Draft:Big 3

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.

World number one Novak Djokovic pulled out of the Madrid Masters on Saturday, joining Rafael Nadal in missing the tournament with the French Open just five weeks away.

Both men are vying for a record-extending 23rd Grand Slam title at Roland Garros, with the tournament beginning on May 28.

BELGRADE - Serbia's Novak Djokovic, the world number one in men's tennis singles, could play at the US Open following the latest decisions by US authorities.

The Biden administration has announced it would on May 11 lift the COVID-19 emergency introduced in 2020.

Stefanos Tsitsipas succumbed on Sunday to a superior Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open final, going down in straight sets, though two of them were lost for the Greek in the tie break.

Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic won the tournament from the 500 series in Astana, defeating Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas with a score of 6:3, 6:4.
In this way, Novak Djokovic won the jubilee ninetieth title in his career.
Thus, World No. 7 celebrated in competitions from the 250, 500, 1000 series, and at the Grand Slam, Wimbledon.

Novak Djokovic equaled Roger Federer's record with 310 weeks at the top of the ATP list.
In seven days, more precisely on March 8, Djokovic will officially exceed Roger Federer and take over his record, which he held for many years.

Stefanos Tsitsipas set himself the target of claiming a Grand Slam title in 2020 after winning last year's season-ending ATP Finals but the young Greek feels that in hindsight the statement was "too big" and burdened him with extra pressure.

Novak Djokovic endured a fierce challenge to his Melbourne Park reign before overhauling Dominic Thiem 3-2 on Feb. 2 to clinch an eighth Australian Open crown and reclaim the world number one ranking.

Austria's Dominic Thiem beat Germany's Alexander Zverev 3-1 on Jan. 31 to earn his spot in the 2020 Australian Open men's final.

Fifth-seeded Thim won against seventh-seeded Zverev with 3-6, 6-4, 7-6, 7-6 sets in semifinals at Melbourne's Rod Laver Arena.

On Jan. 30, Novak Djokovic eliminated Roger Federer 3-0 to earn his spot in the 2020 Australian Open men's final.

With Melbourne's large Greek community certain to come out and support him in large numbers, the Australian Open is the closest Stefanos Tsitsipas will come to a home Grand Slam and the young gun is determined to put on a show for his fans.