Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic has returned to the first spot in the ATP Live rankings after defeating Canada's Felix Auger-Eliasem in the quarterfinals of the Italian Open. Djokovic has defeated Auger-Eliasem 7-5, 7-6(1) on Friday and secured his place at the top of men's tennis for the 370th week. Djokovic has said after winning the quarterfinals that" I thought it was a high-level match. They raised the level of the game and I had to play the good game continuously. I thought I would finish the match very soon, but he might have to give credit for coming back to the match."

Djokovic, who dropped 600 points earlier this week, has moved up to second on the live rankings charts, behind current US Open champion Daniel Medvedev of Russia. By adding 360 points to reach the semi-finals in the Italian capital, Djokovic has now also taken the top spot. On Saturday, Djokovic is set to seek his 1000th Tour-level victory in the semi-final match against Norway's Casper Rudd. 

Earlier, there were reports that Novak Djokovic had managed to make it to the semi-finals of the Madrid Open tennis tournament by defeating Hubert Hurkacz in straight sets on Friday. In Madrid, 3-time champion Djokovic won the quarter-finals 6-3, 6-4 and in the meantime, he did not have to face many difficulties. In another match on Friday, Rafael Nadal is set to face Carlos Alcarez and the spectators are eagerly waiting for the match between Spain's two generations. The 35-year-old Nadal has won a record 21 Grand Slam titles, while many in Spain see the 19-year-old Alcarez as his possible successor. Top seed Djokovic has also said that he got to see the match between Nadal and Alcarage. 

India reach semi-finals of Thomas Cup after 43 years

Lovlina lost the Women's Boxing World Championships

Big news for Santosh Trophy winner Kerala team, it may rain money after victory