Tennis

Sinner Avoids Rival Alcaraz in ATP Finals Groups

Jannik Sinner avoided his key rival Carlos Alcaraz in the ATP Finals group draw on Thursday, as the Italian aims for his first title at the season-ending event on home soil. World number one Sinner was drawn in the Ilie Nastase Group with Daniil Medvedev, Taylor Fritz and Alex de Minaur at the tournament in Turin, which starts on ...

Alcaraz Suffers Paris Masters Shock as Race for Turin Heats Up

World number two Carlos Alcaraz admitted he "was not up to the level" of 18th-ranked Ugo Humbert of France who swept to a shock Paris Masters third round victory over the Spanish superstar on Thursday. Left-handed Humbert came through 6-1, 3-6, 7-5 to register his first win over the French Open and Wimbledon champion, having lost twice to Alcaraz ...

Medvedev Loses to Australian Popyrin at Paris Masters

Daniil Medvedev is still searching for his first ATP tournament victory this year after the world number five lost to Australia's Alexei Popyrin for the first time in his career at the Paris Masters on Wednesday. Medvedev won the Paris title in 2020 but has not found the indoor tournament to his liking in recent years – the defeat to Popyrin ...

Sinner Wins Shanghai Masters to Deny Djokovic 100th Career Title

World number one Jannik Sinner defeated 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic 7-6 (7/4), 6-3 on Sunday, securing the Shanghai Masters title. Sinner took a crucial break in the fourth game of the second set to defeat the Serb in 1hr 37min and deny him a 100th career singles title. Facing off before an impassioned crowd, neither player ...

Sinner Tames Machac to Reach Shanghai Masters Final

World number one Jannik Sinner reached the final of the Shanghai Masters after convincingly defeating the Czech Republic's Tomas Machac 6-4, 7-5 on Saturday. Sinner will face either Novak Djokovic—a four-time Shanghai champion—or world number seven Taylor Fritz in the final. The 33rd-ranked Machac was looking to repeat his giant-slaying of ...

Tennis: Fritz Through to Shanghai Masters Semi-Finals

World number seven Taylor Fritz booked his place in the Shanghai Masters semi-finals on Friday, comfortably beating Belgium's David Goffin 6-3, 6-4. The American quickly took charge in the first set, breaking the 66th-ranked Goffin in the second and sixth games. Underdog Goffin, who knocked out second seed Alexander Zverev in the last round ...

Weary Sinner Happy for Day Off After Battling into Shanghai Last 16

World number one Jannik Sinner said he needed a day off after pushing through his tiredness to come from a set down and beat Argentina's Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-7 (3/7), 6-4, 6-2 at the Shanghai Masters on Sunday. He will be joined in the last 16 by Daniil Medvedev, who also had to rally to overcome tenacious Italian Matteo Arnaldi 5-7, 6-4, ...