PARIS—It was Carlos Alcaraz, not Novak Djokovic, who conjured up the “How did he do that?!” shot in the French Open semifinals that went viral in minutes and will be talked about for years. It was Alcaraz, 20, not Djokovic, 36, who had youth on his side, of course, the widest gap between Grand Slam…

Novak Djokovic broke a tie with rival Rafael Nadal by reaching the French Open quarterfinals for the record 17th time, never truly in trouble during a 6–3, 6–2, 6–2 victory over Juan Pablo Varillas on Sunday. “Well, I’m proud of it, but my attention is already on the next match,” said Djokovic, who will play…

PARIS—Stefanos Tsitsipas and Carlos Alcaraz cruised into the French Open third round on Wednesday, but all the focus was on Novak Djokovic as a political row sparked by the two-times Roland Garros champion intensified. Djokovic remained the hot topic as the fallout from his statement this week that “Kosovo is the heart of Serbia” continued…

PARIS—For quite some time, Novak Djokovic has made his long-term goal clear: He wanted to focus on accumulating Grand Slam titles in order to surpass the totals of Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. With the French Open set to start Sunday without either Nadal (who is injured) or Federer (who is retired) for the first…

ROME—Novak Djokovic said the long awaited “shift of generations” has finally come to men’s tennis after the world number one lost to 20-year-old Dane Holger Rune in the Italian Open quarter-finals. The ‘Big Three’ of Djokovic, Rafa Nadal, and Roger Federer have dominated the ATP Tour for nearly two decades but age and injury have…

Novak Djokovic said he hopes to hit the ground running at Monte Carlo having begun preparations for the clay season early after the world number one was forced to skip tournaments in the United States last month. Djokovic, 35, who is unvaccinated against COVID-19, was unable to enter the country after unsuccessfully applying to the…

SMYRNA, Ga.—Hundreds of people lined up outside Georgia’s largest gun store hours in advance to hear Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speak on tour for his book “The Courage To Be Free.” DeSantis spoke at Adventure Outdoors in the Atlanta suburb of Smyrna on March 30. The crowd, estimated conservatively by DeSantis’s book tour team at…

SMYRNA, Ga.—Hundreds of people lined up outside Georgia’s largest gun store hours in advance to hear Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speak on tour for his book “The Courage To Be Free.” DeSantis spoke at Adventure Outdoors in the Atlanta suburb of Smyrna on March 30. The crowd, estimated conservatively by DeSantis’s book tour team at…

After Novak Djokovic withdrew from tournaments in Florida and California because he still can’t travel to the United States as a foreign citizen who is not vaccinated against COVID-19, a U.S. Tennis Association (USTA) spokesman said Saturday the group is “very hopeful” the top-ranked player will be allowed into the country for the U.S. Open…

Novak Djokovic, the world’s top-ranked tennis player, will not be competing in the Miami Open due to his unvaccinated status, tournament director James Blake confirmed on Friday. Djokovic, 35, was unable to secure an exemption that would allow him to enter the United States as the country currently bars foreigners from entry if they haven’t…