World number one Novak Djokovic has claimed he is not anti-vaccination but would rather skip Grand Slams than be forced to get a Covid jab.
The 35-year-old Spaniard roared back from two sets down to defeat Russian second seed Daniil Medvedev in the Australian Open final
The Spanish great also said that he would have preferred it if his rival and defending champion Djokovic had been playing in the first Grand Slam of the year
The Spanish former world number one said he took the test when he returned to Spain from Abu Dhabi where he took part in an exhibition tournament last week.
After years of struggle, the sport seems to be taking some genuine steps in the right direction at local level
“The young guns are missing a bit of guts. A bit of balls. A bit of ‘Okay, I’m here and I want to win and I’m going to do whatever it takes’.” John McEnroe It’s been 19 years since Roger Federer eliminated Pete Sampras in a Wimbledon round of 16 match to usher in a […]
At four hours and 50 minutes, the match finished four minutes short of equaling the longest final in US Open history
The Australian has outrageous talent with a racquet, although his tongue and antics steal the show more often than his talent
Whoever emerges as champion on Sunday, it will yet again confirm the dominance of the ‘Big Three’ of Federer, Djokovic and Nadal
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal battle for a place in the Wimbledon final on Friday
Rafael Nadal says he didn’t believe it is healthy to chop and change the ATP leadership
Murray and Nadal’s fitness may be a problem in the Oz Open — but youngsters are waiting in the wings
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Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray and himself — were still the favourites to win Grand Slam titles in 2019
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Serena Williams will make her return to the Australian Open for the first time since winning in 2017 when eight-weeks pregnant
Despite being a three-time champion, Djokovic has featured just once on Centre Court in the opening four rounds
Sharapova, playing Wimbledon for the first time in three years, gave up the match on her 11th double fault
The 36-year-old — who was not seeded for the French Open — has made only a tentative return to action
Spain’s Rafael Nadal beat Austria’s Dominic Thiem in three straight sets for his 17th Grand Slam trophy
The 36-year-old is coming off an extraordinary 2017, when he won a fifth Australian Open title and a record eighth at Wimbledon.
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Nadal’s knee injury hampered the end of his 2017 season and forced him to skip last week’s Brisbane International.
Williams won this year’s Australian Open while pregnant, and she has spoken of her "outrageous" plans to play in Melbourne.
Glover said Anderson’s run in New York will do wonders for the game in South Africa and they will be looking to capitalise to help grow the game.
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Kevin Anderson says don’t count him out just yet even after an impressive two-week run to his first Grand Slam final ended in failure.
Klaasen and his doubles partner, Rajeev Ram, will now proceed to the semifinals of the tennis tournament.
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Maria Sharapova will advance to the semifinals in the Australian Open, but Rafael Nadal’s hopes have been dashed by Roger Federer’s conquerer.
Kevin Anderson has expressed disappointment about his loss to Rafael Nadal at the Australian Open.
World number one Serena Williams has suffered her earliest Wimbledon exit in nine years after losing to French 25th seed Alize Cornet.
Spain’s Rafael Nadal has defeated great rival Novak Djokovic to become the first man to win nine titles at any Grand Slam event.
World number one Rafael Nadal has been knocked out of the Monte Carlo Masters after a quarter-final defeat to fellow Spaniard David Ferrer.
Swirtzerland’s Stanislas Wawrinka has claimed his first Grand Slam title by beating world number Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open final.
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Novak Djokovic says he is relaxed about the possibility of Rafael Nadal opening up a huge lead at the top of the world rankings.
Rafa Nadal will return to the top of the men’s world rankings after Tomas Berdych retired with a back injury during their China Open semi-final.