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[unable to retrieve full-text content]US Open 2023: Daniil Medvedev takes out Carlos Alcaraz, will face Novak Djokovic in final  Yahoo Sports Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]US Open 2023: Novak Djokovic erases 2-set deficit to survive late-night thriller vs. Laslo Djere  Yahoo Sports Source link

Novak Djokovic, fresh off his fourth consecutive Wimbledon title, doesn’t yet know if he can compete in the US Open in late August. Currently, he isn’t allowed to travel to the United States unless he can provide he’s fully vaccinated against COVID-19, and Djokovic remains unvaccinated. But the Serbian tennis star said he is “preparing as if” he will eventually be allowed to compete in the tournament he’s won twice since 2018. “Fingers crossed!” Djokovic wrote in an Instagram post on… Source link

Don’t expect to see Novak Djokovic playing in the US Open next month, for reasons that should already be very clear. The tournament’s organizers released a statement Wednesday confirming they will respect the U.S. government’s requirement that non-citizens and non-immigrants be vaccinated to enter the country, which will include Djokovic unless he gets vaccinated in the next few weeks. Djokovic was included on the tournament’s entry list as the No. 7 ranked player, but that was purely… Source link

Unless something unexpected happens, Novak Djokovic isn’t planning to participate in the U.S. Open next month. Djokovic, just after on Sunday, said he is not planning to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in time to participate in the final Grand Slam of the season. “I’m not vaccinated and I’m not planning to get vaccinated so the only good news I can have is them removing the mandated green vaccine card or whatever you call it to enter United States or exemption,” Djokovic said, . “I don’t know…. Source link

A year after he won his last Grand Slam title, Novak Djokovic is finally back at the top of the podium. In a four-set match, Djokovic defeated Australia’s Nick Kyrgios 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (7-3) to win Sunday at Wimbledon for his 21st career Grand Slam. With his seventh Wimbledon crown, Djokovic moved past Roger Federer on the all-time Grand Slam list and is now one behind Rafael Nadal, who sits alone at the top with 22. To get title No. 21, Djokovic received a tremendous challenge from… Source link

While Novak Djokovic thinks it’s a “lose-lose situation for everyone,” he intends to defend his title at Wimbledon later this season. Djokovic, speaking after his opening-round win at the French Open on Monday, slammed Wimbledon’s move to ban Russian and Belarusian players from the Grand Slam this year after the two countries invaded Ukraine. As a response, neither the WTA or the ATP will be awarding ranking points from that tournament. While that decision may scare some away — Naomi… Source link

Carlos Alcaraz burst onto the world tennis scene less than a year ago, and now he’s taking down giants. On Saturday at the Madrid Open, he became the first player to ever beat Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal at the same clay-court event. He’s 12th player (and the youngest ever) to beat them at the same event overall, and just the fifth player to beat them in back-to-back matches (the first since Roger Federer in 2010). The Spanish teenager, who turned 19 on Thursday, defeated world No. 1… Source link

Both Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic slammed Wimbledon’s move to ban Russian and Belarusian players from the tournament this year over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The two tennis stars, speaking from the Madrid Open on Sunday, called Wimbledon’s decision “very unfair.” “It’s not their fault what’s happening in this moment with the war,” Nadal said, via The Associated Press. “I’m sorry for them. Wimbledon just took their decision … The government didn’t force them to… Source link

Novak Djokovic lost any chance of defending his Australian Open title, and now he’s about to his lose No. 1 ATP ranking. The Serbian was shocked by the Czech Republic’s Jiri Vesely, ranked No. 123 in the world, on Thursday in the semifinal of the Dubai Open. The loss guarantees that the No. 2-ranked Daniil Medvedev will have more points than Djokovic in the next ATP rankings, ending his reign. The Dubai Open had been Djokovic’s first since his Australian Open debacle, in which he was deported… Source link