The clay court season has panned out almost perfectly for Novak Djokovic. Doubts swirled over the Serbian after his Monte Carlo defeat, but his absence from the Madrid Open may have ultimately been a blessing in disguise. Djokovic would have watched on ...

Novak Djokovic showed some major respect for Rafael Nadal after winning his fifth Laureus Sportsman of the Year award as the Serb empathized with the Spaniard and expressed hope to see him on the court a bit more and at least play him one more time before his retirement.

World No. 1 Djokovic is the all-time men’s leader with 24 Grand Slam singles titles and is widely considered the GOAT of men’s tennis, while Nadal sits at 22 majors. Their longtime rival Roger Federer retired with 20.

Former champions Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic will compete at the upcoming Italian Open 2024. With the draw for Rome Masters releasing earlier today, take a look if both legends could clash in Rome.

Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic have both received a boost to their hopes of 2024 French Open glory after Jannik Sinner confirmed he may not feature. Sinner won the first Grand Slam of the year at the Australian Open in January and the Italian world No.