Winning, as McIlroy is discovering, is like an amazing vaccine against negative evaluation - that’s why Oscar winners live longer than nominees

Milestone remains out of Serb’s reach after upset

World number one’s three-month ban sparks criticism

Novak Djokovic says ‘there is a chance’ this is his Melbourne swansong

Great champions from Novak Djokovic to France’s gifted scrumhalf find ways to make adversity their ally

Event has set a string of record attendances in the past week and a half as it seeks to draw in a wider pool of fans

Serbian took two doses of painkillers in quarter-final

Tony Jones mocked group of Djokovic fans behind him ahead of the Serbian’s third-round match

It will be an eighth meeting overall and fourth at a grand slam between the Serbian and Spaniard

Naomi Osaka pulls off brilliant 1-6, 6-1, 6-3 win over Karolína Muchová, the 20th seed

Experts have cast doubt the tennis player’s claim about the food he ate in hotel immigration detention

The old rivals departed Margaret Court Arena side-by-side and deep in conversation

Serbian tennis star discusses 2022 deportation due to being unvaccinated ahead of 2025 Australian Open

Win prolongs sport’s most dominant head-to-head record

The legendary Serbian intends to battle father time with an unlikely doubles partner and an even unlikelier coach

Whatever happens, Murray taking the role is a unique and somewhat joyful coda to this golden era

Finally he can get out the golf clubs and the fishing rod and relax under the Mallorcan sun

Novak Djokovic pulls out of Turin finale with unspecified injury

Becoming a true superstar after his 2008 Wimbledon triumph, the Spaniard has been the ultimate role model

The Serbian was the latest shock exit following Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz