Marcelo Melo
Alexander Zverev of Germany returns the ball to Thiago Monteiro of Brazil during their Davis Cup tennis singles match in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, March 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
Zverev put on 1-year probation for outburst in Acapulco

By Howard Fendrich Mar. 07, 2022 09:45 PM EST

In this photo released by MexTenis, third-ranked Alexander Zverev of Germany smashes his racket on the umpire's chair moments after losing a doubles match of the Mexican Open tennis tournament in Acapulco, Mexico, Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022. Zverev was thrown out of the Mexican Open after he struck the umpire's chair three times, sat for a moment, then got back up and yelled at umpire Alessandro Germani that he "destroyed the whole (expletive) match" and struck the chair once more with his racket as the umpire climbed down. (Marcos Dominguez/MexTenis via AP)
Zverev fined $40K, loses prize money, points for outburst

Feb. 24, 2022 04:31 PM EST

Maria Sakkari, left, and Stefanos Tsitsipas, of Greece, speak during a first round mixed doubles tennis match against Gabriela Dabrowski and Felix Auger-Aliassime, of Canada, at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 28, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Tennis mixed doubles has its moment at the Olympics

By Andrew Dampf Jul. 31, 2021 12:50 PM EDT

Novak Djokovic, right, and Nina Sojanovic, of Serbia, return to Luisa Stefani, bottom left, and Marcelo Melo, of Brazil, during a first round mixed doubles tennis match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 28, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Olympic Tournament Mixed Double

Jul. 28, 2021 07:43 AM EDT

Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, gestures after defeating Jan-Lennard Struff, of Germany, in the second round of the tennis competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 26, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Village life: Djokovic relishing the Olympic experience

By Andrew Dampf Jul. 28, 2021 06:57 AM EDT

Daniil Medvedev, of the Russian Olympic Committee, pauses during a third round men's tennis match against Fabio Fognini, of Italy, at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 28, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
'I can die': Medvedev survives extreme heat at Tokyo Games

By Andrew Dampf Jul. 28, 2021 01:01 AM EDT

Dmitriy Gruzdev of Kazakhstan, Nikias Arndt of Germany and Mohcine El Kouraji of Morocco compete in the men's cycling road race at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Oyama, Japan. (Tim de Waele/Pool Photo via AP)
Olympics Latest: Latvia wins gold in men's 3-on-3

Jul. 27, 2021 08:40 PM EDT