NEW YORK (AFP) -- Third seed Daniil Medvedev strolled into the second round of the US Open with a quick-fire victory as world number one Carlos Alcaraz prepared to launch his title defense on Tuesday, Aug. 29. Russia's Daniil Medvedev reacts after facing Hungary's Attila Balazs during their US Open...
CINCINNATI (AFP) -- Alexander Zverev won a battle of former ATP/WTA Cincinnati Open champions against Daniil Medvedev 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, on Thursday, Aug. 17, to maintain his win streak at the event. Alexander Zverev of Germany serves to Daniil Medvedev of Russia during the Western & Southern...
TORONTO (AFP) -- Frustrated world number one Carlos Alcaraz was knocked out of the ATP Toronto Masters 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, on Friday, Aug. 11, as American Tommy Paul ended the Spaniard's 14-match winning streak. Carlos Alcaraz of Spain reacts after a missed point against Tommy Paul of the United...
TORONTO (AFP) -- Carlos Alcaraz passed a tiebreak test on Thursday, Aug. 10, as the top seed squeezed into the Toronto Masters quarterfinals with a 3-6, 7-6 (7/2), 7-6 (7/3) victory over Hubert Hurkacz. Carlos Alcaraz of Spain celebrates winning a point against Hubert Hurkacz of Poland during...
TORONTO (AFP) -- Daniil Medvedev's hard-court mastery continued on Thursday, Aug. 10, with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Lorenzo Musetti at the ATP Toronto Masters. Daniil Medvedev reacts after defeating Lorenzo Musetti of Italy during Day Four of the National Bank Open, part of the Hologic ATP Tour, at...
TORONTO (AFP) -- Russia's Daniil Medvedev has returned to his tennis heaven with the summer hardcourt season starting on Monday, Aug. 7, in North America at the Toronto Masters. Russia's Daniil Medvedev. (AFP) The world number three is seeded second behind Carlos Alcaraz due to the absence of Novak...
LONDON (AFP) -- Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic set up a potentially era-defining Wimbledon title showdown after cruising through their semifinals on Friday, July 14, with the Serb superstar promising a "feast" of tennis in the championship match. *Spain's Carlos Alcaraz returns the ball to...
PARIS (AFP) -- Daniil Medvedev backed 172nd-ranked Thiago Seyboth Wild to break the top 30 by the end of the year after suffering a shock French Open first round exit at the hands of the Brazilian on Tuesday, May 30. *Russia's Daniil Medvedev reacts during his match against Brazil's Thiago Seyboth...
ROME, Italy (AFP)--Daniil Medvedev said Sunday that ending his long-standing clay court title jinx was almost equal to capturing the 2021 US Open. The Russian added a first clay trophy to his 19-title collection with a 7-5, 7-5 win over Holger Rune in the Italian Open final in Rome. *Russia's Daniil...
ROME (AFP) -- Carlos Alcaraz slumped to a third-round defeat at the Italian Open by unheralded Hungarian Fabian Marozsan on Monday, May 15, just two weeks before he heads into the French Open as top seed. *Spain's Carlos Alcaraz reacts after losing his third-round match of the Men's ATP Rome Open...
MADRID (AFP) --Â World number two Carlos Alcaraz breezed past Alexander Zverev 6-1, 6-2 to reach the Madrid Open quarter-finals on Tuesday, May 2. *Spain's Carlos Alcaraz celebrates beating Germany's Alexander Zverev during their 2023 ATP Tour Madrid Open tennis tournament singles match at Caja...
MIAMI (AFP) -- Russian Daniil Medvedev claimed his fourth ATP title of the year with an emphatic victory over Italy's Jannik Sinner in the final of the Miami Open on Sunday, April 2. *Daniil Medvedev of Russia celebrates with the Butch Buchholz Trophy after defeating Jannik SInner of Italy during...
