Novak Djokovic broke down in tears in front of a packed 4,000 crowd at his own tennis tournament after beating German Alexander Zverev sent fellow Serb Filip Krajinovic into the final on Sunday.
State governor Andrew Cuomo has removed the last obstacle preventing the US Open from going ahead as the Grand Slam looks set to take place as scheduled behind closed doors.
The 38-year-old American will try and win her 24th Grand Slam singles title when the event is staged under highly restrictive conditions from August 31 for two weeks.
The British No 1 still has her eye on winning Wimbledon, cancelled this summer as the battle against the Covid-19 outbreak continues. She has previously reached the semi-finals.
MIKE DICKSON: It had been a difficult week at Queen's Club but, up in his Tournament Director's office on the pavilion balcony, Chris Kermode was reflecting that all's well that ends well.
MIKE DICKSON: Novak Djokovic's position as leader of the ATP Players Council appears under increasing pressure after his disastrous Adria Tour project suffered more embarrassment.
The development comes after players consistently ignored social distancing measures in the exhibition series around the Balkans, especially when socialising outside the tennis.
On July 27, 2020, Timothy Snediker, philosophy of religion teacher at the University of California, Santa Barbara, responded to a survey posted on Twitter that asked the following question: “If you were dropped 2000 years back in time with nothing but the knowledge you have now, what would you do?”
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Amid the surreal environment of a steaming hot indoor court on a sultry summer night on Tuesday, Andy Murray made a victorious return to action. He beat Liam Broady in straight sets.
World number 19 Grigor Dimitrov announced on Sunday that he had returned a positive COVID-19 test. He had faced Borna Coric on Saturday.
Wimbledon have stopped short of guaranteeing moves to extend minority representation in their club hierarchy, amid a series of changes at the top.
Andy Murray says he is prioritising the grand slams this season as he prepares to play his first match in seven months at the Battle of the Brits. Murray has been out of action since November.
COMMENT BY MIKE DICKSON: Finally Djokovic came up against one opponent he could not beat: scientific and medical reality. He thought he could defy them in the way he has seen off his rivals.
The national No 1s past and present will have their first on-court encounter after Murray further proved his fitness on Thursday night by coming through a second highly physical match in 24 hours.
House Majority whip and Democratic South Carolina Rep. James Clyburn heavily criticized Donald Trump's repeated attacks on mail-in voting ahead of the November presidential election, saying his friend, the late John Lewis, "would be so disappointed" by the President's remarks.
MIKE DICKSON: Not quite enough to beat world number 28 Dan Evans on Saturday, but this event promoted by his brother Jamie has shown there is still life in the old scrapper.
After four matches in five days at the National Tennis Centre,, Murray will not take part in Sunday's play-off against Cameron Norrie, with James Ward replacing him.
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Boris Becker ponders for a second what it was like to win Wimbledon aged 17, and then conjures up an image: 'It was like being the first man on Mars.'
Unlike many other sporting events, the All England Club is shielded from the worst financial effects by having continually reinforced its policy guarding against such things as Coronavirus.
MIKE DICKSON: Mixing defence with attack and covering the court as well as he has ever done, Dan Evans, the world No 28 beat GB No 2 Kyle Edmund 6-3, 6-2 in an hour and 17 minutes.
Social distancing was widely ignored at the event and Djokovic was seen partying with other players in a Belgrade nightclub before he, his wife and coach all tested positive for the virus.
A day after Aaron Judge was placed on the 10-day injured list with a right calf strain, manager Aaron Boone said he could begin baseball activities as soon as Monday, which would be good news for the Yankees and their right fielder. Judge was removed from Tuesday night’s game against the Braves in the sixth...
In Belarus, the active government relinquishes its authority after elections of the head of state
The lowest number of new cases reported since July 7.
TORONTO (WCMH) — Follow along as the Columbus Blue Jackets play the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 3 and Round 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.