Jannik Sinner's Wimbledon triumph over Alexander Zverev showcased the new variety in his game.

American actor Dustin Hoffman and cricket great Sachin Tendulkar were among the celebrities at Wimbledon on Friday to watch defending champion Jannik Sinner play Novak Djokovic on Centre Court.

Defending champion Jannik Sinner beat seven-time winner Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 to reach the Wimbledon final and gain some revenge after Djokovic won their last meeting at this year’s Australian Open.

Karolina Muchova ended Coco Gauff’s run at Wimbledon in a drama-filled tiebreaker to reach the final.

There’s also an American angle to the French-born British player who grew up five minutes from the All England Club and has reached the semifinals as a wild card at Wimbledon.

Novak Djokovic was pushed to five sets by Felix Auger-Aliassime before the seven-time Wimbledon champion prevailed 7-6 (10), 3-6, 6-3, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (4) after more than five hours to set up a semifinal against defending champion Jannik Sinner.

After all the records Novak Djokovic has broken, the latest one left him rather unimpressed — even though he surpassed his great rival Roger Federer.

Naomi Osaka outslugged top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka 6-2, 7-6 (2) to reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals for the first time.

One of Serena Williams' coaches tells The Associated Press that it took some time for her to settle her nerves in her first singles match in nearly four years.

Novak Djokovic saw Arthur Rinderknech falling toward the Centre Court net after a volley and said to himself “please stay down.”.

Serena Williams’ singles return at Wimbledon was watched by an average of 1.8 million viewers on ESPN, helping make it the network’s biggest audience for a Day 2 at the grass-court Grand Slam.

Novak Djokovic knows just what it means to have to live up to lofty expectations after years of titles and trophies.

Grass in much of London turned brown last week amid a record heat wave that made Britain and the rest of Europe sizzle.

Princess Kate met tennis fans lining up in Wimbledon’s famous Queue and sat next to Andy Murray in a day of rooting on British players at the grass-court Grand Slam.

Barbora Krejcikova needed seven match points to knock French Open champion Mirra Andreeva out of Wimbledon in the biggest upset of the women’s tournament so far.

Serena Williams was beaten 6-3, 6-7 (6) 6-3 by 20-year-old Maya Joint of Australia in her first professional singles match in nearly four years in the opening round of Wimbledon.

Novak Djokovic witnessed a proposal in the crowd during his opening Wimbledon match on Centre Court on Monday and was quick to ask for an invitation to the wedding.

Defending champion Jannik Sinner had to come back from a set down twice and regain his composure following a worrisome tumble to the grass in a five-set victory over 50th-ranked Miomir Kecmanovic in the first round of Wimbledon.

Novak Djokovic has told Serena Williams her tennis comeback is “inspirational” and “epic.”.

Serena Williams has been drawn to play 20-year-old Maya Joint of Australia in the first round at Wimbledon for her first singles match in nearly four years.

Serena Williams keeps on commenting half-jokingly about how “it’s summer” and “the kids aren’t in school” as the reasoning for her tennis comeback at age 44.

Alexander Zverev is no longer one of the best players never to win a major title.

Two days after Jannik Sinner’s shocking meltdown at the French Open it’s still unclear what exactly the issue was that led to him wasting a seemingly insurmountable advantage in his second-round match.

There will be a new men’s champion at the French Open after Novak Djokovic followed Jannik Sinner out of the door at Roland Garros in a five-set thriller.

With Carlos Alcaraz absent, Jannik Sinner was expected to win the French Open.

Novak Djokovic was pushed by 74th-ranked Valentin Royer for more than 3½ hours before he reached the third round of the French Open with a 6-3, 6-2, 6-7 (7), 6-3 victory.

Stan Wawrinka and Gaël Monfils have waved goodbye to the French Open after both lost in the first round.

Rafael Jodar has made a dominant debut at the French Open and dropped just five games.

Novak Djokovic comes back from a set down for a 5-7, 7-5, 6-1, 6-4 victory over home player Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in the first round of the French Open in his record 82nd Grand Slam appearance.

Marta Kostyuk’s first-round win at the French Open becomes one of her toughest matches after she finds out beforehand that a missile almost hit her parents’ home in Ukraine.

Defending champion Coco Gauff has upheld her part in a protest by top players at the French Open.

Howard Fendrich, a longtime national sports writer for The Associated Press, has died at 55.

Jannik Sinner is set to begin his quest for a career Grand Slam at the French Open this weekend.

By sweeping the first five Masters 1000 tournaments of the year top-ranked Jannik Sinner has dominated tennis like few other players have in the sport’s recent history.

Jannik Sinner is the first Italian man to win the Italian Open since Adriano Panatta 50 years ago.

Elina Svitolina has claimed a third Italian Open title by beating Coco Gauff, who lost in the final in Rome for the second straight year.

Jannik Sinner beat Andrey Rublev 6-2, 6-4 to reach the Italian Open semifinals and move past Novak Djokovic with a record 32nd consecutive victory in Masters 1000 events.

Top-ranked Jannik Sinner beat qualifier Andrea Pellegrino 6-2, 6-3 to reach the Italian Open quarterfinals and match Novak Djokovic’s record with a 31st consecutive Masters Series victory.

Jannik Sinner’s winning streak has reached 25 matches after beating Alexei Popyrin 6-2, 6-0 before his home fans in the third round of the Italian Open.

Novak Djokovic has been beaten by a Croatian qualifier 18 years younger than him at the Italian Open.

The top tennis players are already upset that they are not receiving a bigger share of tournament revenues at the French Open.

The Madrid Open is losing some star power with Carlos Alcaraz joining Novak Djokovic in pulling out of the upcoming clay-court tournament.

Cycling is experiencing a golden age with champions like Tadej Pogačar, Mathieu van der Poel, and Jonas Vingegaard.

Jannik Sinner beats defending champion Carlos Alcaraz 7-6 (5), 6-3 to win the Monte Carlo Masters for the first time and reclaim the No. 1 ranking from his biggest tennis rival.

Jannik Sinner rolled to a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Jiri Lehecka to capture the Miami Open title and complete the “Sunshine Double’’ a day after Aryna Sabalenka accomplished the same feat in a win over Coco Gauff.

Jannik Sinner sat out the Miami Open a year ago as he served a three-month suspension after testing positive for a banned substance.

Novak Djokovic has pulled out of the Monte Carlo Masters after having skipped the Miami Open with a right shoulder injury.

Novak Djokovic has pulled out of the Miami Open with a right shoulder injury, tournament officials have announced.

Defending champion Jack Draper rallied from a set down and beat five-time champ Novak Djokovic 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5) Wednesday night in the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open.

Top-ranked tennis player Aryna Sabalenka has announced her engagement to Brazilian businessman Georgios Frangulis.

Ilia Malinin keeps teasing fans with a planned quad axel at the Milan Cortina Olympics.

Carlos Alcaraz completed a career Grand Slam of singles victories with his Australian Open title, but there was some solace for the man he defeated, 24-time Grand Slam singles champion Novak Djokovic.

Carlos Alcaraz thinks he might get a small kangaroo tattooed on one leg.

Now that he's the youngest man to win all four major singles titles, Carlos Alcaraz is fielding questions about his chances for a calendar-year Grand Slam.

Novak Djokovic missed his best chance in two years of winning a record 25th Grand Slam title when he lost the Australian Open final to 22-year-old Carlos Alcaraz.

Carlos Alcaraz has become the youngest man ever to complete a career Grand Slam.

Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz will meet in the Australian Open final and pursue their bids for history after coming through epic, momentum-swinging, five-set semifinals.

Novak Djokovic is back in the Australian Open semifinals after Lorenzo Musetti retired with an injury in the third set of their quarterfinal.

Jessica Pegula has defeated fellow American Amanda Anisimova 6-2, 7-6 to reach the semifinals of the Australian Open.

A searing hot day turned into a sweltering night at the Australian Open and eventually Coco Gauff let off steam.

Defending champion Madison Keys has been knocked out of the Australian Open by Jessica Pegula in an all-American fourth-round match.

Novak Djokovic has advanced to the Australian Open quarterfinals after Jakub Mensik withdrew from their fourth-round match because of an abdominal injury.

Carlos Alcaraz has advanced to the Australian Open quarterfinals with a straight-set win over Tommy Paul.

Aryna Sabalenka held off 19-year-old Vicky Mboko 6-1, 7-6 (1) to advance to an Australian Open quarterfinal against another teenager, 18-year-old Iva Jovic.

Novak Djokovic continues to pile up tennis records.

Jannik Sinner made a dramatic comeback at the Australian Open, overcoming cramps and getting benefit from the tournament's extreme heat policy to beat Eliot Spizzirri.

Iva Jovic has credited Novak Djokovic for some advice that helped her recent success at the Australian Open.

Novak Djokovic and Stan Wawrinka have made it a day for the ages at the Australian Open.

Carlos Alcaraz says he has been spending some time with tennis great Roger Federer at the Australian Open, sharing a round of golf.

Novak Djokovic has equaled two all-time tennis records by starting his 21st Australian Open.

Iga Świątek acknowledges she has room for improvement in her quest for an Australian Open title to complete a career Grand Slam.

The Australian Open's first formal opening ceremony turned into a Roger Federer celebration.

Novak Djokovic is gearing up for another shot at a 25th Grand Slam title.

Roger Federer is on a long-belated farewell tour at the Australian Open, which he dubbed the “Happy Slam” during his playing days.

Coco Gauff and Venus Williams could meet in the second round of the Australian Open.

A tennis player has learned not to celebrate victory before the match is really won.

Novak Djokovic has pulled out of the Australian Open tuneup tournament in Adelaide.

Novak Djokovic has cut ties with the Professional Tennis Players Association, the players’ union he co-founded, saying “it has become clear that my values and approach are no longer aligned with the current direction of the organization.”.

Three-time major winner Stan Wawrinka says 2026 will be his last year on tour.

Roger Federer has been elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility.

Defending champion Jannik Sinner sealed a semifinal spot at the ATP Finals with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Alexander Zverev before his home fans.

Jannik Sinner got his title defense at the ATP Finals off to a solid start before his home fans with a 7-5, 6-1 win over Felix Auger-Aliassime.

Carlos Alcaraz has started his quest for a first ATP Finals crown with a straight-set victory over Alex de Minaur.

Novak Djokovic has pulled out of the ATP Finals for the second year in a row.

Novak Djokovic defeated Alejandro Tabilo 7-6 (3), 6-1 at the ATP 250 Hellenic Championship in Athens, securing a spot in the quarterfinals at the first ATP tournament in Greece since 1994.

It’s not just Grand Slam titles that Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz have taken turns collecting this year.

Valentin Vacherot beat his cousin Arthur Rinderknech 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 to win the Shanghai Masters for the first title of his career after a stunning run from the qualifying rounds.

Two cousins will meet in the final of the Shanghai Open after qualifier Valentin Vacherot stunned a hobbled Novak Djokovic and relative Arthur Rinderknech fought back to beat Daniil Medvedev.

Novak Djokovic had a relatively straightforward victory at the Shanghai Masters for a change as he beat unseeded Zizou Bergs 6-3, 7-5 to reach the semifinals.

Novak Djokovic needed medical attention after losing the second set but recovered to beat Jaume Munar 6-3, 5-7, 6-2 in hot and humid conditions at the Shanghai Masters.

Tennis players involved in doping or match-fixing investigations are now eligible for free legal help, confidential counseling or money to test products they’ve taken that might have led to a positive drug test.

Roger Federer leads the list of nominees for the International Tennis Hall of Fame’s class of 2026.

Carlos Alcaraz officially has returned to No. 1 in the ATP rankings for the first time in two years.

Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz are the first two men to play each other in three consecutive Grand Slam finals in the same season.

Jannik Sinner has overcome a mid-match lull before retaking control for a 6-1, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory over Felix Auger-Aliassime in the U.S. Open semifinals.

Novak Djokovic says he wants to keep striving to claim a record 25th Grand Slam singles title, but it's hard to compete with someone as talented and young as Carlos Alcaraz in best-of-five-set matches.

Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner will meet for the third Grand Slam final in a row when they play for the U.S. Open title.

Felix Auger-Aliassime has eliminated Alex de Minaur 4-6, 7-6 (7), 7-5, 7-6 (4) at the U.S. Open to reach his second Grand Slam semifinal — and second at Flushing Meadows.

Rory McIlroy watched Novak Djokovic handle boisterous spectators during a win at the U.S. Open and is ready to follow the tennis star’s lead at the Ryder Cup held in the United States this month.

Novak Djokovic is 38 and trying to conquer a much younger man’s game as he heads into the U.S. Open semifinals.