WIMBLEDON, England—On a day filled with far more rain drops than drop shots at Wimbledon—light, but persistent, showers prevented the completion, or even start, of dozens of matches—Roger Federer and Andy Murray provided the highlights. The retired Federer, who won a men’s-record eight of his 20 Grand Slam titles at the All England Club, was…

Top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz cruised into the quarterfinals of the Mutua Madrid Open on Tuesday following a 6–1, 6–2 victory over 13th-seeded Alexander Zverev. Second-seeded Daniil Medvedev wasn’t as fortunate, however. The Russian dropped a 7–6 (1), 6–4 decision to countryman Aslan Karatsev in their fourth-round match. Alcaraz recorded five aces, broke Zverev’s serve on four…

Indian Wells champions Carlos Alcaraz and Elena Rybakina stayed on course to complete the ‘Sunshine Double’ with straight sets wins at the Miami Open on Tuesday. Spain’s world number one Alcaraz deployed his dynamic game to tame Tommy Paul 6–4 6–4 and set up a quarterfinal with another American Taylor Fritz, who eased past Denmark’s…

Top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz of Spain is headed back to the top of world rankings as well after a straight-sets win over fifth-seeded Daniil Medvedev of Russia on Sunday in the finals of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif. The 6–3, 6–2 victory came in 71 minutes in what was just the second meeting…

BENGALURU—As the all-conquering Novak Djokovic continues to cast a shadow on the next generation, teenager Carlos Alcaraz’s fearless approach marks him out as a player with the potential to dethrone him, sports psychology experts have told Reuters. Djokovic will turn 36 in May but has barely slowed down and outclassed Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets…