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Having dropped the first set to Alex de Minaur in the final 16 clash recently, Djokovic found himself in the same situation. But as it is with champions of his calibre, Djokovic found his answers when it was needed the most, producing a clutch comeback to secure a 6-7(6), 6-2, 7-5, 6-4 victory.

World number one Jannik Sinner cancelled his practice session amid elbow injury fears ahead of his quarter-final clash against America's Ben Shelton on Wednesday at the ongoing Wimbledon.

Indian tennis legend Vijay Amritraj said that who among Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz will be a bigger superstar in the long run depends on how they deal with any injuries and their physical capabilities, noting that they have the talent and work ethic and have been off to an "excellent start".

China defeated South Korea 1-0, climbing up the top of the Super 4s table with three wins in three and a total of nine points, with India at second with a win, a loss and draw each, giving them four points. South Korea, who had one point because of a draw they played, could not displace India from the second spot and are at the bottom of the table with one point, having lost two games. Japan is at the third spot, ending their campaign with two points, securing two draws and a loss. Earlier against Japan, India played a 1-1 draw on Saturday.

India will reach the final of the Women's Asia Cup 2025, if China beats Korea or avoids a defeat by less than three-goal margins. In the match against Japan, India drew first blood as they scored early through Beauty Dung Dung (7'), whilst it was Shiho Kobayakawa (58') who equalised for the Japanese, as per a press release from Hockey India.

The Indian Women's Hockey Team lost their second Super4s Pool match 1-4 against hosts China at the Women's Asia Cup 2025 in Hangzhou on Thursday. Mumtaz Khan (38') was the only goalscorer for India, while Zou Meirong (4', 56'), Chen Yang (31') and Tan Jinzhuang (47') scored goals for China, as per a release from Hockey India.