This was the world number one's first match since his victory over Kevin Anderson in the final in New York last month.

Rafael Nadal put the seal on a throwback year for men's tennis by winning his 16th grand slam title at the US Open.

Juan Martin del Potro must rouse himself for another physical and mental effort as he prepares to take on Rafael Nadal in the semi-finals of the US Open tonight.

Roger Federer conceded he was not in the right shape to challenge for another grand slam title as the elusive US Open clash with Rafael Nadal slipped away again.

Rafael Nadal completed his end of the bargain and must now wait to see whether Roger Federer can join him in the semi-finals of the US Open.

Roger Federer got his US Open campaign back on track but there was another battle for Rafael Nadal as they edged closer to a semi-final meeting.

Roger Federer stayed on course for his third Rogers Cup title by beating Robin Haase in straight sets on Saturday.

Three spectators have fainted watching matches at Wimbledon in the scorching heat.

Dominic Thiem is under no illusions about the size of the task ahead of him as he chases his first grand slam title.

Novak Djokovic yesterday survived the first serious test of his French Open credentials by fighting back from two sets to one down to beat Diego Schwartzman.

Andy Murray insisted he is playing well enough to beat Juan Martin Del Potro in the third round of the French Open after battling past Martin Klizan.

Rafael Nadal has been knocked out of the Italian Open after a straight-sets defeat by Austrian Dominic Thiem.

Novak Djokovic continued his steady return to form as he booked his place in the quarter-finals of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome on Thursday.

Arguably the greatest rivalry in the history of tennis will continue at the BNP Paribas Open after Roger Federer set up a quarter-final clash with Rafael Nadal.

At this year’s US Open, the fashion’s so bright, you gotta wear shades.

Novak Djokovic admitted his shock first round defeat to Juan Martin Del Potro was "one of the toughest losses in my life" as his hopes of claiming an elusive Olympic gold in the men's singles went up in smoke in Rio.

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Rafael Nadal handed Dominic Thiem a clay-court lesson to move into the third round of the French Open.

Novak Djokovic is optimistic of being fit for the Madrid Masters in two weeks’ time after his wrist injury was found to be not as serious as first thought.

Stanislas Wawrinka expects his Australian Open triumph to persuade other players that the big four of men’s tennis are there to be shot at.

The Australian Open’s chief medical officer admitted playing conditions may not have been humane after Andy Murray’s brother Jamie became the latest victim of Melbourne’s heat.

Juan Martin del Potro admitted he struggled to focus on tennis after scraping past Richard Gasquet to win his first match at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals.

Top seed Novak Djokovic retained the Shanghai Masters title by edging sixth seed Juan Martin Del Potro in a thrilling three-set final.

Top seed Novak Djokovic retained the Shanghai Masters title today by edging sixth seed Juan Martin Del Potro in an entertaining three-set final.

Rafael Nadal began life back at world number one with a convincing victory at the Shanghai Masters to join Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer in the third round.

Top seed Juan Martin del Potro defeated third seed Milos Raonic to win the ATP Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships in Tokyo on Sunday, boosting his chances of qualifying for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in the process.

Tomas Berdych served notice of his intent to Andy Murray and all the title favourites with a demolition of Julien Benneteau to reach the fourth round of the US Open.

Serena Williams will play fellow American Sloane Stephens in the standout tie of the fourth round at the US Open after defeating Yaroslava Shvedova in a late-night match on Arthur Ashe.

Andy Murray was a man in a hurry as he began the defence of his US Open title with a speedy victory over Michael Llodra under the lights on Arthur Ashe.

Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray were both sent packing in their Western & Southern Open quarter-final matches yesterday.

Andy Murray has vowed to use the Wimbledon title as motivation to try to add to his haul of Grand Slam trophies.

Novak Djokovic does not care that Britain has not had a men’s singles champion at Wimbledon for 77 years and today said he was ready to deny Andy Murray the trophy he desires above all others.

Tim Henman is backing Andy Murray to defeat Novak Djokovic tomorrow and win his first Wimbledon title.

Novak Djokovic has promised to be as sharp as ever in tomorrow’s Wimbledon final against Andy Murray, despite being “pushed to the limit” by Juan Martin del Potro.

A Wimbledon that will live long in the memory today produced one of the championships' finest ever matches as Novak Djokovic edged past Juan Martin del Potro in a record-breaking semi-final.

Novak Djokovic is determined to keep calm and carry on bludgeoning his way through Wimbledon.

Andy Murray claimed one of the bravest wins of his career as he toughed it out against Fernando Verdasco to reach the Wimbledon semi-finals last night.

Andy Murray was set to be supported by fellow Scot Sir Alex Ferguson and England football manager Roy Hodgson today as he challenged for a place in the Wimbledon semi-finals.

Wimbledon fourth seed David Ferrer suffered an injury scare this morning ahead of his quarter-final appearance against Juan Martin del Potro.

Novak Djokovic heads into his Wimbledon quarter-final with Tomas Berdych today having admitted it was defeat to the Czech at the All England Club three years ago that transformed his career.

Belgian Kirsten Flipkens caused a Centre Court sensation as she dumped the 2011 champion Petra Kvitova out of Wimbledon to reach the semi-finals yesterday.

Novak Djokovic is learning to expect the unexpected at Wimbledon but is making sure he keeps his own game under control.