How it happened: A set-by-by breakdown of Djokovic's five-set win over Thiem Drucker Down Under: Thiem's education continues as Djokovic wins an eighth Australian Open Tignor: From "turbulent" to triumphant in Melbourne: Djokovic rises once again 17 Slams, 17 Stats: Numeric takeaways from Nole's victory Flink: Thiem made his move

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Sinner rallies from 2 sets down to win the Australian Open final against Medvedev and clinch his first Grand Slam title.

World No. 4 David Ferrer tells Ole that he isn’t bent on winning a Grand Slam title. Ferrer has yet to reach a Grand Slam final. “Every player dreams of that,” he said. “But I am being sincere when I say I don’t think about it. I only try to

Rafael Nadal feels that capturing the U.S. Open to complete a career Slam has taken a weight off his shoulders. "I thought that this Grand Slam would be very difficult for me to win," the Telegraph quoted Nadal as saying the morning after his win. "Maybe if I had not

Each Grand Slam has their own unique qualities, some good and some bad. Roland Garros is one of the more interesting majors because it's so different from the other Slams from the proximity to the city to the surface of the courts. This year's French Open has so many new

[Hey everyone - I'm proud to announce that long-time Tribe member Viv completed the "Spectator Grand Slam" this year, managing to attend all four Grand Slam events in 2007. What follows is her first hand report of the first two legs of the trip. Unlike Rafael Nadal, she had no

Taylor Fritz has beaten Alexander Zverev in the US Open quarterfinals, 7-6 (2), 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (3), to reach his first Grand Slam semifinal. The 26-year-old American's previous-best results at Grand Slams were four quarterfinal finishes at Wimbledon in 2022, the US Open in 2023 and the Australian Open and

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Rafael Nadal wiped the tears from his eyes with his taped-up fingers. His Rafa Slam was evaporating. The 25-match winning streak in Grand Slams and his bid to become the first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to hold all four major titles at once was three

I can still remember the days when the idea of having a fifth Grand Slam tournament was percolating in the minds of promoters, pundits, and players, mainly for two reasons: It seemed a shame not to end any given year with a final, full-on major, and second, the percentage of

Winning a Major is one of the most difficult tasks in tennis, let alone winning all four in a calendar year—known as the Grand Slam. Only a handful of players have been able to achieve the feat. However, none of the current players have managed to accomplish it, albeit a

Europeans have filled 30 of the 32 Grand Slam men's quarterfinal spots this year, with the only others to make it that far being American Andy Roddick at the Australian Open and Yen-Hsun Lu of Taiwan at Wimbledon. That includes all eight quarterfinalists at the U.S. Open after American Sam

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Roger Federer, for one, figures questions about whether Rafael Nadal or Novak Djokovic — or both? — will surpass his men's record for most Grand Slam singles titles are moot. That's because he's sure it's going to happen. And he's OK with that. Ending

The season's first Grand Slam event drew to a close on Sunday, and with a cadre of surprising major champions and finalists in tow. With Melbourne now in the rear-view mirror, let's pause for a moment to remember the Happy Slam that started piping hot and ended with scintillating semifinal

NEW YORK (AP) — If Novak Djokovic does complete the first calendar-year Grand Slam for a man since 1969 — and he is headed to the U.S. Open final, just one victory away — he, and everyone else, will remember one particularly pivotal, and epic, game along the way. It

From Melbourne to Paris to London, Novak Djokovic just keeps piling on the numbers this year. Here are 20 of the biggest stats from the Serbian legend’s historic win at Wimbledon. The Grand Slam race is now 20-20-20. By winning his 20th major, Djokovic has now tied Roger Federer and

It wasn't quite the age disparity of Venus Williams' Monday match with Coco Gauff, but Serena Williams' first-round opponent at the Australian Open was still 20 years her junior. Like Gauff, it was an already accomplished opponent: 18-year-old Anastasia Potapova, another junior Grand Slam champion (she beat Dayana Yastremska in

MELBOURNE, Australia(AP) This year's Australian Open can be added to James Blake's list of Grand Slam disappointments. Blake lost 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (3) Monday to last year's runner-up, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, in the fourth round, continuing the 29-year-old American's run of majors without reaching a semifinal. In 28 Grand Slams, Blake

Lleyton Hewitt says Japan’s Kei Nishikori can contend for Grand Slam titles in the future. Nishikori, ranked No. 16, lost to Hewitt earlier this year in Brisbane, but then reached the fourth round of the Australian Open. There, he lost to Rafael Nadal, 7-6, 7-5, 7-6. "In terms of the

Simona Halep, who has reached the final in Toronto, said that while she realizes that it is extremely important to focus on the Grand Slams, the other tournaments are also important too. The world No. 3 has won Shenzhen, Dubai and Indian Wells this season, all on hard courts. However,

World No. 2 Rafael Nadal is unsure whether he will play again for the rest of this season now he's won another record-extending Roland Garros title. Having defeated Novak Djokovic in straight sets to win Grand Slam No. 20, he is yet to make a decision on whether he will