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Daniil Medvedev of Russia smiles during a practice session ahead of the 2020 Australian Open

McEnroe tips Medvedev to threaten 'Big Three' dominance

John McEnroe believes Daniil Medvedev is the most likely player to break the Grand Slam dominance of tennis' 'big three' at the Australian Open

Tennis • 16 Jan 20

The sun sets during Australian Open qualifying at Melbourne Park

Anger mounts over 'absurd' Australian Open conditions

Tempers flared at the Australian Open qualifying on Wednesday as players battled through another day of smoky air and two of the game's all-time greats were labelled "selfish" for not protesting about the conditions.

Tennis • 15 Jan 20

Roger Federer: 'I've trained long and hard in the off-season and I didn't have any setbacks, which is crucial.'

Federer still believes he can pull off one more miracle

Roger Federer continues to defy the ageing process but even the great Swiss will know the window of opportunity to add to his Grand Slam haul is growing narrower every passing month.

Tennis • 15 Jan 20

Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates after defeating Spain in the ATP Cup Final

Novak Djokovic beats Rafael Nadal as Serbia win ATP Cup

Novak Djokovic inspired Serbia to victory over Spain in the inaugural ATP Cup final, beating Rafael Nadal and then triumphing in the doubles

Tennis • 12 Jan 20

Rafael Nadal and Pablo Carreno Busta celebrate their success over Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen

Spain and Serbia remain on collision course Down Under

Rafael Nadal lost his singles match but bounced back in the doubles to lead Spain into the semi-finals of the ATP Cup, with Serbia also advancing to the last four.

Tennis • 10 Jan 20

Novak Djokovic has made his customary hot start to the year

Djokovic and Nadal remain unbeaten Down Under

Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal maintained their perfect records at the ATP Cup, while Argentina, Canada and Belgium all booked their spots in the quarter-finals.

Tennis • 08 Jan 20

Victories for Nadal and Djokovic at ATP Cup

Novak Djokovic guided Serbia to victory in their ATP Cup opener after seeing off South Africa's Kevin Anderson in a repeat of the 2018 Wimbledon final.

Tennis • 04 Jan 20

The Spanish team celebrate with the trophy

Nadal secures Davis Cup victory as Spain beat Canada

Rafael Nadal sealed Spain's first Davis Cup title since 2011 on home soil in Madrid but it was Roberto Bautista Agut who stole the show with an emotional victory just three days after the death of his father.

Tennis • 24 Nov 19

Rafael Nadal won just three points more than Daniil Medvedev over the entire match

Medvedev enters meltdown as Nadal rallies for O2 win

Rafael Nadal won a "one in 1,000" match after coming from 5-1 and match point down to sink Daniil Medvedev 6-7 (3-7 ) 6-3 7-6 (7-4 ) at the ATP Finals in London and boost his bid to finish the year as world number one.

Tennis • 13 Nov 19

Rafael Nadal has never won the ATP Finals

Nadal anticipates lining up at ATP Finals

Rafael Nadal is hopeful of being fully fit for the ATP Finals in London.

Tennis • 08 Nov 19

Rafael Nadal poses with the US Open trophy and ball kids after recording his fourth success in New York

Nadal motivated by personal goals, not records

Rafael Nadal may be one grand slam away from equalling Roger Federer's record and could finish the year overtaking Novak Djokovic to become world number one - but he insists he is chasing no one.

Tennis • 09 Sep 19

Rafael Nadal moved to within one title of Roger Federer's record total of 20

Nadal sees off Medvedev in US Open final thriller

Rafael Nadal won his 19th grand slam title with a thrilling five-set victory over Russia's Daniil Medvedev at the US Open.

Tennis • 09 Sep 19

Rafael Nadal boasts an impressive 18-8 winning record in grand slam finals

Nadal eyeing Federer's grand slam record

Rafael Nadal knows the door is open for him to overhaul Roger Federer and become the all-time grand slam record holder.

Tennis • 07 Sep 19

Rafael Nadal has the chance to win his 19th Grand Slam on Sunday

Nadal breezes into US Open final meeting with Medvedev

Rafael Nadal blew away Matteo Berrettini to reach the US Open final and to the brink of a 19th grand slam title.

Tennis • 07 Sep 19

Rafael Nadal is through to the semi-finals at Flushing Meadows

Nadal and Berrettini book US Open semi-final berths

Rafael Nadal moved a step closer to a fourth US Open title with a 6-4 7-5 6-2 straight-sets victory over Diego Schwartzman in their quarter-final at Flushing Meadows, while Matteo Berrettini overcame Gael Monfils in a final set tiebreaker.

Tennis • 05 Sep 19

Roger Federer was made to work hard for his victory over Sumit Nagal

Federer recovers from early shock to beat qualifier

Ragged Roger Federer recovered from dropping the first set of his US Open campaign to squeeze past Indian qualifier Sumit Nagal.

Tennis • 27 Aug 19

Novak Djokovic is looking to become the most decorated man in the world

Djokovic targets grand slam record

Novak Djokovic admits his ultimate goal is to overhaul rivals Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal and hold the record for most grand slam titles.

Tennis • 24 Aug 19

Novak Djokovic: "Of course, I am looking to make history in this sport."

Novak Djokovic aiming to be 'the historic No 1'

Novak Djokovic has warned Roger Federer that he is coming for his records ahead of their Wimbledon final on Sunday.

Tennis • 13 Jul 19

The 37-year-old emerged victorious in four sets

Federer sees off Nadal to set up Djokovic final date

Roger Federer got the better of long-time rival Rafa Nadal in four sets to advance to Sunday's Wimbledon final where he will take on Novak Djokovic.

Tennis • 12 Jul 19

The 2008 Wimbledon final, when Nadal defeated Federer after five epic sets, is regarded as arguably the best match of all time

Nadal relishing Wimbledon rematch with Federer

Rafael Nadal is relishing the chance to take on Roger Federer again at Wimbledon for the first time since their classic final of 2008.

Tennis • 10 Jul 19

Rafael Nadal stormed to victory over Joao Sousa

Nadal turns on the style while Federer has it easy

The sweet-spot in Rafael Nadal's racket appeared to be the size of a beachball as the Spaniard fired off winners left, right and centre to hurtle into the Wimbledon quarter-finals with a ruthless 6-2 6-2 6-2 win over Joao Sousa, while Roger Federer also advanced.

Tennis • 08 Jul 19

There's no lost love between Kyrgios (above) and Nadal.

Kyrgios looking forward to Nadal showdown at Wimbledon

Nick Kyrgious says he's looking forward to taking on Rafael Nadal at Wimbledon on Thursday after describing the Spaniard's uncle as an "idiot" last May. The exchange happened after a match at the Mexican Open in February.

Tennis • 03 Jul 19

Rafael Nadal has struggled in recent weeks

Nadal shrugs off difficult build-up for Wimbledon

Rafael Nadal has taken a tumble in practice and lost two warm-up matches in what has appeared a problematic build-up to Wimbledon but he was adamant that he will be ready to launch a concerted assault on a third title.

Tennis • 29 Jun 19

In a video post last month Nick Kyrgios described Rafael Nadal as "super salty" after defeats.

Nadal on Wimbledon collision course with Kyrgios

Rafael Nadal could face a Wimbledon second-round showdown with controversial Australian Nick Kyrgios after the draw for the men's singles took place on Friday.

Tennis • 28 Jun 19

Rafael Nadal won his 12th French Open title at the weekend

Becker slams young pros' mentality as 'big three' rule

Boris Becker says younger players on the men's tour do not have the right mindset to challenge the "big three" of Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic in the Grand Slams.

Tennis • 11 Jun 19