Australian Open day 3 recap: Nadal and Osaka advance, a proposal for Djokovic

Record 21-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal says his family has always been extremely important for him and has suggested he plans to spend the rest of his life in Manacor. Nadal is a great champion on the court but off the court he loves to stay lowkey and out of the spotlight.

World No. 1 Novak Djokovic revealed on the same day he won Rome his seven-year-old Stefan won his first tournament. On Sunday, Djokovic saw off Stefanos Tsitsipas in the Rome final 6-0 7-6 (0). Back home in Serbia, Stefan won a tournament at a small tennis club. "My son actually...

Seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams says Iga Swiatek joined a "good company" after becoming the fifth player since 2000 to record 25+ consecutive wins. Swiatek has been dominating the women's tennis for the past three months as she has won her last 28 matches. In 2000, Williams won 35...

The 13-time Roland Garros champion, Rafael Nadal, is giving his best to prepare for the season's second Major. The 21-time Major winner has been dealing with a foot injury again since the Rome Masters, barely finishing his quarter-final clash at Foro Italico. Rafa trained at home in Mallorca on Tuesday,...

After giving up the WTA 1000 in Madrid at the last minute due to physical problems, Iga Swiatek is once again the protagonist of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, of which she is the defending champion. The world number 1 is already coming off a victory on clay, the one in Stuttgart on April 24 against Aryna Sabalenka, and therefore she arrives full of expectations at the tournament in Rome.

Since 2005, Rafael Nadal has been the dominant figure on clay, winning most big titles and establishing domination in Monte Carlo, Rome and Roland Garros. With his eyes set on those three tournaments, Nadal had to sacrifice the third Masters 1000 event on clay in Hamburg, playing it in 2003 at 16 and missing the next three editions.

21-time Major winner Rafael Nadal prepares for his 18th Roland Garros. The second Grand Slam of the season kicks off next week, and Rafa is back on the practice court at his home in Mallorca, doing his best to recover from the injured foot and give himself a chance in Paris.

Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka admits she loves doing things her way so it's natural for her to leave IMG and start her own sports agency. Osaka, a former world No. 1, left IMG to create "Evolve" alongside her agent Stuart Duguid. Osaka has higher goals than just being...

Novak Djokovic triumphed at the BNL Internationals of Italy for the sixth time in his extraordinary career. The number 1 in the world imposed himself at the Foro Italico in Rome without losing a single set and issued a clear warning to his rivals less than a week before the start of Roland Garros.

Bjorn Borg was the first teenage star of modern tennis, bursting onto the scene in 1972 and winning his first titles in 1974, including Roland Garros. By 22, at the end of 1978, the Swede had conquered almost 40 ATP titles and six Majors, forging his way towards undisputed tennis glory.

Christopher Clarey, reporter for the New York Times, revealed incredible statements about Roger Federer during an interview with Le Temps. Clarey said: "Roger Federer is clearly one of the best tennis players ever, but at the same time he is also a big loser. The Swiss has had to deal...

The three Masters 1000 staged on clay had three different winners. Stefanos Tsitsipas won in Monte Carlo, Carlos Alcaraz beat the competition in Madrid and Novak Djokovic won his first title of the season in Rome. By triumphing at the BNL Internationals of Italy for the sixth time in his amazing career, the world number 1 has issued a clear warning to his rivals ahead of Roland Garros.

Patrick McEnroe reveals one of the first things he noticed when watching Iga Swiatek for the first time was the spin and pace with which the Pole plays. McEnroe said it reminded him of the great Serena Williams but added even the American wasn't playing with as much acceleration and topspin like Swiatek does.

During an interview with the Tennis Channel, Paul Annacone talked about the difficulties of tennis players in beating Rafael Nadal on clay-courts. Paul explained: "The hardest thing in tennis is beating Rafael Nadal in a three out of five match on clay. I think it's still the hardest thing to...

The requirements were all there - the public of the great occasions, the stage of the Foro Italico, the sun - to write another splendid page of blue tennis. But the gods of Olympus did not want…. The overwhelming enthusiasm of the fans that packed the Centrale was not enough: Jannik Sinner walked off the stage in the quarterfinals of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia (ATP Masters 1000 season five - prize purse €5,415,410) on the red clay of the Italian Forum.

Carlos Alcaraz won the second Masters 1000 of his career in Madrid and reached sixth position in the ATP ranking at the age of 19. The young and talented Spaniard is now one of the best tennis players on the circuit and two champions of the stature of Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal have already expressed words of great admiration towards him on several occasions.

By the draw's will, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal are drawn in the top quarter at the upcoming Roland Garros! Novak and Rafa have won 15 of the previous 17 titles in Paris, and they are among the favorites in the next two weeks, alongside Carlos Alcaraz. If Nadal and...

The 50th chapter of an outstanding rivalry between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic from Madrid 2017 struggles to find its place among their most extraordinary encounters. Still, it was significant, especially for the Spaniard, who defeated the Serb for the first time since Roland Garros 2014!. Nadal beat Djokovic 6-2,...

World No. 2 Daniil Medvedev admitted he just didn't play good enough to beat Richard Gasquet in Geneva as his plan now is to return to the practice court and do some work ahead of the French Open. After being sidelined for a month and a half because of a hernia surgery, Medvedev kicked off his clay season on Tuesday in Geneva.

Former world No. 1 Simona Halep has confirmed that she is in great spirits and that she is definitely looking forward to the French Open. In a recent interview with Tennis Majors, Halep revealed she contemplated retirement during the 2021 season. Even after starting her 2022 season in Australia, Halep...