Tennis

Alcaraz is 450 points behind world number one Sinner in the ATP live race to the season finale in Turin

Novak Djokovic was able to beat Carlos Alcaraz in the Men's Singles final to claim the gold medal at the Paris Olympic Games.

The 21-year-old Zheng got the better of Croatian Vekic in straight sets 6-2, 6-3 to become the first Chinese player to win an Olympic Games tennis singles gold medal.

Rafael Nadal is looking to add to his singles gold from the 2008 Olympics in Beijing and doubles victory at Rio in 2016.

The pair of Bhambri and Olivett, seeded third in the ATP 250 clay court tournament beat their French opponents 3-6 6-3 10-6 to win the title.

Rohan Bopanna opted to partner with the more 'athletic and agile' N Sriram Balaji after consulting his coaches at Paris Olympics.

Novak Djokovic was booed for the crowd as he was celebrating his win over Lorenzo Musetti in the semi-final.

The Japanese superstar, playing at the All England Club for the first time since 2019, went down 6-4, 6-1 in her second-round match on Centre Court in less than an hour.

Defending champion Alcaraz stormed past Mark Lajal 7-6 (3), 7-5, 6-2, after Medvedev beat Aleksander Kovacevic 6-3, 6-4, 6-2. Ruud posted a 7-6 (2), 6-4, 6-4 win over Alex Bolt on the opening day of the grass court tournament.

The 30-year-old Pegula got the better of Russian Kalinskaya in the summit clash of the event in Germany with a 6-7 (0/7), 6-4, 7-6 (7/3) win.

Alcaraz picked up a 6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2 win over German Zverev in the summit clash of the clay court event in Paris to claim the crown on Sunday.

The 26-year-old Nagal posted a 6-2, 1-6, 6-3 triumph over the Georgian to move into the Ro16 at the Heilbronn event. Nagal is slated to take on Javier Barranco Cosano of Spain on Thursday.

Tournament organisers had initially announced his withdrawal, saying an MRI scan earlier on Tuesday had revealed the full extent of the injury.

A limping Djokovic looked to be heading for a shock defeat when 2-1 down in sets and 4-2 behind in the fourth set, but battled back from the brink to delight

Vondrousova registered a 6-4, 6-2 win over Serbian Olga Danilovic to set up a quarters clash against Iga Swiatek, while Gauff cruised into the quartes with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Italy's Elisabetta Cocciaretto.

American Gauff surged forward in pursuit of a title at the Roland Garros with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Dayana Yastremska, while Russian Rublev was ousted by Matteo Arnaldi as the Italian triumphed 7-6 (8/6), 6-2, 6-4.