The Serb outlasted Federer in just over three hours to prevail 7-6, 5-7, 7-6. He will meet Russia’s Karen Khachanov in today’s final as he looks to pull level with Rafael Nadal on 33 career Masters titles. Djokovic, who will replace an injury-plagued Nadal at the top of the rankings on Monday, now leads Federer … Read more
Serving for the match at 5-1, Djokovic handed a towel to a man in the crowd who seemed unwell and who wiped his forehead with it. “It seemed he was sweating and he seemed dizzy, so he just needed help,” Djokovic said. “I just gave him the towel.” Djokovic revealed he also was not feeling … Read more
Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic will be fighting for records when the all-star pair clash in Sunday’s final at the ATP-WTA Cincinnati Masters. Federer, a seven-time champion here, will be bidding to increase his tournament leading total, while Djokovic is keen to win the only Masters 1000 tournament missing from his trophy collection. Second seed Federer … Read more
The 31-year-old Serb slumped to an epic 6-3 7-6 (7/4) 1-6 7-6 (13/11) quarter-final loss to world No 72 Cecchinato, a player who had never won a match at the majors before this year’s Roland Garros. Djokovic, a former world number one and 12-time Grand Slam title winner, had previously only been beaten by a … Read more
The 31-year-old former world number one struggled at times on Suzanne Lenglen court, but eventually came through the four-set battle in three hours and 48 minutes with 13th seed Bautista Agut. He has now made the last 16 of a Slam for the 43rd time, tying Jimmy Connors on the all-time list. Bautista Agut was … Read more
The Spanish top seed will meet second-seeded holder Alexander Zverev, a 7-6 (15/13) 7-5 winner over Australian Open finalist Marin Cilic yesterday. His impressive win over Djokovic will give Nadal added confidence ahead of the French Open, where he has won a record 10 titles. Nadal, still unbeaten in semi-finals at the Foro Italico, unleashed … Read more
Following early exits in Barcelona, Monte Carlo, Miami and Indian Wells, the 30-year-old Djokovic struck his shots with precision and recorded 26 winners to improve his head-to-head advantage to 12-2 against world number 20 Nishikori. Djokovic was broken to love at 2-2 but he recovered well by pouncing on his opponent’s second serve to clinch … Read more
