Tag: Djokovic
Novak Djokovic: Defending French Open champion up and running with victory over Pierre-Hugues Herbert | Tennis News
Defending champion Novak Djokovic shrugged off doubts about the state of his game with a confident 6-4 7-6 (7-3) 6-4 defeat of Pierre-Hugues Herbert at the French Open on Tuesday. The top seed had to wait until the night match on the third day of the tournament to begin his quest for a record-extending 25th…
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French Open: Order of play from Roland Garros with Novak Djokovic, Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff and Carlos Alcaraz headlining | Tennis News
Order of play for day three of the French Open where Novak Djokovic, Katie Boulter and Dan Evans are all in action at Roland Garros. (All times are BST. Seeds in brackets) Court Philippe Chatrier From 11.00 (7) Qinwen Zheng (Chn) v Alize Cornet (Fra), Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues Alves (Bra) v (7) Casper Ruud (Nor),…
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Djokovic celebrates 37th birthday with 1,100th win
Serbia’s Novak Djokovic celebrates after winning his ATP 250 Geneva Open tennis tournament single match against Germany’s Yannick Hanfmann, in Geneva, on May 22, 2024. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) Novak Djokovic celebrated his 37th birthday on Wednesday with the 1,100th win of his career as he gears up for his French Open title…
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Novak Djokovic survives Geneva Open scare | Britain’s Jodie Burrage pulls out of French Open injured | Tennis News
Novak Djokovic survived a second-set scare to beat Germany’s Yannick Hanfmann 6-3 6-3, progressing to the Geneva Open quarter-finals. After securing the first set 6-3, the Serbian found himself 3-0 down in the second set and staring firmly at a third set decider vs Hanfmann – who knocked out Andy Murray on Monday – at…
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World No 1 Novak Djokovic faces Andy Murray’s conqueror Yannick Hanfmann at Geneva Open | Tennis News
World No 1 Novak Djokovic returns to action in the second round of this week’s Geneva Open when he takes on German Yannick Hanfmann on Wednesday not before 5pm UK time. Djokovic suffered an unexpected loss to 32nd-ranked Alejandro Tabilo in the third round of the Internazionali d’Italia in Rome and left the Serbian looking…
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Andy Murray could face world No 1 Novak Djokovic if he overcomes Yannick Hanfmann at Geneva Open | Tennis News
Andy Murray could face world No 1 Novak Djokovic in the second round of this week’s Geneva Open should he defeat German Yannick Hanfmann on Monday. Djokovic, who suffered a shock defeat to in-form Chilean Alejandro Tabilo at the Internazionali d’Italia in Rome last week, will try to get back on track in Geneva, where…
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Djokovic to undergo scans as shock Rome exit follows bottle drama
Serbia’s Novak Djokovic reacts during his match against Chile’s Alejandro Tabilo at the Men’s ATP Rome Open tennis tournament at Foro Italico in Rome on May 12, 2024. (Photo by Tiziana FABI / AFP) Novak Djokovic described his shock third-round elimination from the Rome Open by Alejandro Tabilo on Sunday as “concerning”, two days after…
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Novak Djokovic: World No 1 suffers shock straight-sets defeat by Alejandro Tabilo at Italian Open | Tennis News
Six-time champion Novak Djokovic crashed out of the Italian Open after suffering a comprehensive defeat to world No 32 Alejandro Tabilo in Rome. Chile’s Tabilo took full advantage of an error-strewn performance from world No 1 Djokovic to storm to a one-sided 6-2 6-3 victory in just 67 minutes. Seeking the 1,100th win of his…
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Incredible moment Djokovic hit by bottle at Italian Open
Novak Djokovic was struck on the head by a bottle whilst he was signing autographs at the Italian Open.
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Novak Djokovic hoping to hit peak form for French Open, Wimbledon, Olympics and US Open stretch this summer | Tennis News
Novak Djokovic says he is yet to find his highest level as he prepares for his opening match of the Italian Open on Friday, live on Sky Sports. The men’s world No 1 has played in only three tournaments so far in 2024, losing in the semi-finals of both the opening Grand Slam of the…
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