Novak Djokovic needed just 65 minutes to make a winning start at the Madrid Open on Tuesday, while Naomi Osaka channelled her inner "zombie mode" to earn a place in the third round. Top seed and world number one Djokovic hammered American Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-2 to advance to the last 16 following a premature…

Dominic Thiem of Austria justified expectations after dethroning the defending champion by defeating Russia’s Daniil Medvedev 6/4; 6/0 in the finals. In their second career meeting, the Austrian extended the winning record to 2-0 following his victory over Medvedev in the finals of 2018 St Petersburg Open, that ended with the close score of 6/3;…

Daniil Medvedev of Russia achieved his first victory in four career encounters with world number one and tournament top seed Novak Djokovic with a 6/3; 4/6; 6/2 upset to book a place in the semi-finals. The second-seeded Rafael Nadal of Spain defeated Guido Pella 7/6(1); 6/3 and stretched his career record to 3-0 against the…

Daniil Medvedev of Russia at the weekend achieved a stunning upset in defeating Japan’s Kei Nishikori on home turf to win the Rakuten title...

World number 49 Medvedev, making his Wimbledon debut, goes on to face Belgian qualifier Ruben Bemelmans for a place in the last 32.