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Elsewhere, after the disappointment of Katie Boulter 's exit at the Ningbo Open, British fans are relishing the return of Emma Raducanu. The 2021 US Open champion has confirmed she will make her latest comeback from injury in Hong Kong this month.

Mahut ponders over the possibility of Novak Djokovic not receiving as much love as Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer upon his retirement.

One of Rafael Nadal's biggest on-court rivals is wishing him well into retirement. Novak Djokovic took to social media Thursday to offer his "respect"

Tennis wonderkid Justin Engel has pleaded with Novak Djokovic to avoid retirement for the time being. The German recently followed in the footsteps of Carlos Alcaraz by becoming an extremely young winner on the ATP Tour and he wants to face idol Djokovic before the tennis icon bows out of the sport.

Rafa Nadal will have one last chance to face old rival Novak Djokovic before the Spaniard calls time on his illustrious career with the pair set to meet at the Six Kings Slam exhibition event in Saudi Arabia.

As the final embers of the greatest era in men’s tennis burn away, the animosity between the ‘Big 3’ at the heart of this great dama appears to have faded. With Rafael Nadal confirming he will retire at next month’s Davis Cup Finals,