1 hour ago Carlos Alcaraz up and running at ATP Finals with win over Alex de Minaur

Top seed beats Australian 7-6 (5), 6-2Alcaraz has never won ATP FinalsCarlos Alcaraz opened the ATP’s season-ending championships, and the battle for the year-end No 1 ranking, in ideal fashion as he confidently navigated a turbulent opening set before easing to a 7-6 (5), 6-2 win over the seventh seed, Alex de Minaur, in Turin.Alcaraz, the top seed, is attempting to win the ATP Finals for the first time and hold off Jannik Sinner to finish the season as the top-ranked player. Despite ceding significant ground to the Italian in recent weeks by losing to Cameron Norrie in his opening match at the Paris Masters, which Sinner won, Alcaraz still holds a clear advantage this week since the Italian is defending his title from last year. The Spaniard must win all three of his round-robin group stage matches or reach the final in order to secure the top ranking. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Novak Djokovic leaps to the defence of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray

Novak Djokovic has been quick to credit Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner for their recent dominance but he also believes that they must show some respect to the legends of the game

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34 h. ago Tennis Live: Carlos Alcaraz chases Jannik Sinner in ATP finals as Jack Draper confirms comeback

The latest news from in and around the world of tennis ahead of the ATP finals starting in Turin this weekend.

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52 h. ago Jannik Sinner disagrees with Carlos Alcaraz's coach as world No.1 point made

Jannik Sinner has returned to the top of the men's rankings after winning the Paris Masters, but he will lose the position to Carlos Alcaraz when his ATP finals points come off

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58 h. ago Jack Draper: ‘It’s been tough to watch Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner’

The British No 1 reveals how an incorrect assessment of his arm injury gave him ‘false hope’ ahead of the US Open and tells Jamie Braidwood why he believes tennis has to change

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3 d. ago Novak Djokovic included in ATP Finals draw as Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner groups revealed

Djokovic will face Alcaraz, Taylor Fritz and Alex de Minaur if he plays in Turin

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6 d. ago Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner to play exhibition eight days before Australian Open

Alcaraz and Sinner will meet in the Hyundai Card Super Match in South Korea just weeks before potentially playing for the Australian Open title

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6 d. ago How Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner can decide World No 1 at ATP Finals

Sinner and Alcaraz will go into the ATP Finals with the year-end World No 1 ranking on the line

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7 d. ago Jannik Sinner reclaims World No 1 from Carlos Alcaraz with Paris Masters title

Sinner defeated Felix Auger-Aliassime in a close final to win the Paris Masters without dropping a set

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7 d. ago Jannik Sinner regains world number one status with Paris Masters triumph

Sinner was favourite to triumph by the Seine.

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7 d. ago How Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner are already showing up Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal

Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner have been battling it out for the world No. 1 spot in recent years, but their rivalry is far different to that of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal

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7 d. ago Jannik Sinner showed his true colours with 'Roger Federer never would' remark to rival

Jannik Sinner didn't hold back in expressing his frustration after one of his rivals made comments following his Grand Slam victory over them a few years ago

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7 d. ago John McEnroe thought Novak Djokovic showed his true colours with conduct around Carlos Alcaraz

Novak Djokovic has been facing stern competition from the likes of Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz over the last two years

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8 d. ago Jannik Sinner makes clear what is shown by Carlos Alcaraz's surprise Paris Masters exit

Carlos Alcaraz's shock Paris Masters exit has opened the door for Jannik Sinner to reclaim the world No. 1 ranking - a position he lost after defeat to the Spaniard in September's US Open final

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8 d. ago Mick Schumacher’s ex at centre of storm after her romance with Jannik Sinner confirmed

Jannik Sinner and his girlfriend Laila Hasanovic became a talking point during his Vienna Open final win over Alexander Zverev, but not everyone was happy about it

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8 d. ago Jannik Sinner closes in on Carlos Alcaraz’s No 1 spot by reaching Paris semi

Sinner defeated Ben Shelton 6-3 6-3 to set up a semi-final with defending champion Alexander Zverev on Saturday

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1 week ago Carlos Alcaraz argues with coach and admits 'worst feelings' after loss to Cameron Norrie

Carlos Alcaraz was defeated by British star Cameron Norrie in the Paris Masters quarter-finals and the Spanish sensation was unsure what went wrong as he lost in three sets

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1 week ago Carlos Alcaraz paints worrying picture after arguing with coach in Cameron Norrie defeat

Carlos Alcaraz was dumped out of the Paris Masters by Cameron Norrie on Wednesday and the Spaniard was unable to explain his surprise defeat in the French capital

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1 week ago Jannik Sinner confirms romance with gorgeous Danish model who dated World Cup and F1 star

Tennis icon Jannik Sinner has confirmed he's dating jaw-dropping Danish model Laila Hasanovic - who has previously dated F1 star Mick Schumacher and Denmark's Jonas Wind

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1 week ago Jannik Sinner calls out grand slams for delaying welfare and prize money talks

No good reason for inaction by grand slams, Sinner saysPlayers want contributions towards welfare benefitsJannik Sinner has criticised the grand slam tournaments for failing to engage with repeated requests from the world’s top stars to discuss prize money and welfare benefits for lower-ranked players.The Guardian has learned that detailed proposals from the world’s top 10 male and female players over alterations to prize money were rejected by the grand slam tournaments in August, while their request for a meeting to discuss their concerns at the US Open was also turned down. Continue reading...

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