Tennis

Novak Djokovic earned the year-end No. 1 spot in the ATP rankings for the eighth time on Monday, adding to a record he already held. Djokovic won three of the four Grand Slam tournaments — the Australian Open in January, French Open in June and U.S.

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Hamad Medjedovic squandered two match points before he finally upset the top-seeded Arthur Fils and won the Next Gen Finals championship match on Saturday. It was the first five-set final in six editions of the tournament.

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — The Next Gen Finals championship match will feature one of the players being relied on to revive French tennis against the player that Serbia hopes can keep its flag at the top of the sport after Novak Djokovic .

MADRID (AP) — Rafael Nadal will return to playing at the Brisbane International in Australia in January, the 22-time Grand Slam champion said Friday.

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Arthur Fils and Hamad Medjedovic maintained their perfect starts to the Next Gen Finals on Thursday to reach the semifinals.

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Arthur Fils and Hamad Medjedovic maintained their winning starts in the round-robin stage of the Next Gen Finals on Wednesday.

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Arthur Fils and Luca van Assche both started their pushes for the Next Gen Finals title with wins in the round-robin stage as the tournament opened Tuesday at its new home in Saudi Arabia.

MALAGA, Spain (AP) — Jannik Sinner capped his perfect week by leading Italy to its first Davis Cup title in nearly five decades.

MÁLAGA, Spain — Canada will host South Korea at a to-be-determined location for the 2024 Davis Cup qualifiers from Feb. 2-4, Tennis Canada announced Sunday.

MALAGA, Spain (AP) — Novak Djokovic had three chances to finish off Italy and put Serbia into the Davis Cup final.