“He would always give me any counsel, advice… In a friendly way. What happened, his passing, it hurt me deeply. I thought 24, the jersey he wore to become a Lakers legend. It could be a nice symbolic thing to do for him. “What he’s done, not just on the

Novak Djokovic clinched his fourth US Open trophy on Sunday with a 6-3 7-6(5) 6-3 victory over Daniil Medvedev to get revenge for the 2021 final. The Serb continued to make history, this time becoming the first player in the Open Era to win 24 Grand Slam titles. It comes

Novak Djokovic’s cheeky celebration imitating Ben Shelton is already proving to be popular with other tennis professionals after Fabio Fognini used the ‘phone me’ gesture in a thinly-veiled dig at his Davis Cup coach. The 23-time Grand Slam winner raised some eyebrows with a daring imitation of American starlet Shelton

Daniil Medvedev has warned that he will not hesitate to get fans kicked out of tennis stadiums when he retires from the sport. Medvedev was left frustrated by a rowdy group of Spaniards who disrupted the closing stages of his semi-final victory over Carlos Alcaraz.  The 27-year-old overcame Alcaraz in

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