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Jeremy Chardy shakes hands with Carlos Alcaraz after his last professional singles match

Alcaraz shows retiring Chardy no mercy at Wimbledon

World number one Carlos Alcaraz laid down a serious Wimbledon marker with a three-set defeat of Jeremy Chardy in the first round.

Tennis • 04 Jul 23

Djokovic ensured that his record of not exiting before the last-eight remains intact

Djokovic & Alcaraz advance to stay on collision course

Novak Djokovic surpassed Rafael Nadal's all-time record by reaching his 17th French Open quarter-final, while world number one Carlos Alcaraz also made it through.

Tennis • 04 Jun 23

Carlos Alcaraz will have to most likely beat Novak Djokovic to get to this year's final

Djokovic could face Alcaraz in Roland Garros semi-final

Novak Djokovic is on a collision course with world number one Carlos Alcaraz in the French Open semi-finals.

Tennis • 25 May 23

Rafael Nadal misses out on the chance to win a 12th Monte Carlo Masters title

Nadal and Alcaraz ruled out of Monte Carlo Masters

Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz have both revealed they will miss the upcoming Monte Carlo Masters.

Tennis • 04 Apr 23

Carlos Alcaraz scored the only goal at St Mary's

Southampton move off bottom with win over Leicester

Carlos Alcaraz's first-half goal handed Southampton a lifeline as they secured a crucial three points in a 1-0 win over fellow relegation battlers Leicester.

Soccer • 04 Mar 23

Carlos Alcaraz will be absent from the year's first slam

World number one Carlos Alcaraz to miss Australian Open

World number one Carlos Alcaraz will miss the Australian Open because of a leg injury.

Tennis • 06 Jan 23

Referee hands out 10 red cards in fiery Argentine final

World Cup referee Facundo Tello dished out 10 red cards in Argentina's Champions Trophy final on Sunday after Racing Club midfielder Carlos Alcaraz sparked a melee in front of the Boca Juniors fans with his match-winning goal celebration.

Soccer • 07 Nov 22

Carlos Alcaraz of Spain with the US Open trophy after his victory over Casper Ruud

Alcaraz makes history with US Open triumph

Carlos Alcaraz has the taste for grand slam success after winning his maiden title at the US Open and claiming the world number one ranking.

Tennis • 12 Sep 22

Casper Ruud during his semi final match at the 2022 US Open

Casper Ruud: 'I can't match Erling Haaland popularity'

Casper Ruud does not expect to match the popularity of Erling Haaland in his native Norway even if he beats Carlos Alcaraz to win the US Open and become world number one.

Tennis • 10 Sep 22

Carlos Alcaraz won a grueling five-setter to reach the US Open final

US Open: Alcaraz wins five-setter to join Ruud in final

Carlos Alcaraz will take on Casper Ruud for the US Open title and the world number one ranking after beating Frances Tiafoe in another five-set classic to reach his first grand slam final.

Tennis • 10 Sep 22

A dejected Benoit Paire retreated to the corner of the court when play was suspended for a fan to receive medical attention

Paire eats up bagels in defeat to Norrie in New York

Benoit Paire admitted his defeat to Cameron Norrie at the US Open could have been the last match of his career.

Tennis • 30 Aug 22

Novak Djokovic celebrates his win on Centre Court

Djokovic set to face Sinner at Wimbledon

Novak Djokovic first stepped on to Centre Court at 1.45pm and did not finish his fourth-round match against Tim van Rijthoven until almost 11pm after what must go down as a Wimbledon scheduling miscalculation.

Tennis • 04 Jul 22

It's a second straight semi-final appearance for the German at Roland Garros

Zverev edges out Alcaraz to make the semis again

German third seed Alexander Zverev capitalised on an error-filled performance from Carlos Alcaraz to tame the high-flying Spanish teenagaer 6-4 6-4 4-6 7-6(7) and reach a second straight semi-final at the French Open.

Tennis • 31 May 22

Thiem has struggled to recover from a wrist injury

Thiem's slump continues as he crashes out in Paris

Dominic Thiem looked a shadow of the player who once appeared destined to eventually rule at Roland Garros as he bowed out in straight sets in the first round of the French Open.

Tennis • 22 May 22

Carlos Alcaraz wrapped up the win in just over an holur

Zverev blames scheduling for heavy defeat in Madrid

World number three Alexander Zverev blamed the ATP Tour's scheduling for his underwhelming performance in Sunday's Madrid Open final where Carlos Alcaraz stormed to a 6-3 6-1 victory in just 62 minutes.

Tennis • 08 May 22

Australian Nick Kyrgios of Australia caused a racket in his match with Jannik Sinner of Italy

Teen star Alcaraz rolls on but Kyrgios out with bang

Teenage talent Carlos Alcaraz pulled off his second shock victory over world number five Stefanos Tsitsipas in their semi-final clash at the Miami Open.

Tennis • 30 Mar 22

The Spaniard remarked on an "amazing" moment after his win

Alcaraz underlines potential with ATP Finals victory

Carlos Alcaraz capped a strong breakthrough season by beating Sebastian Korda to win the Next Gen ATP Finals in Milan.

Tennis • 13 Nov 21

Andy Murray prevailed in the heat at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells

Murray comeback continues with Alcaraz victory

Andy Murray feels there is still more to come after he pulled off one of the best wins of his comeback over rising star Carlos Alcaraz.

Tennis • 11 Oct 21

Carlos Alcaraz was floored by the magnitude of his achievement at Flushing Meadows

Tsitsipas toppled by Spanish teen Alcaraz at US Open

Stefanos Tsitsipas feels he has been misunderstood after the villain of the 2021 US Open was knocked out in the third round by rising star Carlos Alcaraz.

Tennis • 04 Sep 21

Carlos Alcaraz