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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Jannik Sinner has upset Novak Djokovic to reach the Australian Open men's final, ending the 10-time champion's career unbeaten streak in semifinals at Melbourne Park. 6 Alexander Zverev for the championship on Sunday. Djokovic’s bid for a record-extending 11th Australian and 25th major title overall will have to wait. He hadn’t lost a match at Melbourne Park since 2018 and was on a 33-match winning streak at the season’s first major. Every previous time he'd won a quarterfinal in Australia, Djokovic had gone on to win the hardcourt title.

Persons: —, Novak Djokovic, Djokovic’s, Daniil Medvedev, Alexander Zverev, hadn’t, he'd, Djokovic Organizations: Melbourne Park, Australia Locations: MELBOURNE, Australia

Djokovic, Norrie and Fruhvirtova were not prepared to blame the ever-changing types of tennis balls used year-round at the sport's highest levels, but they weren't necessarily ready to absolve that issue completely, either. He said when the ATP asks male players at the end of each season what they think can be improved about the sport, he always mentions the fluctuations among the fuzzy tennis balls. Ten brands of tennis balls — and 19 distinct types — were used across the WTA in 2023. "It does change week by week." One significant difference between tennis and some other sports is that surfaces change, prompting ball changes.

Persons: Novak, Cam Norrie, Brenda Fruhvirtova, Norrie, Fruhvirtova, “, Milos Raonic, Taylor Fritz, didn’t, I’ve, ” Fritz, “ It’s, It’s, it’s, Katie Boulter, Carlos Alcaraz, Fritz, Alcaraz, Victoria Azarenka, ” Azarenka, AP Sports Writers John Pye, Andrew Dampf, ___ Organizations: Australian, Melbourne Park, WTA, ATP, ”, Wimbledon, NHL, Major League Baseball, FIFA, U.S ., U.S, Victoria, AP Sports Writers Locations: California, Melbourne, British, Australia, Turin, Italy

☆ Djokovic sends Serbia into Davis Cup semi against Italy
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The 36-year-old world number one, looking to complete a remarkable year by helping his country win the Davis Cup for the second time, outclassed Norrie to become his country's most successful Davis Cup player. Serbia will face Italy on Saturday after Jannik Sinner inspired his team to a comeback win over the Netherlands, the world number four winning his singles and a decisive doubles . But world number 55 Kecmanovic produced a brilliant performance to beat Draper 7-6(2) 7-6(6) in a fierce battle. That never looked likely, however, as Djokovic, who won three of the year's four Grand Slam titles and last week's ATP Finals for a record seventh time, dissected the world number 18. Earlier, in the Martin Carpena Arena which has seen big crowds for Final Eight, Italy kept alive their hopes of a first Davis Cup title since 1976.

Persons: deportes Martin, Miomir Kecmanovic, Britain's Jack Draper REUTERS, Violeta Santos Moura, Novak Djokovic, Britain's Cameron Norrie, Norrie, Sinner, Andy Murray, Dan Evans, Jack Draper, Serbia's Miomir, Joe Salisbury, Neal Skupski, Draper, Djokovic, Nenad Zimonjic, Kecmanovic, Martin Carpena, Botic van de Zandschulp, Matteo Arnaldi, Tallon Griekspoor, Lorenzo Sonego, Griekspoor, Wesley Koolhof, Martyn Herman, Ed Osmond Organizations: Britain, Palacio, deportes, deportes Martin Carpena, Rights, Davis, Italy, Djokovic, Serbia, Martin, ATP, Thomson Locations: Serbia, Malaga, Spain, Rights MALAGA, Netherlands, France, Italy, Dutch, Turin

☆ Gutsy Australia see off Czechs to make Davis Cup semi-finals
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

"I've never seen anything like it live," Ebden said of their comeback victory. "I've seen it on TV back in the day, comebacks when your backs are against the wall. But what Alex did to give us the chance to come out here and fight was incredible. We were inside thinking we're one game away from being out of here and ... winning and going to the semi-finals, we couldn't be more proud. Australia were without Thanasi Kokkinakis, who was forced to withdraw from the Finals with an ankle injury.

Persons: deportes Martin, Matthew Ebden, Max Purcell, Czech Republic's Jiri Lehecka, Adam Pavlasek REUTERS, Violeta Santos Moura, Jiri Lehecka, Adam Pavlasek, Alex de Minaur, I've, Ebden, Alex, Tomas Machac, Jordan Thompson, Lleyton Hewitt's, Thompson, Machac, Thanasi Kokkinakis, Lehecka, De, De Minaur, that's, I'm, Novak Djokovic's, Shrivathsa Sridhar, Toby Davis Organizations: Australia, Palacio, deportes, deportes Martin Carpena, Czech, Rights, Davis, Novak Djokovic's Serbia, Thomson Locations: Czech Republic, Malaga, Spain, Australia, Finland, Canada, United States, Friday's, Czech, De Minaur, Italy, Netherlands, Thursday's, Bengaluru

☆ Novak Djokovic wins record seventh ATP Finals title after defeating Jannik Sinner to cap stunning year for world No. 1
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Novak Djokovic won an outright record seventh title at the ATP Finals on Sunday, defeating Jannik Sinner 6-3 6-3 in Turin, Italy. The victory capped off a stunning year for Djokovic, adding to the grand slam titles he won at the Australian, French and US Opens. “Playing Sinner tonight in front of his home crowd and the way I finished the tournament and finished the season is amazing,” Djokovic told reporters. 4 Sinner had beaten Djokovic earlier in the tournament but the Serbian star was comfortably the better player in Sunday’s final. Now, the 24-time grand slam champion can begin to turn his attentions to next year’s lofty goals.

Persons: CNN — Novak Djokovic, Jannik, “, ” Djokovic, Sinner, Djokovic, Novak, Roger Federer, that’s, Carlos Alcaraz, Holger Rune, I’ll, you’re, ” Organizations: CNN, ATP, Djokovic, Paris, Wimbledon, ” Locations: Turin, Italy, Serbian, Sunday’s, Danish

☆ Djokovic beats Alcaraz to set up ATP Finals title clash with Sinner
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Tennis - ATP Finals - Pala Alpitour, Turin, Italy - November 18, 2023 Serbia's Novak Djokovic in action during his semi final match against Spain's Carlos Alcaraz REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane Acquire Licensing RightsTURIN, Italy, Nov 18 (Reuters) - World number one Novak Djokovic outclassed Carlos Alcaraz 6-3 6-2 on Saturday to reach his ninth ATP Finals title clash where he will face local favourite Jannik Sinner. The 20-year-old Alcaraz, who also has won six titles this season, missed out on becoming the youngest finalist in the season-ending tournament since Pete Sampras in 1991. The twice Grand Slam winner bounced back early in the second set but then dropped serve before Djokovic took a 3-1 lead. Djokovic, aiming for a tournament record seventh title, now prepares for Sinner, who beat Daniil Medvedev, and will be out for revenge after losing to the Italian in the group stage. "I knew it was a high intensity match, we've played four times in the last 18 months," said Djokovic, who now has three wins in five meetings with Alcaraz.

Persons: Pala Alpitour, Serbia's Novak Djokovic, Spain's Carlos Alcaraz, Guglielmo Mangiapane, Novak, Carlos Alcaraz, Pete Sampras, Djokovic, Alcaraz, Sinner, Daniil Medvedev, we've, I've, Janina Nuno Rios, Ken Ferris Organizations: ATP, Wimbledon, Thomson Locations: Turin, Italy, TURIN, Mexico City

☆ Djokovic beats Hurkacz at ATP Finals but semis hopes hinge on Sinner
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

TURIN, Nov 16 (Reuters) - World number one Novak Djokovic beat ATP Finals alternate Hubert Hurkacz 7-6(1) 4-6 6-1 in their Green Group clash on Thursday but the six-time champion will be sweating over semi-final qualification. Djokovic will have to wait for the final group match between Sinner and Denmark's Holger Rune later on Thursday to learn his fate. But at 6-5 down, Djokovic switched gears and won 10 points in a row to take the contest into a tiebreak, setting up six set points in the blink of an eye. Although Hurkacz saved one set point, the Serbian closed out the set to take the upper hand. Although the Poler hit more winners than Djokovic, he also made 41 unforced errors which proved to be the difference.

Persons: Novak Djokovic, Hubert Hurkacz, Djokovic's, Hurkacz, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Jannik, Djokovic, Denmark's Holger Rune, Rune, Poland's Hurkacz, unreturned, Rohith Nair, Ken Ferris Organizations: ATP, Group, Thomson Locations: TURIN, Turin, Serbian, Bengaluru

Rafael Nadal is sure he'll be returning to competition after missing nearly all of 2023 with a hip injury that required surgery. And now he says he'll be revealing his comeback plans soon. Nadal wrote Thursday on social media: “I confirmed yesterday I'll be back” and punctuated that message with a smiling emoji. Next season begins in late December, with the year's first major tournament, the Australian Open, scheduled to begin main-draw matches on Jan. 14. He won the Australian Open, French Open and U.S. Open and reached the final at Wimbledon.

Persons: Rafael Nadal, he'll, Nadal, “, he’ll, ” Novak Djokovic, Mackenzie McDonald, he's, ” Nadal, Roger Federer, Djokovic, ” Djokovic, ” Organizations: ATP, Nadal, Wimbledon Locations: Turin, Italy, Barcelona, Spanish, Serbia

☆ Sinner digs deep to down Djokovic in ATP Finals cracker
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Sinner has enjoyed his best year on Tour and now has 59 match wins in 2023, but none would have given him more pleasure than taking down six-time ATP Finals champion Djokovic. "In the second set tiebreak he played a bit better than me but I think I was brave in the big moments. Sinner made his move at 5-5 in the opening set as Djokovic briefly lost focus after leading 40-0 on serve. A double-fault at deuce was cheered by the crowd and Sinner then converted the break with two punishing backhands. When Sinner then moved 6-5 ahead on serve, Djokovic sat in his chair and conducted the jeers before a calm service hold sent an epic tussle into a shoot-out.

Persons: Novak Djokovic's, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Holger Rune, deafening, Rune, Djokovic, Hubert Hurkacz, Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, backhands, Martyn Herman, Toby Davis Organizations: ATP, Group, Wimbledon, Amazon, Thomson Locations: TURIN

☆ Djokovic eases past Dimitrov to win record-extending Paris title
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/6] Tennis - ATP Masters 1000 - Paris Masters - AccorHotels Arena, Paris, France - November 5, 2023 Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates with the trophy after winning his men's singles final match against Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq Acquire Licensing RightsPARIS, Nov 5 (Reuters) - World number one Novak Djokovic cruised to a record-extending seventh Paris Masters title on Sunday when the top-seeded Serbian outclassed Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov 6-4 6-3 in the final. In a clash featuring the two oldest players in the world's top 20, the 36-year-old Djokovic drew first blood, breaking the 17th-ranked Dimitrov for a 4-3 lead in the opening set, and he closed it out comfortably in 51 minutes. The unseeded Dimitrov's only victory over Djokovic in 12 previous meetings came a decade ago and although the 32-year-old put up more of a fight in the second set, he could not prevent Djokovic from taking his 40th ATP Masters 1000 title. Victory was sealed when Dimitrov sent a backhand wide, extended Djokovic's winning run to 18 matches since his defeat by Carlos Alcaraz in the Wimbledon title clash in July. Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru; editing by Clare FallonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Serbia's Novak Djokovic, Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov, Stephanie Lecocq, Novak Djokovic, Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov, Djokovic, Dimitrov, Dimitrov's, Carlos Alcaraz, Shrivathsa Sridhar, Clare Fallon Organizations: Paris, Rights, Bulgarian, Djokovic, ATP, Wimbledon, Thomson Locations: Paris, France, Bengaluru

PARIS (AP) — Top-ranked Novak Djokovic won a record-extending seventh title at the Paris Masters on Sunday with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Grigor Dimitrov in the final. Djokovic, who had been pushed to three sets in his three previous matches, enjoyed a comfortable afternoon under the roof of the Palais Omnisports. Dimitrov was second-best in all areas and the result improved Djokovic's record against Dimitrov to 12-1. Djokovic was untouchable on his serve and did not face a single break point as he claimed a 40th Masters 1000 title. Djokovic did not slow down and won his next serve at love to open a 4-2 lead.

Persons: Novak Djokovic, Grigor Dimitrov, Djokovic, Dimitrov, Carlos Alcaraz, unfazed Organizations: PARIS, Paris Masters, gesturing

☆ Djokovic says future looks bright after emergence of Alcaraz
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

But the Serbian bounced back to beat Alcaraz in a thrilling final at Cincinnati before going on to claim a record-equalling 24th major at the U.S. Open earlier this month. "I think tennis, definitely the future is looking good with Carlos leading that field," Djokovic told Sky Sports during the All Star Match in the build-up to golf's 44th Ryder Cup. Djokovic and Alcaraz have split their four meetings on tour and the veteran hoped they would continue having matches. Grand Slams are the ones that count the most for me at this point of my career, they're the ones where I want to play my best tennis. "This year, (winning) three out of four Slams and another final, I couldn't ask for more."

Persons: Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, Djokovic's, Carlos, Djokovic, We've, Roland Garros, I've, Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal, Andy Murray, Shrivathsa Sridhar, Muralikumar Organizations: Wimbledon, Alcaraz, Cincinnati, U.S, Sky Sports, Ryder, Thomson Locations: tennis, Serbian, Cincinnati, Bengaluru

☆ Alcaraz says 'beautiful battle' with Djokovic drives him on
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Sept 27 (Reuters) - Carlos Alcaraz is relishing his "beautiful battle" with Novak Djokovic for the year-end world number one ranking, with the 20-year-old Spaniard saying on Wednesday it will give him extra motivation heading into the China Open. Ahead of his return to action in Beijing this week, world number two Alcaraz said he would be thinking about the top spot every time he trains and plays in a bid to close the gap on Djokovic. "We have a really beautiful battle to be world number one, especially after the great performance Novak had in America," Alcaraz told reporters, referring to Djokovic's triumphs in Cincinnati and Flushing Meadows. "Right now he's number one, so I come here with extra motivation to try to get him back and place first in the race. Alcaraz is joined in a strong Beijing field by several big names including world number three Daniil Medvedev, who beat him in the U.S. Open semi-finals.

Persons: Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic, Alcaraz, Novak, It's, Daniil Medvedev, Yannick Hanfmann, Shrivathsa Sridhar, Christian Radnedge Organizations: China, Wimbledon, U.S, German, Thomson Locations: Beijing, America, Cincinnati, Flushing Meadows, Bengaluru

☆ Djokovic best in history, says Nadal
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Djokovic's recent win at the U.S. Open, his third Grand Slam title this year, took his tally to 24 Grand Slams, two ahead of Nadal's total. In that sense, I think he (Djokovic) has better numbers than mine and that is indisputable," Nadal said in an interview with AS published on Wednesday. "I think that with respect to titles, Djokovic is the best in history and there is nothing to discuss about that." Although he's very young right now, practically the only rival I see for him is Djokovic," Nadal added. Despite losing his record of Grand Slam titles to current world number one Djokovic, Nadal is more than happy with what he has achieved in his career to date.

Persons: Rafael Nadal, Spain's Rafael Nadal, Miquel Borras, Rafael Nadal's, Novak Djokovic, Djokovic, Nadal, Carlos Alcaraz, Trevor Stynes, Christian Radnedge Organizations: Rafa Nadal Academy, Mallorca, REUTERS, Serbian, U.S ., AS, U.S, Thomson Locations: Spain, tennis

☆ Djokovic looking forward to Paris Olympics in hectic 2024
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The world number one also made the Wimbledon final earlier this year, where he was beaten in five sets by Carlos Alcaraz, and he is in no mood to slow down. "It's going to be challenging for players, but my plan is to play the Olympics, because it's one of the most important events in the history of the sport. That's where you also represent the country and the feeling of being part of it is a huge honour." Djokovic missed Serbia's 3-0 victory over South Korea in the Finals group stage this week as he was travelling, but is likely to feature against a Spain side missing Alcaraz on Friday. Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in BengaluruOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Novak, Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, Roland Garros, Shrivathsa Sridhar Organizations: Wimbledon, Olympic Games, Davis, U.S, U.S ., South, Thomson Locations: VALENCIA, Beijing, London, Rio, Tokyo, Serbian, Valencia, Wimbledon, South Korea, Spain, America, Bengaluru

☆ Djokovic not ready to pass the torch after 24th major win
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( Amy Tennery | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

His 6-3 7-6(5) 6-3 victory over Russian Daniil Medvedev brought him not only a fourth Flushing Meadows title but a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam crown, and Djokovic wants more. "Occasionally asking myself, why do I need this still at this stage after all I have done, you know? I do have these questions in my head, of course," said Djokovic. AGONY AND ECSTASYSunday's win will also go a long way to banishing some of Djokovic's less fond memories of New York. As he basked in the glory of his win, Djokovic had no words of comfort for those hoping to replace him.

Persons: Serbia's Novak Djokovic, Russia's Daniil Medvedev, Mike Segar, Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal, Russian Daniil Medvedev, Djokovic, Taylor Fritz, Ben Shelton, Medvedev, Spain's Nadal, Casper Ruud, Roland Garros, Carlos Alcaraz, Amy Tennery, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Tennis, U.S, Russia's, Russia's Daniil Medvedev REUTERS, Russian, Wimbledon, Cincinnati, Thomson Locations: Flushing Meadows , New York, United States, New York, Flushing, Russian, Australia, U.S

☆ Novak Djokovic takes the U.S. Open title at age 36
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

(Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)Novak Djokovic won the U.S. Open men's final Sunday, cementing his place as one of the sport's greatest players and fortifying his status as the athlete with its most men's Grand Slam titles. At 36, Djokovic is retirement age in professional tennis. The win may have been redemption for the champion, who lost to Medvedev in the 2021 U.S. Open final. That Russian thwarted Djokovic's attempt to take all four major championships in a calendar year, a rare feat last accomplished in men's open competition by Rod Laver in 1969. That French Open title was the 23rd major singles title for Djokovic, breaking a tie with long-time rival Rafael Nadal, winner of 22 Grand Slam titles.

Persons: Novak Djokovic, Daniil Medvedev, Russia, USTA Billie Jean King, Clive Brunskill, Djokovic, Russian Daniil Medvedev, Medvedev, Arthur Ashe, Rod Laver, Carlos Alcaraz, Billie Jean King, American Blake Shelton, Andy Roddick, Rafael Nadal, Djokovich, Roger Federer, Nadal, Federer Organizations: NEW, Serbia, USTA, USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, U.S, Russian, Djokovic, Medvedev, Sunday, Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, American Locations: Flushing, Queens, New York City, steamrolled, Russian, American, Flushing Meadows

☆ Djokovic will dominate tennis for years, says Murray
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Tennis - U.S. Open - Flushing Meadows, New York, United States - September 10, 2023 Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates while wearing a shirt with an image of Kobe Bryant after winning the U.S. Open REUTERS/Mike Segar Acquire Licensing RightsMANCHESTER, England, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic, who won his 24th Grand Slam title on Sunday, will dominate men's tennis for years because younger players have yet to reach his level, according to Andy Murray. It doesn't look like that's close to happening," Murray told the BBC on Monday. He's played at this level for such a long time now," said Britain's Murray, who won three Grand Slams. In July, 20-year-old Carlos Alcaraz ended Djokovic's Wimbledon reign after the Serbian had won four titles in a row at the All England Club. "Physically, motivation, whether someone like Alcaraz improves - he's an amazing player Alcaraz, he's brilliant, but to do what Novak is doing on a consistent basis is different."

Persons: Serbia's Novak Djokovic, Kobe Bryant, Mike Segar, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Djokovic's, Margaret Court's, Novak, Murray, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, He's, Britain's Murray, Carlos Alcaraz, Tommy Lund, Ken Ferris Organizations: U.S, Open REUTERS, Rights, U.S ., BBC, Wimbledon, Serbian, All England, Serbia, Davis, Thomson Locations: Flushing Meadows , New York, United States, Kobe, Rights MANCHESTER, England, Valencia, South Korea, Spain, Czech Republic, Gdansk

☆ Djokovic lucky to have had rivals like Federer, Nadal, says Ivanisevic
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Tennis - U.S. Open - Flushing Meadows, New York, United States - August 25, 2023, Novak Djokovic of Serbia practices with his coach Goran Ivanisevic ahead of the 2023 the U.S. Open Tennis Championships. "He had luck to have guys like Nadal and Federer, they came before him, so they pushed each other. He always tries to find a way to win, to fight, even when he's not feeling well, injured, not injured." Like you ask me 25 (majors), yeah, if he wins 25 he's going to think, 'If I win 25, why not 26?' "He's taking care of his body, he's taking care of everything, every single detail has to be perfect, prepared.

Persons: Novak Djokovic, Goran Ivanisevic, Mike Segar, Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal, Djokovic, Federer, Nadal, Ivanisevic, he's, Margaret, He's, Shrivathsa Sridhar, Peter Rutherford Organizations: U.S, REUTERS, Wimbledon, Margaret Court, Thomson Locations: Flushing Meadows , New York, United States, Serbia, U.S, Bengaluru

☆ Regrets? Medvedev has a few after US Open final defeat
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( Amy Tennery | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

After a lopsided first set where everything was working in Djokovic's favour, Medvedev had an excellent chance to level the match in the second set but squandered a break point at 6-5. "Second set was the best set I played and I didn't win it. "Sometimes in a Grand Slam you're not going to feel 100% and you may still win the whole thing," said Medvedev, who picked up two Masters 1000 titles in 2023. "So there is no other choice and you still want to win and just I had to be better physically, mentally, and tennis-wise." Reporting by Amy Tennery in New York; Editing by Peter RutherfordOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Russia's Daniil Medvedev, Serbia's Novak Djokovic, Mike Segar, Daniil Medvedev, Novak Djokovic, Medvedev, Carlos Alcaraz, Alex de Minaur, Carlos, Amy Tennery, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Serbia's Novak Djokovic REUTERS, U.S, Serb, Thomson Locations: Flushing Meadows , New York, United States, Flushing Meadows, Russian, Washington, Cincinnati, New York

☆ Imitation is flattery, says Shelton, after Djokovic copies phone celebration
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( Amy Tennery | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The veteran Djokovic held off a late-match surge from the 20-year-old to reach his 10th U.S. Open final before he mimed answering the phone - and hanging up - to subvert the viral post-win gesture that Shelton has used in New York. "I just love Ben's celebration," Djokovic told reporters with a grin. "I think if you win the match, you deserve to do whatever you want," said Shelton. "It's kind of like I'm saying I'm dialed in," Shelton explained earlier in the tournament, when asked about the celebration. A lot of positives to take away for the rest of the year and going into next year," said Shelton.

Persons: Ben Shelton, Serbia's Novak Djokovic, Mike Segar, Novak Djokovic, Ben, American's, Djokovic, Shelton, Grant Holloway, I'm, Tommy Paul, Frances Tiafoe, Amy Tennery, Stephen Coates Organizations: Tennis, Serbia's Novak Djokovic REUTERS, Thomson Locations: Flushing Meadows , New York, United States, U.S, New York

NEW YORK (AP) — Alexander Zverev felt he had to react when he heard a fan use language from Adolf Hitler's Nazi regime during his U.S. Open match. That made the ejection of the Zverev fan — who was not arrested — an easy decision. Less clear is a situation like the Djokovic fan, whose behavior is normal at a basketball or football game, where spectators don't hold their applause until play has stopped. “Again, if the rule one day is going to change, I’m not going to argue against this anymore, because that’s the rule,” Medvedev said. It’s the rule.”Tiafoe advocates tennis encouraging fans to cheer and move around freely, like team sports.

Persons: — Alexander Zverev, Adolf Hitler's Nazi, Zverev, “, ” Zverev, Novak Djokovic's, Taylor Fritz, Djokovic, ” Djokovic, You’ve, ”, Arthur Ashe, Victoria Azarenka, ” Frances Tiafoe, It's, Daniil Medvedev, Laura Siegemund, Coco Gauff, Medvedev, I’m, ” Medvedev, Azarenka Organizations: U.S, U.S ., Labor, Azarenka Locations: Miami, South, ”

NEW YORK (AP) — Novak Djokovic reached his record 47th Grand Slam semifinal, breaking a tie with Roger Federer for the most by a man, by defeating Taylor Fritz 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 at the U.S. Open on a steamy Tuesday. Djokovic improved to 13-0 for his career in quarterfinals at Flushing Meadows — and to 8-0 against Fritz, an American who was seeded No. Political Cartoons View All 1145 ImagesBut while Djokovic eventually got his shots straightened out, Fritz's miscues just kept on coming. By the end, Fritz had 51 unforced errors, nearly twice as many as Djokovic's 26. Fritz heard a ton of support from the partisan Ashe fans, especially as he was trying to get back into the match against Djokovic.

Persons: — Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Taylor Fritz, Djokovic, Fritz, Arthur Ashe, Fritz's miscues, Frances Tiafoe, Ben Shelton, Ashe Organizations: U.S, Flushing, Djokovic, AP Locations: Flushing Meadows —, American, Serbia, California, New York

☆ Ruthless Djokovic makes winning return to US Open
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( Steve Keating | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

"I was excited to go out on the court, it has been a couple of years so to come in front of you guys is always a pleasure," Djokovic told the New York crowd. Djokovic broke Muller for a fourth time to open the second set and went 2-0 up before his opponent held serve for the first time, raising both hands in triumph as the crowd roared. But the cheers would be few and far between as Djokovic closed out the second with a wicked forehand. Alcaraz, who beat Djokovic in an epic Wimbledon final in July, opens his account on Tuesday against Germany's Dominik Koepfer. Next up for number two seed Djokovic is Spain's Bernabe Zapata Miralles, who was a straight sets winner over American Ethan Quinn.

Persons: Serbia's Novak Djokovic, France’s Alexandre Muller, Mike Segar, Novak Djokovic, Frenchman Alexandre Muller, Margaret Court's, Djokovic, Daniil Medvedev, Arthur Ashe, Barack Obama, Michelle, Carlos Alcaraz, Muller, Frenchman, Alcaraz, Germany's Dominik Koepfer, Holger Rune, Roberto Carballes Baena, Spain's Bernabe Zapata Miralles, Ethan Quinn, Steve Keating, Peter Rutherford Organizations: France’s Alexandre Muller REUTERS, U.S, COVID, New, Cincinnati, U.S ., Djokovic's, Thomson Locations: Flushing Meadows , New York, United States, Flushing, New York, U.S, Danish

☆ Djokovic and Wozniaki make winning returns to US Open
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( Steve Keating | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

On the women's side, Coco Gauff was made to work for her place in the second round. Djokovic, prevented from playing in last year's U.S. Open due to being unvaccinated against COVID-19, began his latest campaign to match Margaret Court's all-time record haul of 24 Grand Slams with a 6-0 6-2 6-3 win over Alexandre Muller. read more"This court has seen so much history and so many battles," Djokovic told the New York crowd. SPARSE CROWDWhile Djokovic played in front of a packed house, Swiatek performed to a sparse sleepy morning audience. In contrast to Gauff's laboured win, Danielle Collins, the 2022 Australian Open finalist, turned on the jets to dispose of Czech Linda Fruhvirtova 6-2 6-0 in a lightning quick 52 minutes.

Persons: Serbia's Novak Djokovic, France’s Alexandre Muller, Mike Segar, Novak Djokovic, Caroline Wozniacki, Swiatek, Taylor Fritz, Frances Tiafoe, Coco Gauff, Margaret Court's, Alexandre Muller, Carlos Alcaraz, Djokovic, Frenchman, Arthur Ashe, Daniil Medvedev, Barack Obama, Michelle, Serena Williams, Swede Rebecca Peterson, mercifully, Daria Saville, I'm, Wozniacki, Tatiana Prozorova, Andy Roddick, Fritz, Tiafoe, Steve Johnson, Christopher Eubanks, South Korea's Kwon, Laura Siegemund, Gauff's, Danielle Collins, Czech Linda Fruhvirtova, Steve Keating, Pritha Sarkar, Shri Navaratnam, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Tennis, France’s Alexandre Muller REUTERS, U.S, Djokovic, COVID, Cincinnati, New, U.S ., Djokovic's, Russian, Wimbledon, South, Thomson Locations: Flushing Meadows , New York, United States, U.S, New York, Flushing, American, Cincinnati, Czech

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