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Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic advanced to the second round of the China Open on Tuesday.

She leaned forward, yelled and shook both fists, victory almost hers.

Or would such a problem force him to consider retirement? Consequently he was running roughshod through the majors. He suffered a first-round loss to Chardy on the Australian Open, exclusively to bounce him in Portugal 4 months later.

The top seed, however, often saves his best for the heat of a grand slam and he never had to leave first gear against Souza, who is ranked 91st in the world and looked out of his depth from the start. He came into this contest on an 11-match losing streak and has never advanced...

World number one Novak Djokovic battled back to beat Ukrainian qualifier Alexandr Dolgopolov 4-6, 7-6 (7/5), 6-2 yesterday to reach the final of the ATP and WTA Cincinnati Masters.

The 25-year-old just won Washington last week beating John Isner in a 3-set final, his third title of the year.

The win sets up Nadal to play clay specialist Pablo Cuevas on Friday in the quarterfinals.

Considering how Rafa didn’t play at the US Open last year, there is a great opportunity for the Spaniard to climb rapidly the rankings after New York.

Brown was unable to reach the heights of his stunning win on Centre Court and joined Nadal’s previous low-ranked conquerors – Lukas Rosol, Steve Darcis and Nick Kyrgios – in failing to go through another round at SW19 after beating the Spaniard.

This time, likely to again be on centre court, it is in the third round. At 37, Tommy Haas proved that his patched-up body still had the ability to fight it out with the best even when he is under heavy bombardment. Running off 13 points in a row, Djokovic seized command and...

The World No. 1 is looking to add a third Wimbledon trophy to his growing list of tennis’ accolades, which would equal his coach Boris Becker’s Wimbledon wins. He stripped down during his warmup game at Wimbledon 2015, sending the crowd wild.

If he is to be fined, we’ll know Saturday, Wimbledon’s press office said in an email.