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Sinner breaks his silence on season-ending knee injury: “The body is the one opponent you can’t beat”
Jannik Sinner has finally put his season-ending right knee injury into his own words, telling la Repubblica’s D magazine that when the body says stop, you accept it. The Italian gave no diagnosis and no timeline, and he defended patience over a rushed return. He comes back at the Six Kings Slam in Riyadh, Dec. 27-30.
End of the road for Wawrinka as Lehecka beats the Swiss great in his final match in Basel
Stan Wawrinka’s 24-year career ended at the Swiss Indoors Basel on Tuesday, where Jiri Lehecka (No. 8) beat the 41-year-old 7-5, 7-6 (2) in front of his home crowd. The three-time Grand Slam champion and former world No. 3 leaves with 590 wins from 985 matches and 16 titles.
“I don’t know how I did it”: Alcaraz escapes Khachanov to reach Vienna last 16
Carlos Alcaraz won against Karen Khachanov 6-4, 7-6 (5) on Tuesday and will face the winner of the match between Austrian wildcard Jurij Rodionov and Georgian Nikoloz Basilashvili in the next round
October 27, 1996: The day Boris Becker beat Pete Sampras in an epic Stuttgart final
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back to the most iconic moments in tennis history. On this day in 1996, Boris Becker won his final ATP Masters 1000 title after a five-set win over his American rival
373 days after his Achilles injury, Rune edges Halys in Basel for first ATP win
Holger Rune ended a 373-day wait for an ATP Tour victory on Monday, edging Quentin Halys 6-4, 6-7 (2), 7-6 (5) in the first round of the Swiss Indoors Basel after the Frenchman had come back from 1-5 to 5-5 in the deciding tiebreak. The Dane, back from an Achilles injury, next meets Hubert Hurkacz (No. 10) or Zizou Bergs.
Medvedev takes fifth in ATP Finals race, Fils climbs despite disappointing loss
“A lot of emotion, unexpected…” – Musetti ends seven-final losing streak and four-year title drought by beating Fritz in Lyon
‘If I can continue to play at this level…’: Medvedev eyes Turin and glory after first title defense
At the fourth attempt, Medvedev defends a title for the first time, coming from a set down to beat Basilashvili in Almaty
October 25, 1981: The day Vitas Gerulaitis was disqualified in Melbourne
Struff, 36, fights back twice in the decider to stun Fils and reach Brussels final
Musetti saves four match points to beat Cobolli and reach Lyon final
Griekspoor recovers from 3-5 down in the decider to beat Cerundolo and reach Brussels final
‘I was told not to play at all’: Bublik reveals knee injury behind Almaty retirement
Medvedev one win from the first title defense of his career after Bublik retires in Almaty
Qualifier Basilashvili turns back the clock to stun Tsitsipas and reach Almaty final
“Spend a week with him”: Tsitsipas hits back at doubters of head coach Mouratoglou
Tsitsipas, Medvedev pay tribute to Monfils: ‘As respected as someone who has won multiple Grand Slams’
BNP Paribas Fortis European Open: Struff through to semi-finals
‘Staying healthy is a real skill’: Mouratoglou explains why Zverev deserves to be No. 1