Alexander Zverev

Grigor Dimitrov, the most successful Bulgarian tennis player in history, remains in the top ten of the world rankings, maintaining his position since reentering the top 10 on April 1 of this year. Dimitrov is currently ranked tenth with 3,965 points, dropping one spot after his quarterfinal performance at the US Open.

PARIS - Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic was on Thursday drawn to play Australian Matthew Ebden in the first round of the Olympic tournament.

The draw ceremony was held in Paris.

If he advances to the second round, Djokovic will face Spaniard Rafael Nadal or Hungarian Marton Fucsovics.

Chilean 21st seed Nicolas Jarry fought back from a set down to beat world number eight Stefanos Tsitsipas 3-6 7-5 6-4 and reach the Italian Open semi-finals on Thursday.

Jarry, who fought off 11 of 13 break points faced in the match, will next play American 14th seed Tommy Paul on Friday in his first ATP Masters 1000 semi-final.

BELGRADE - Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic began his 421st week at the top of the ATP rankings on Monday.

According to the ATP website, Djokovic currently has 10,035 points - 310 more than last week, despite a 4-6,6-1, 4-6 defeat to Norwegian Casper Ruud in the Monte Carlo Masters semi-finals at the weekend.

Bulgaria's tennis sensation, Grigor Dimitrov, delivered a stunning performance on Saturday, securing a thrilling victory over world No. 4 Alexander Zverev to advance to the final of the ATP Masters tournament in Miami.

In a scintillating display of tennis prowess, Grigor Dimitrov stormed into the semifinals of the Miami Masters 1000 tournament after outclassing the top seed, Carlos Alcaraz, in straight sets. The Bulgarian maestro exhibited finesse and tactical brilliance to dispatch the Spanish sensation, sealing his spot in the penultimate round of the prestigious event.

Stefanos Tsitsipas has pledged to donate $1000 for every ace he hits during the Mexican Open tennis tournament to help with the reconstruction of Acapulco following the devastation caused by Hurricane Otis last October.

MELBOURNE - Serbian tennis player Miomir Kecmanovic is out of the Australian Open after a 6-4, 6-4, 6-0 defeat to Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz in Melbourne on Monday.

World number two Alcaraz, who won after an hour and 50 minutes of play, is now 2-0 head-to-head against Kecmanovic, placed 60th in the ATP rankings.

MELBOURNE - Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic was on Thursday drawn to play a qualifier in the Australian Open first round.

In the potential second round, reigning champion Djokovic will most likely face Australian Alexei Popyrin, who will play compatriot and wild card holder Marc Polmans in the first round.

Three contenders for the men's singles title at the Australian Open, which starts on Sunday:

ALEXANDER ZVEREV (GERMANY)

Ranking: 6