Daniil Medvedev was bounced in his grass opener Thursday by nemesis and former champion Adrian Mannarino 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 in the second round at Den Bosch.

Medvedev, who made the finals at the event last year, falls to 2-4 against the French lefty.

Mannarino finished five of six on break chances handing Medvedev his second straight loss after his big Rome title.

Milos Roanic’s comeback also ended as the Canadian went …

In Stuttgart, Germany, at the Boss Open in second round action No. 3 Frances Tiafoe dismissed (21y,41r) Jiri Lehecka 7-6(7-2), 6-4.

The 25-year-old Tiafoe hit nine aces, gave away five doubles, lost just seven points on first serve. There were just four break chances in the match, with Tiafoe converting his lone choice in this first-time meeting.

No. 4 Hubert Hurkacz defeated ousted Japan’s Yosuke Watanuki 4-6, 7-6(7-5), 7-6(7-5). There were 48 …

After a disappointing French Open, Jannik Sinner got off to a good start on the Grass in Den Bosch thumping the dangerous Alexander Bublik 6-4, 6-2.

Sinner hit eight aces, dropped just five points on first serve and never was broken.

“Against him it is never easy to play,” Sinner said to the ATP. “He serves very good, he can play every kind of shot, so I had to be very careful. …

In Den Bosch at the Libema Open in first round action home hope and No. 6 seed Tallon Griekspoor topped Sweden’s Mikael Ymer 6-2, 3-6, 6-3.

Griekspoor hit eight aces and was three of ten on break chances, fa

Finnish star Emil Ruusuvuori smacked 13 aces in a good win over American Brandon Nakashima also in three sets 6-3, 3-6, 6-3.

In an all-French battle, Adrian Mannarino eliminated Arthur Fils 7-6(7-1), 6-4. Fils …

Nick Kyrgios made his return to tennis following knee surgery in January, but the Australian’s 2023 debut was not a successful one as Yibing Wu trounced the Wimbledon finalist 7-5, 6-3 in the first round at Stuttgart.

Kyrgios cracked 15 aces and had power on his shots, but otherwise couldn’t move well due to the knee, and was hardly a factor off the ground. The

“Be patient with me my fans …

It was yet another historic weekend in pro tennis. A common occurrence that we take from granted just about every final weekend of a Grand Slam tournament. I can’t recall when the last time there wasn’t anything major at stake.

We are now 48 hours after Novak Djokovic’s record-breaker win, here are some more thoughts.

1. NOVAK DJOKOVIC IS THE GOAT
The debate is over.

He’s reached 23, he’s won …

Milos Raonic is back!

The former Wimbledon finalist has been long gone off the tennis tour for almost two years, last playing in July 2021. But the Canadian returned today in Den Bosch and came out with a Raonic-like win, topping Miomir Kecmanovic 6-3, 6-4.

Now 32, Raonic pumped 15 aces and lost just three total points on first serve. He was broken once.

He spoke about his return.

“Many times I didn’t …

Two-time tournament champion Matteo Berrettini was back on the tennis court for the first time in nearly two months but his return was far from a success.

The Italian was dropped by countryman and good friend Lorenzo Sonego 6-1, 6-2.

“It’s tough,” said Sonego in his on-court interview. “I’m not happy because he’s my best friend on Tour and it’s tough to see him like that. I hope the best for …

Novak Djokovic’s coach, Goran Ivanisevic, says his guy isn’t done yet after his big win Sunday at Roland Garros. Ivanisevic predicts more Grand Slam titles ahead.

“Grand Slams are the goal,” Ivanisevic said of the team philosophy. “I don’t know how many, but yeah, I think he has in his body a lot more.

“I said in Monte Carlo, I don’t count these tournaments. Monte-Carlo, Rome, anything. Only tournament that …

Following his historic win yesterday over Casper Ruud to win the French Open and Grand Slam No. 23, Novak Djokovic revealed that he didn’t even practice the day before the final.

Instead, he was watching the Champions League final, taking care of the kids, doing chores. Just like most fathers would do!

“I skipped practice yesterday,” Djokovic said Sunday.

“I dealt with a lot of exhausting hours on the …

Novak Djokovic has now cleared Rafael Nadal and of course is ahead of Roger Federer on the all-time men’s Grand Slam leaderboard and he’s the only man with three Career Slams following his triumph yesterday at the French Open, but the Serb isn’t ready to take over the GOAT title just yet.

“I don’t want to say that I am the greatest,” Djokovic said Sunday. “I don’t want …

The records continue to pile up for Novak Djokovic and Sunday he became the all-time leader in Grand Slam titles for men besting Casper Ruud 7-6(1), 6-3, 7-5 to win his 23rd Slam and third French Open title.

“I am delighted to be here in this very specific moment in my career,” Djokovic told the crowd which included NFL great Tom Brady who saw a guest in …

Novak Djokovic has done it. For the first time in his career he has taken over the lead on the all-time Grand Slam titles leaderboard by winning his 23rd at the French Open today.

Djokovic needed 3 hours, 13 minutes to finally put away Casper Ruud 7-6(0), 6-3, 7-5 in Paris.

Roger Federer once led Djokovic by 15 Slams at one point. Now, Djokovic leads the Swiss by three and …

Novak Djokovic is on the brink of yet another monumental achievement: passing Rafael Nadal to win his 23rd career Grand Slam title and pass both Rafa and Roger Federer to win his third Career Slam.

All that and more is just three sets away. By all accounts, Djokovic cleared his toughest hurdle teaching Carlos Alcaraz how to handle big moments against big players on Friday. Now, only Casper Ruud stands …

Iga Swiatek was in complete control leading the surprising unseeded Karolina Muchova 6-2, 3-0 in the French Open final. But Muchova wouldn’t go away. The Czech took her all-court game to another level and stunned the tennis world winning nine of the next 11 games to go up 2-0 in the third. But the rally fell short as Swiatek took the title in a dramatic 6-2, 5-7, 6-4.

“Sorry for being …