ATP title of the year at the China Open on Sunday, outlasting giant killer Marin Cilic of Croatia in a baseline battle.
Venus Williams crashed out of the China Open on Monday, losing for the second week in a row to Russian teenager Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.
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/ 10 September 2009
Roger Federer will play Novak Djokovic in the US Open semifinals on Saturday.
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/ 8 September 2009
Novak Djokovic and John McEnroe, bad boy clown princes from two different tennis eras, traded comic impressions of each other on Monday.
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/ 6 September 2009
Both Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic were forced to dig deep after first-set losses in the fourth round of the US Open on Saturday.
World number one Rafael Nadal overcame stubborn early resistance from defending champion Novak Djokovic to claim a record fourth Rome Masters title.
Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic are to launch their latest attempts to derail Rafael Nadal’s non-stop, claycourt express at the Rome Masters.
Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic stayed on course for a semifinal showdown with third-round triumphs in the Indian Wells Masters series on Tuesday.
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/ 30 January 2009
Southeastern Australia faced chaos on Friday, as a heatwave fanned fires that destroyed homes, claimed lives and strained services.