roster for the World Cup will likely be named in the summer.Īt the last men’s World Cup in 2019, the U.S. will learn its group opponents for the 32-team World Cup in the April 29 draw. 10 and co-hosted by Indonesia, Japan and the Philippines.Īug. men’s basketball team is ensuring it will be tested before this summer’s FIBA World Cup.Īfter scheduling pre-World Cup games against top-ranked Spain and Slovenia (possibly with Luka Doncic) this August, USA Basketball announced its men’s team will also play Greece (possibly with Giannis Antetokounmpo) and Germany leading up to the World Cup, which is Aug. Federer has the grass mark with eight Wimbledons. Nadal owns the clay record - 13 French Opens. In all, Djokovic dropped five sets, his most en route to any of his 28 major finals.ĭjokovic broke his tie with Federer for the most men’s major titles won on hard courts, now 12. Nadal lost in the quarterfinals to Greek fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas, who then was ousted by the fourth seed Medvedev, the highest-ranked man without a major title.įederer, 39, missed his third consecutive Grand Slam after two knee surgeries.ĭjokovic overcame an oblique muscle tear in the third round against the highest-ranked American, Taylor Fritz, that had him considering withdrawing from the tournament. Novak Djokovic won his male record-extending ninth Australian Open title, defeating Russian Daniil Medvedev 7-5, 6-2, 6-2 in the final.ĭjokovic, 18-0 in his career in semifinals and finals in Melbourne, earned his 18th Grand Slam singles title, moving two shy of the male record shared by Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer.
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