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Melboure, Australia | XINHUA |Novak Djokovic won his 10th Australian Open men’s singles title on Sunday to equal Rafael Nadal’s record haul of 22 Grand Slam trophies, after a straight-set victory over third seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final. The Serbian provided a defensive masterclass to overwhelm Tsitsipas 6-3, 7-6 …

Canberra, Australia | Xinhua | Novak Djokovic overcame an injury concern to beat Daniil Medvedev in straight sets in the semifinal of the Adelaide International on Saturday. Djokovic, world No. 5 and top seed in Adelaide, beat Medvedev 6-3, 6-4 in a rematch of the 2021 Australian and US Open finals. …

Melbourne, Australia | THE INDEPENDENT |  Novak Djokovic is expected to leave Australia on an Emirates flight today after Judges in Australia dismissed his appeal to overturn the cancellation of his visa, revoked because he did not adhere to COVID-19 restrictions. **** FULL DJOKOVIC STATEMENT “I would like to make a …

Melbourne, Australia | THE INDEPENDENT | Tennis star Novak Djokovic has been held in Melbourne, hours after arriving for the Australian Open supposedly with a vaccination exemption. Border Force officials are still assessing his documents to support his exemption. According to officials, a COVID infection in the past six months – …

Paris, France | AFP | The action was spectacular, exciting and colourful for 12 months around the globe, but the thrilling and sometimes surprising images also caught the wider significance of modern sport. Megan Rapinoe Megan Rapinoe lapped up the rapturous reception when the US women’s football team appeared in New …

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal set up a Wimbledon semi-final blockbuster on Wednesday, 11 years after their epic 2008 title duel which is widely regarded as the greatest Grand Slam final ever played. Eight-time champion Federer racked up his 100th match win at Wimbledon and …

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal eased into the Wimbledon quarter-finals on Monday as the sport’s Grand Slam heavyweights continued to deliver blow after blow to their wilting lightweight rivals. Federer became the oldest man to reach a Grand Slam quarter-final in 28 years …

  Melbourne, Australia | AFP | Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal will renew the “greatest rivalry” in modern tennis when they collide in a mouth-watering 107th Australian Open final on Sunday. The top two players in the world have 31 Grand Slam titles between them and each can claim another …

Doha, Qatar | AFP | Novak Djokovic was surprisingly defeated in Doha on Friday, beaten in the Qatar Open semi-final by world number 24, Roberto Bautista Agut, 6-3, 6-7 (8/6), 6-4. The Serb fell to his first defeat of the season in a high-quality contest lasting more than two-and-a-half hours, …

Doha, Qatar | AFP | World number one Novak Djokovic won another gruelling battle in Doha on Thursday to continue his unbeaten start to the year and progress to the Qatar Open semi-finals. The Serb came from a set down, just like in his previous match, to beat Georgia’s Nikoloz …