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Federer gives ‘longevity’ advice to Alcaraz and Sinner – ‘There are so many details!’
Future career as a barber? Hilarious moment Zverev helped style Alcaraz’s hair!
Carlos Alcaraz has admitted feeling burnt out due to being exposed to a lot of commitments before he suffered a lengthy layoff due to an injury sustained in April.The Spaniard, who won the Australian Open title at the start of the year, was forced to miss more than four months from tennis because of a right wrist injury. Alcaraz returned at the US Open where he reached the quarter-finals before losing a five-set thriller to American Ben Shelton, which finished at 3.33am local time. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Highlights of the US Open quarter-final…
Former world No 1 and three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray is set to face Rafa Nadal for the first time in 10 years when the pair captain their respective teams at an anniversary event next month.The match-up is part of the Rafa Nadal Academy Slam, celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Spaniard’s centre of excellence in Mallorca. In a video posted on social media, Nadal personally invited Murray to return to the academy for the event in Manacor on October 3. “I know you’ve been practising a lot, almost like a professional. I can’t practise as much as you,…
Great Britain’s stay at the Billie Jean King Cup Finals lasted only one match as they fell to Czechia in the quarter-finals in Shenzhen.Anne Keothavong’s side were bidding to reach the last four for the fourth time in five years but were considerable underdogs and defeats for Sonay Kartal and Katie Boulter sealed their fate. Led by Wimbledon champion Linda Noskova, the whole Czech team is ranked higher than any of Britain’s players, and it was Noskova who sealed victory with a 6-2 7-6 (7-3) win over Boulter. That followed a lengthy struggle between Marie Bouzkova and Kartal lasting a…
Martina Navratilova answers questions from the British fans
Ryan gets emotional on set over brother Christian’s men’s doubles win
Top seed Alexander Zverev dashed American dreams on Sunday, overcoming Ben Shelton in a four-set battle to claim his maiden US Open title.The German proved too strong for the eighth-seeded American prevailing 6-3 7-6 (7-2) 5-7 6-2 in the final at Flushing Meadows. Zverev added the New York title to his collection after winning the French Open earlier this year. In a bizarre ending, Shelton’s return sailed long on match point, but Zverev, seemingly unaware that he had won, hit the balls back to the other end of the court, ready for another game. It was only when Zverev glanced…
Alexander Zverev believes he is currently the best tennis player in the world following his US Open victory.German Zverev beat Ben Shelton in the final on Sunday to the bitter disappointment of the home crowd in New York. Zverev was playing in his sixth major final and Shelton his first, and it showed in a 6-3 7-6 (7-2) 5-7 6-2 victory that extinguished America’s hopes of a first male winner since Andy Roddick in 2003. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Zverev won the US Open…and he didn’t realise!!! The 29-year-old has been the dominant player…
Sky has agreed a three-year extension to its US Open deal, ensuring Sky Sports and NOW remains the exclusive home of the tournament in the UK and Ireland until the end of 2030.As part of the partnership with the United States Tennis Association (USTA), Sky Sports will retain exclusive live coverage of all men’s and women’s singles, doubles, mixed doubles, juniors and wheelchair competitions throughout the three-week tournament. The agreement was negotiated by the USTA’s media rights partner, IMG. Alongside broadcast rights, fans in the UK and Ireland will also be able to catch up on all the action with…