Alcaraz retires with injury as Djokovic races into semis

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 05 Nov 2022 05:41:32 +0000

PARIS (AFP) – World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz retired from his Paris Masters quarter-final against Holger Rune on Friday with an abdominal injury, while defending champion Novak Djokovic made quick work of Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti. Alcaraz, the reigning US Open champion, lost the first set and was trailing 3-1 in a second set tie-break when […]

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Djokovic nails 80th win; Alcaraz fights back

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2022 03:41:49 +0000

LONDON (AFP) – Novak Djokovic became the first player to win 80 matches at all four Grand Slams as he made a successful start to his Wimbledon title defence on Monday while teenage star Carlos Alcaraz battled over five sets to make the second round.  Six-time champion and top seed Djokovic saw off South Korea’s […]

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Nadal beats Djokovic in another epic duel in Paris; Alcaraz falls

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 31 May 2022 23:38:06 +0000

PARIS (AFP) – Rafael Nadal edged a late-night classic against old rival Novak Djokovic in the early hours of Wednesday in four sets to reach his 15th French Open semifinal. The 13-time Roland Garros champion won the pair’s 59th career meeting 6-2, 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (7/4) after a four-hour-and-12-minute quarter-final on a raucous Court Philippe […]

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Djokovic, Nadal score straight-set wins to advance to Last 16

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 28 May 2022 07:56:57 +0000

PARIS (AFP) – Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal closed in Friday on a blockbuster clash at the French Open as both reached the last 16, while 19-year-old Carlos Alcaraz became the youngest man to make the second week in Paris since 2006. Reigning champion Djokovic and 13-time winner Nadal are on course to meet in […]

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