(AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake) Novak Djokovic of Serbia plays a backhand return to Alexander Zverev of Germany during ...

That backhand! It’s such an imperious statement ... In that same period, not a single woman won a major with just one hand on the grip—the last player to accomplish that was Henin in 2007.

Novak Djokovic beat young rival Carlos Alcaraz 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-4 in a gladiatorial battle worthy of a title clash to charge into the Australian Open semi-finals on Tuesday and remain in the hunt for a ...

Novak Djokovic's coach Andy Murray consoled young Carlos Alcaraz after the Spaniard was beaten in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open 2025. Alcaraz lost the quarters vs Djokovic despite winning ...

Follow live text and radio commentary featuring Aryna Sabalenka, Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic from the Australian Open quarter-finals.

and a third time when Djokovic dumped a backhand into the net to cede the set. The onslaught continued into the second set as Djokovic tried to reassert himself and it was not until the eighth ...

and a third time when Djokovic dumped a backhand into the net to cede the set. It was not until the eighth game that the former world No. 1 managed to convert his first break point of the contest.

Shelton and Sinner have played a tiebreaker in all five of their previous matchups. Shelton had also played at least one tiebreaker in eight straight matches before arriving in Melbourne, and he ...

Djokovic was far more aggressive in the second set and made several forays towards the net to reel off the first three games before producing a spectacular backhand ... his grip on the match.