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Homepage gif Winning point of 2025 French Open men’s final as Carlos Alcaraz came from two sets down to win his second consecutive title after outlasting Jannik Sinner.

‘Insane level’: Carlos Alcaraz achieves what the greatest couldn’t to win French Open

The Spaniard played at level of Nadal, Federer and Djokovic to win the greatest Paris final ever.

  • Uche Amako

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Novak Djokovic prepares for the Australian Open at the weekend.

Hungry for history: Why 24 slams and Olympic gold is not enough for Novak Djokovic

His greatest rivals have all departed the sport, and his record trumps them all. So, what’s driving Novak Djokovic in 2025, and will this be the last time we see him on court at the Australian Open?

  • Scott Spits
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Who is the greatest GOAT of them all? Our top 50 revealed

How do you measure greatness anyway? We invited our writers to rank their top 10 greatest athletes of all time, then compiled a top 50 based on their votes.

Many see Alcaraz and Sinner as tennis’s new kings – but is a ‘Sincaraz’ era certain?

After two decades, the Federer/Nadal/Djokovic dynasty is ending. Are Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz the new ‘untouchables’?

  • Greg Baum
Player with promise: A teenage Cruz Hewitt during last year’s Australian Open boys’ singles.

‘Fasten our seat belt’: What to expect from son of a gun Cruz Hewitt

It’s a big week for 16-year-old Cruz Hewitt, the son of Australian tennis legend Lleyton, who’ll be striving to qualify for the Australian Open at virtually the same age his father did in 1997.

  • Scott Spits
A view of Rod Laver Arena for the Australian Open men’s final.

A massive Australian Open awaits, and I’m tipping a couple of first-time winners

Leading into another blockbuster Australian Open, two-time reigning champion Aryna Sabalenka is in blistering form. But I’m not tipping her to win.

  • Ash Barty
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Federer and Nadal at Wimbledon in 2008.

‘You took it to the next level’: Federer pens an emotional tribute to Nadal

Roger Federer has posted a letter on social media, looking back at his long rivalry with the retiring Spaniard.

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Why Rafael Nadal doesn’t make my top 5 all-time tennis greats

If the future of the world was at stake, who would I pick to play a winner-takes-all match?

  • Simon Briggs
Usain Bolt celebrates as he wins the men’s 200-metre final at the Beijing Olympics in 2008.

The greatest athlete of the 21st century? Bolt runs away with it

ESPN’s American-centric list of the top 100 athletes of this century is a blatant attempt to bait hopeless chumps into pointless arguments – so let’s join in.

  • Malcolm Knox
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Swiss maestro is a jack of all trades

And there’s the rub off.

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