41 h. ago Carlos Alcaraz faces race against time to be fit for French Open

The world No.3 and reigning champion at Roland Garros has been forced to pull out of his home tournament, the Madrid Open, with injuries to both his hamstring and groin, hampering his preparations for next month's Grand Slam

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41 h. ago Carlos Alcaraz pulls out of Madrid Open with injury as French Open defence looms

Alcaraz still expected to be fit to make title defence at Roland Garros next month

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42 h. ago Carlos Alcaraz pulls out of Madrid Open after revealing injury blow

Alcaraz’s injury is a concern ahead of the defence of his French Open title next month

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67 h. ago Carlos Alcaraz ‘doesn’t want to be called Rafael Nadal’s successor’ as he strives to write own legacy

Alcaraz has often said that Nadal was his childhood hero but is determined to write his own history

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3 d. ago Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner told where they stand vs Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer

Former US Open champion Dominic Thiem has compared young tennis stars Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner to all-time greats Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer

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5 d. ago ‘Brave’ Holger Rune stuns Carlos Alcaraz to shockingly win Barcelona Open

Alcaraz will drop to third in the world rankings after a straight-sets defeat to the 21-year-old Dane, who returns to the top 10

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5 d. ago Holger Rune stuns Carlos Alcaraz to win Barcelona Open and return to top 10

Alcaraz will drop back to third in the world rankings after a 7-6 (6) 6-2 loss.

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6 d. ago Carlos Alcaraz continues winning run to set up Holger Rune final at Barcelona Open

Alcaraz will bid for a third Barcelona Open title on Sunday after also winning in Monte Carlo last week

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1 week ago Carlo Ancelotti channels Carlos Alcaraz to inspire Real Madrid comeback against Arsenal

Los Blancos boss also insists failure to overturn sizable deficit in the Champions League quarter-finals won’t impact his position at the Bernabeu

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1 week ago Carlos Alcaraz storms back against injured Musetti to win Monte Carlo Masters

Spanish second seed wins 3-6, 6-1, 6-0Musetti suffers leg injury in final setCarlos Alcaraz stormed back to a 3-6, 6-1, 6-0 victory against an ailing Lorenzo Musetti to win the Rolex Monte Carlo Masters in Monaco.The second-seeded Spaniard claimed his sixth ATP Masters 1000 title and first since Indian Wells in March 2024. It was the 18th career title for the four-time grand slam winner, who turns 22 next month. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Carlos Alcaraz storms back to flatten Lorenzo Musetti and win first Monte Carlo title

Alcaraz fought from behind to beat Musetti 3-6, 6-1, 6-0 and lift his sixth Masters title

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1 week ago Lorenzo Musetti edges Alex de Minaur to set up Monte Carlo final with Alcaraz

Italian fights back to win semi-final 1-6, 6-4, 7-6 (4)Carlos Alcaraz beats Davidovich Fokina 7-6 (2), 6-4Alex de Minaur has had the most scorching clay-court spell of his career finally doused in the semi-finals of the Monte Carlo Masters in a nail-biting loss to Lorenzo Musetti.Seeking to become the first Australian since John Newcombe in 1969 to reach the final of the prestigious Masters 1000 event, De Minaur continued surfing on his extraordinary wave of success over the week by blasting past his Italian opponent, taking the first set 6-1. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Carlos Alcaraz sees off gutsy Alejandro Davidovich Fokina to reach Monte Carlo Masters final

The second seed eventually overcame his compatriot having let five match points slip

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2 w. ago Novak Djokovic crashes out of Monte Carlo Masters but Alcaraz advances

Alejandro Tabilo inflicts 6-3, 6-4 defeat on DjokovicAlcaraz battles past Francisco Cerundolo in three setsNovak Djokovic crashed out of the Monte Carlo Masters with a straight sets defeat to Alejandro Tabilo. The Chilean had beaten the world No 5 on clay in Rome last year and built on a solid start to the second-round match before securing a 6-3, 6-4 win in just under an hour and a half on Court Rainier III.Djokovic’s wait for a 100th ATP Tour title goes on, having lost to the teenager Jakub Mensik in last month’s Miami Masters final. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Novak Djokovic shocked by Alejandro Tabilo at Monte Carlo Masters

Djokovic’s wait for a 100th ATP Tour title goes on.

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2 w. ago Inside Carlos Alcaraz’s modest home made of wood despite mammoth prize money earnings

Carlos Alcaraz has won four Grand Slam titles and amassed a huge fortune, but the 21-year-old Spanish tennis star still resides in a humble home that will take fans by surprise

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2 w. ago Carlos Alcaraz admits pressure to overtake Jannik Sinner at top of world rankings ‘killed him’

Sinner is serving a three-month ban allowing Alcaraz to close the gap on the Italian in the rankings

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2 w. ago Glazed Carlos Alcaraz perfect for the online world but still jarringly human

One clip has been watched 25m times but a Netflix documentary shows him in his childhood bedroom with Wimbledon trophyThere’s a Carlos Alcaraz clip on YouTube that has to date been viewed 25m times. The whole thing is a seven-second loop of him catching a ball on his racket at Wimbledon. Currently it also has well over a thousand comments, engaged in a constantly shifting battle for most-liked, most-approved, most gushingly enthused-over.You probably shouldn’t click on it because it is also addictive, a perfect moment of perfect Alcaraz, another endlessly replicating needle-prod of pleasure into your overstimulated brain. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Jakub Mensik claims Miami Open to deny Novak Djokovic his 100th title

The 19-year-old Czech won 7-6 (4) 7-6 (4) as he won his first ATP Masters 1000 final and first tour level title.

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3 w. ago Defiant Djokovic on verge of making more history against teenage star

Veteran proving his resilience again but faces test against Jakub Mensik if he is to become third man to win 100 titlesNovak Djokovic departed Indian Wells two weeks ago with serious concerns. Aside from his one encouraging result this year, a supreme performance in his Australian Open quarter-final win over Carlos Alcaraz, the first few months of his 38th year had been grim. Father time had undeniably gained ground on him.The hamstring injury Djokovic suffered against Alcaraz eventually forced him to withdraw from his subsequent semi-final against Alexander Zverev after only one set. After tearing his medial collateral ligament at the French Open last year, this setback marked his second grand slam withdrawal inside a year after two decades of good health. Continue reading...

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