Tennis

Rafael Nadal lost 3-6, 3-6 to Carlos Alcaraz in the semi-finals of the Six Kings Slam event in Saudi Arabia.

From admitting he's got no sense of humour when it comes to defeats to explaining why he will never get a tattoo, a look into Rafael Nadal's off-court personality through his quotable quotes.

In the under-16 girls category, Vinayagamurthy looked in sublime touch and produced a big upset against second seed Sangram, winning 6-2, 6-0 to reach the next round where she will go up against 16th seed Prachi Malik.

The fourth seeded American Gauff posted a come-from-behind win over 115th-ranked Ukrainian Starodubtseva 2-6, 6-2, 6-2 in Beijing to move into the final-four of the event.

Carlos Alcaraz has previously said that the men's tennis schedule is "going to kill us", and that "we have to do something about it".

Alcaraz looked ominous in his 6-1, 6-2 rout of Griekspoor to leave the 39th-ranked Dutchman shellshocked in a commanding display under the roof of the Diamond Court.

The decision by ITIA to clear the Italian was met with scepticism by some players in the locker room who suggested that Sinner had benefited from preferential treatment due to his status in the sport.

The court issued notice to AITA as well as the Centre on the petition and said the election will be subject to the outcome to the plea.

Nadal, 38, pulled out of the US Open and Laver Cup in recent months and has only taken part in one of the last seven Grand Slams because of injury and fitness struggles.

Additionally, AIPA is sending a contingent of 14 junior players to the Asian Pickleball Junior Championships in Vietnam.

Brazilian Haddad Maia rallied back from a set down to get the better of Kasatkina in the final at Seoul to clinch the fourth title of her career.

Goran Djokovic, who had previously served as the vice president of the association, has also been involved in organising ATP tournaments in Belgrade and Sofia.

There was speculation Nadal may retire from the sport at the Laver Cup, as great rival Roger Federer had done two years ago, but he is set to continue.

Brad Gilbert posted a thank-you Wednesday on social media to Coco Gauff for "an absolutely amazing summer run in 2023".

Osaka won the 2020 US Open and 2021 Australian Open titles under his guidance, and also reached the finals of the 2020 Cincinnati Open and the 2022 Miami Open.

Errani hadn’t played a mixed doubles event for eight years before partnering with Vavassori at Wimbledon.