Matteo Berrettini of Italy caused a huge upset in the Qatar Open 2025, beating former World No.1 Novak Djokovic in straight sets in a first-round match at the ATP 500 series event being played on the hard courts here on Tuesday.
Fernando Verdasco may be preparing for his retirement, but the Spaniard is showing he's still got plenty of firepower left in his game.
Novak Djokovic's bid for the record 11th Australian Open took a major blow as the Serbian great retired with injury following a first set of the semifinal against Alexander Zverev on Friday.
The result leaves the 24-time Grand Slam winner Djokovic with 99 career singles titles heading into the Australian Open, which he has won a record 10 times
The two greats of the racquet game, both in the evening of their fabulous journey in tennis, have fought many a pitched battle between themselves in their glittering careers.
Djokovic's 2022 Wimbledon hopes were given a stern opening test by Kwon, but the defending champion stayed resolute to hold off the South Korean and advance to the second round at the grass-court Grand Slam here.
Novak Djokovic's opening match on the London lawns was his first grass-court match of the season in each of his previous two Wimbledon title runs. The Serbian's preparations have not changed as he seeks a fourth consecutive title at the All England Lawn Tennis Club.
Djokovic is aiming for his fourth consecutive Wimbledon title and will have Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis or Pole Kamil Majchrzak awaiting in the second round.
World No 5 Rafael Nadal clinched his 14th French Open title of his career which was also his record-extending 22nd Grand Slam trophy after beating Casper Ruud 6-3, 6-3, 6-0 in the final of the tournament, on Sunday.
The World No. 1, who captured a record-extending 38th ATP Masters 1000 crown in Rome earlier in May, has looked in control throughout the first week in Paris, where the 35-year-old is yet to drop a set. He extended that run on Friday by beating Bedene 6-3, 6-3, 6-2 in a third-round clash.
