The official photos released of sports stars ahead of the Olympics have been compared to mugshots. Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, Andy Murray, Rafa Nadal and Iga Swiatek are among the tennis stars to have been photographed prior to the Olympics in Paris, with many fans finding the images hilarious. Golf stars also had similar photos taken, with Rory McIlroy among those set to compete in Paris. ...read
The British tennis star was in attendance on Sunday afternoon as Alcaraz successfully defended his SW19 crown with a commanding straight-sets victory over Djokovic .
Victory at Wimbledon's Centre Court on Sunday made Alcaraz at just 21 years old the youngest-ever male tennis player to win four Grand Slam titles - five weeks after claiming this year's French Open.
Carlos Alcaraz demolished Novak Djokovic to go back-to-back as Wimbledon champion and then turned attention to the footballers to make it an even greater day for Spain at Euro 2024.
RIATH AL-SAMARRAI ON CENTRE COURT: Five weeks after going under a surgeon's knife Novak Djokovic had the grave misfortune to encounter a sporting phenomenon with an axe.
Alcaraz (left) became just the second person in the open era to win his first four grand slam titles with a dominant victory against Novak Djokovic (centre), taking victory in straight sets at SW19.
In a repeat of last year's five-set thriller, the 21-year-old Spaniard dominated the seven-time winner to claim his second title in SW19 and get the day off to a great start for the country of Spain.
The Manchester City winger could be seen clapping Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic on as they took part in this year's finale.
A patron of the world-famous club in South West London, Kate is a huge tennis fan and was warmly received by the Centre Court crowd in just her second public appearance after her shock diagnosis.
Re-live Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score and updates from the 2024 Wimbledon men's final as Novak Djokovic looks to get his own back against Carlos Alcaraz in a repeat of last year's showdown.
Novak Djokovic hailed his 'bromance' with Australian tennis ace Nick Kyrgios as the pair participated in a relaxed practice session together at Wimbledon ahead of Sunday's men's final.
The 21-year-old takes on Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon final while Spain face England in the Euro 2024 finale in Berlin.
The seven-time winner (right) booked his place in his 10th SW19 final on Friday night as he blitzed past the Italian, storming to a three-set victory just over a month after having knee surgery.
RIATH AL-SAMARRAI ON CENTRE COURT: For now it is worth reflecting on a semi-final which, in a one-dimensional view, will read like a straight-set beating of the 25th seed by a seven-time champion.
The Russian (left) was broken when serving for the first set against the defending champion, and on the final point the umpire called 'not up' as the ball bounced twice before he could reach it.
Alcaraz, who hails from Spain, is favourite to win the Championship again, and secured a comfortable win over his opponents on Centre Court on Friday with a 6-7, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 win.
MATTHEW LAMBERT ON CENTRE COURT: Only Novak Djokovic and England manager Gareth Southgate stand in the way of one of the great days in Spanish sporting history.
MATTHEW LAMBERT ON CENTRE COURT: The gangly Russian took out one half of tennis's next great rivalry and will on Friday try to finish the job by upsetting defending champion Carlos Alcaraz.
Carlos Alcaraz continued to take the long route to this year's Wimbledon singles final as he pulled off a four-set win against Tommy Paul on No 1 Court on Tuesday afternoon.
LEWIS STEELE ON COURT NO 1: World No 1 Jannik Sinner remains on a collision course with Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz after he booked his place in the quarter-finals.
It was a ridiculous display of resilience from the No 3 seed, an exhibition of excellence which can only have tempted a few newspaper folk to recycle that old 'no escape from Alcaraz' headline.
RIATH AL-SAMARRAI ON CENTRE COURT: This was a day for grit. A day when beauty was not possible and his continued participation here hinged on his navigation of a hurricane.
Fearnley is rising through the ranks as his next opponent is Novak Djokovic. The 22-year-old has previously defeated the current champion Carlos Alcaraz and world no.1 Jannick Sinner.
JOE BERNSTEIN ON COURT NO 1: Alcaraz's only previous meeting with Aleksandar Vukic of Australia had ended in defeat at French Open qualifying in 2020 when the Spaniard was 17.
TAMARA PRENN ON NO1 COURT: These were the latest scores and updates from day three of Wimbledon 2024 as Emma Raducanu gets set for second-round action.
Action from Wimbledon continues on Wednesday with both the Centre Court and Court No.1 playing host to some of this year's biggest stars.
Aussie tennis star Aleksandar Vukic has turned heads after declaring he can beat defending champion and third seed Carlos Alcaraz at Wimbledon in their second round match.
Aussie Aleksandar Vukic has set up a showdown with defending champion Carlos Alcaraz after Wimbledon's opening day of play. Jordan Thompson and Daria Saville were also victorious.
MATTHEW LAMBERT AT WIMBLEDON: As Murray continues to agonize over whether or not to take to the singles court at Wimbledon for a final time, Jack Draper declared himself ready to step into
RIATH AL-SAMARRAI AT WIMBLEDON: If there was a single detail about Alcaraz's first-round encounter with Mark Lajal that followed convention, it was found in the outcome.
MATTHEW LAMBERT: Roger Federer went in 2022, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray will follow him soon and even the ageless one, Novak Djokovic, is showing signs of slowing.
Defending champion Alcaraz will open Centre Court against Estonian Mark Lajal. Sinner is set to take on German Yannick Hanfmann on No.1 Court from 1pm.
KIERAN GILL AND MATTHEW LAMBERT AT WIMBLEDON: Djokovic insists he is at Wimbledon to win his eighth title - not merely make up the numbers so soon after a knee surgery
Raducanu attended the 2023 tournament on duty as a brand ambassador for one of the event's sponsors, Evian, and described the experience of being there as a non-competitor as 'horrible'.
It could be Murray's last singles match at the All England Club - if he is fit to make the starting line. The 37-year-old is fighting to recover from surgery to remove a spinal cyst.
HENRY CLARK AT WIMBLEDON: The seven-time Wimbledon champion practiced with Argentinian Federico Coria and looked to be moving freely.
MATTHEW LAMBERT: Jack Draper was unable to back up his emotional victory over Carlos Alcaraz as he was knocked out in the quarter-finals of the cinch Championships on Friday.
Draper faced only one break point, served eight aces and will be favourite when he faces American Tommy Paul in the quarter-finals today.
The expected news was confirmed by Spain's Olympic team captain, David Ferrer, on Wednesday, with Nadal having said last month that it would not be good for his body to switch surfaces.
The two men shared the opening four sets, before Alcaraz opened up an early lead in the decider, but Zverev fashioned two opportunities to break back and square things up at 2-2.
MATTHEW LAMBERT ON PHILIPPE CHATRIER: The brilliant 21-year-old beat Alexander Zverev in five undulating and pulsating sets, 6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2.
Ahead of his French Open final showdown with Carlos Alcaraz, a visibly frustrated Zverev insisted he is innocent and urged journalists not to ask him about the case again.
MATTHEW LAMBERT AT ROLAND GARROS: Sinner is 22 and will be crowned Italy's first world No1 on Monday. Alcaraz is 21 and will move up to No2 in the rankings if he wins the title.
MATTHEW LAMBERT: Tsitsipashad made no secret of his excitement, saying: 'Paris holds a special place for me and Paula, that's where he had our first date right before Roland-Garros last year.
MATTHEW LAMBERT AT ROLAND GARROS: That is an absurd hour at which to be playing tennis, so how did the French Open manage to get themselves into such a tangle?
The near-flawless win earned Alcaraz a meeting with ninth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in what will be a blockbuster rematch of their 2023 encounter at this stage.
Alcaraz produced a stellar show in a rematch of the duo's 2022 encounter to firmly put himself back in the conversation as the favourite to lift the title in Paris and a third major.
The Spanish third seed and reigning Wimbledon champion, who has been battling a forearm injury for two months, needed four sets to see off the world number 176.
There were were audible gasps when those two triple Grand Slam champions' names were read out, and laughs of incredulity when Zverev was paired with Nadal.
The 14-time champion returned to action in Barcelona earlier this month after suffering another hip issue at his comeback tournament in January following a year out.
Singles world number three Carlos Alcaraz said previously he would like to play at the Olympics alongside his 37-year-old idol Rafael Nadal.
Katie Taylor is relishing 'the rematch the world has waited to see' after it was announced she will defend her status as undisputed world light-welterweight champion against Amanda Serrano on July 20.
The Italian, who claimed the Australian Open in January and followed it up with victory in Rotterdam, put in a scintillating display to beat Grigor Dimitrov 6-3 6-1 in Florida.
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The Italian has stamped himself as a superstar after defeating Novak Djokovic in the semi-final before his triumph on Sunday night, and the tennis world was delighted.
The controversial German tennis star is bidding to win a first ever grand slam title, taking on Russia's Daniil Medvedev in the semi-final for the right to face Jannik Sinner in Sunday's final.
Men's tennis is coming out of a near-two decade spell dominated by Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray that saw them only miss out on 14 titles from a possible 79 since 2004.
Alcaraz cut a dejected figure in his post-match press conference after his dream of an Australian Open title was ruined by Alexander Zverev on Wednesday night.
Two weeks to the day since Netflix's Break Point documentary released an episode dedicated to their heated rivalry, Zverev pulled off the win of his life to set up a showdown with his nemesis Medvedev.
The German had faced a lot of off-court scrutiny regarding his forthcoming domestic abuse trial - he denies the allegations - but his ability as a tennis player was unquestionable.
Medvedev blew a kiss to the Rod Laver Arena crowd having previously embraced his role as pantomine villian Down Under. But on the court it has been a taxing Australian Open campaign.
Despite spending five hours more on court, Alexander Zverev insists he's in good physical shape to take on world number two Carlos Alcaraz ahead of their Australian Open quarter-final.
KIERAN GILL: World No 22 Cameron Norrie can take comfort in how he pushed No 6 seed Alexander Zverev, who had won all four of their previous clashes without dropping a set.
Norrie had to hold his ground against the German - ranked sixth in the world - as he lost the first and third sets but fought back twice to take the contest into a fifth and deciding set.
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With Kyrgios and Rafael Nadal unable to compete at the tournament due to injury, many expect Carlos Alcaraz to provide the biggest threat to the Serb's crown, particularly given his ongoing wrist concern.
It was two, mind-boggling shots that had fans purring on Thursday, with the 20-year-old demonstrating just why he has been tipped as the man best-placed to dethrone Novak Djokovic .
Of the handful of stars that took part in the challenge hosted by The Tennis Channel, former US Open champion Raducanu fared the best, giving a solid 'G'day mate' and 'Crikey' when put on the spot.
After taking the first set during a thrilling tie-break, Raonic was unable to weather the De Minaur response as the 24-year-old battled back to level proceedings.
The power couple, who have been described as 'the Kate and Wills of the Australian tennis season' looked at ease on Monday afternoon as they stepped out for a bite to eat in Melbourne.
Australian fans have been denied the chance to see Kyrgios, 28, challenge Novak Djokovic for his title Down Under after the Canberra-born star announced his absence from the tournament .
Italian star Jannik Sinner has enjoyed a rapid rise to the top and is a leading contender to win the Australian Open. He has credited an Aussie master coach for his rapid rise
MIKE DICKSON IN MELBOURNE: Emma Raducanu was handed a generous Australian Open draw against Shelby Rogers, one of the players she took down en route to the 2021 US Open title.
Local hope Alex de Minaur will have to be on his best from right from the start at his home Grand Slam as he was dealt a very dangerous first-round opponent on Thursday.
A near-capacity crowd almost raised the roof at Rod Laver Arena while celebrating de Minaur's electrifying exhibition win over the world No.2 and reigning Wimbledon champion on Wednesday.
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