Jannik Sinner of Italy holds the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup aloft after defeating Daniil Medvedev of Russia in the men’s singles final at the Australian Open tennis championships at Melbourne Park, in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) By The Associated Press Jannik Sinner lined up a forehand, drilled it down the

Tennis – U.S. Open – Flushing Meadows, New York, United States – September 10, 2023 Serbia’s Novak Djokovic celebrates with the trophy after winning the U.S. Open Reuters/Mike Segar By Reuters Novak Djokovic would not let Daniil Medvedev spoil his date with history a second time as he battled past the Russian 6-3 7-6(5) 6-3

Coco Gauff, of the United States, holds up the championship trophy after defeating Aryna Sabalenka, of Belarus, in the women’s singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) By The Associated Press Coco Gauff is still a teenager, after all, and so it should

Tennis – Wimbledon – All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain – July 16, 2023 Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz celebrates with the trophy after winning his final match against Serbia’s Novak Djokovic. Photographer Toby Melville By Reuters Carlos Alcaraz heralded the changing of the guard in men’s tennis as he ended Novak Djokovic’s long

Tennis – Wimbledon – All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain – July 15, 2023 Czech Republic’s Marketa Vondrousova celebrates with the trophy winning her final match against Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur Reuters/Dylan Martinez By Reuters Unseeded Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic stunned Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur 6-4 6-4 to win the Wimbledon women’s

Novak Djokovic of Serbia plays a backhand to Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece during the men’s singles final at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake) By The Associated Press Novak Djokovic was simply too good at the most crucial moments and claimed his 10th Australian Open

Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus hugs the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Trophy after defeating Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan in the women’s singles final at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara) By The Associated Press One point away from her first Grand Slam title, Aryna Sabalenka faulted. And then

Tennis – Australian Open – Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia – January 26, 2023 Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka celebrates winning her semi final match against Poland’s Magda Linette. Photographer Carl Recine By Reuters Aryna Sabalenka surged into the Australian Open final with a 7-6(1) 6-2 win over unseeded Pole Magda Linette on Thursday to extend the red-hot

Tennis – Australian Open – Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia – January 24, 2023 Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina in action during her quarter final match against Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko. Photographer Hannah Mckay By Reuters Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina became the first player into the Australian Open semi-finals after outmuscling Jelena Ostapenko 6-2 6-4 in a one-sided contest

File – Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo runs with the ball during the English Premier League soccer match between Aston Villa and Manchester United at Villa Park in Birmingham, England, on Nov. 6, 2022. Less than two weeks after his great rival Lionel Messi lifted the World Cup, Cristiano Ronaldo has completed a move to Saudi