7:08 AM ET International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach will meet Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai inside the “closed loop” of the Beijing Olympics, he said on Thursday. The well-being of Peng, a former world No. 1 doubles player, became a matter of concern in November when she alleged on social media that a former

6:00 AM ET Associated Press LONDON — Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal both say they will play in the next edition of the Laver Cup. Federer, who has been sidelined since July because of an injured knee, and Nadal, fresh off earning his men’s-record 21st Grand Slam title at the Australian Open, said in a

Feb 3, 2022 Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia — Novak Djokovic described his detention and deportation from Australia that prevented him from defending his Australian Open title as an “unfortunate event” and thanked the Serbian president for his support. An 11-day saga over Djokovic’s entry visa ended with the Serb being deported for failing to meet

1:40 PM ET Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia — Serbia’s state prosecutors on Wednesday rejected suggestions that Novak Djokovic used a fake positive test for COVID-19 to try to enter Australia and compete in the Australian Open. The prosecution office said in a statement that it had received a request for criminal proceedings against unnamed individuals

6:56 PM ET Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Former US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro accepted wild cards on Monday to play two clay-court tournaments after spending 2 1/2 years recovering from a knee injury. Organizers of the Argentina Open in Buenos Aires, which starts next week, said the 33-year-old del Potro has

7:21 AM ET Rafael Nadal has always had a flair for the dramatic, with his fist pumps and “Vamos!” rallying cries and the way he always flops onto his back the moment another Grand Slam tennis title is secure. But he outdid himself on Sunday — and into Monday — in Melbourne, taking a five-set,

8:58 AM ET ESPN News Services Rafael Nadal made history in epic fashion Sunday at the Australian Open, rallying from two sets down in the final to beat Daniil Medvedev and win a men’s record 21st Grand Slam title. Nadal, 35, outlasted the 25-year-old Medvedev 2-6, 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-4, 7-5 in a match that

10:56 AM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — What a difference two weeks makes. The Australian Open threatened to descend into a circus a mere fortnight ago, when defending champion and world No. 1 Novak Djokovic had his Australian visa canceled and was deported from the country just hours before the tournament was set to begin. 1

9:00 AM ET On a weekend where the NFL began to bid farewell to one GOAT, men’s tennis crowned its greatest ever — for the time being at least. Rafael Nadal’s triumph at the Australian Open puts him at 21 Grand Slam titles, one ahead of Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic. It’s tennis’ equivalent of

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