The 2023 Tennis season is underway, with matches on in Australia as well as India. Reigning US Open Doubles Champion Rajeev Ram is in Pune for the Tata Open and he tells WION Sports Editor Digvijay Singh Deo that Novak Djokovic is still the man to beat in 2023.

Exclusive: US Open Champion Rajeev Ram looks ahead to the 2023 Season

2022 was an action-packed season for tennis lovers. It started with Novak Djokovic's Covid vaccination row at the Australian Open before Rafael Nadal won the French Open.

Exclusive: Even if Novak Djokovic is not No 1, he's the guy to beat, says Rajeev Ram ahead of Aus Open

The reigning US Open champions Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury will headline the star-studded doubles field at the fifth edition of Tata Open Maharashtra along with four Indians, including the defending champions Rohan Bopanna and Ramkumar Ramanathan.

Tata Open: US Open champions Rajeev Ram, Joe Salisbury to headline star-studded doubles field

The mixed-doubles pair of Sania Mirza and Rajeev Ram bowed out of the ongoing Australian Open on Tuesday.The pair bowed out after losing the quarterfinal clash against Jason Kubler and Jamiee Fourlis here at the Margaret Court Arena.

Australian Open: Sania Mirza-Rajeev Ram bow out, lose quarterfinal clash in straight sets

The tennis tournament at the Tokyo Olympics has seen a number of high-profile pullouts, but there is still plenty of history on the line. Novak Djokovic is chasing the 'Golden Slam', while home-favourite Naomi Osaka is under the spotlight as she returns to action after two months. Sports Editor Digvijay Singh Deo spoke exclusively to American doubles star and Rio 2016 silver medalist Rajeev Ram to set up the event.

WION Sports: How do Tennis pros feel about the conditions in Tokyo?

The 2020 Australian Open champion and Olympic silver medallist in mixed doubles, Rajeev Ram, in an exclusive interview with WION's Sports Editor, Digvijay Singh Deo, talked about the nationwide protests in the US, racism, training in lockdown, future of US Open, players' safety post resumption, ATP-WTA merger, Tokyo Olympics and much more.

Rajeev Ram: US Open should not go ahead even if one player is unable to travel to New York

The biggest names in world sport including Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, Serena Williams, Lewis Hamilton, and Roger Federer have all come out to condemn the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis. American tennis player and 2020 Australian open champion Rajeev Ram admits that racism is a huge issue in American society and that the violence and rioting on the streets is something he has never seen before. Ram was speaking to sports editor Digvijay Singh Deo.

WION exclusive conversation with Australian open champion Rajeev Ram

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Exclusive: US Open Champion Rajeev Ram looks ahead to the 2023 Season

Exclusive: Even if Novak Djokovic is not No 1, he's the guy to beat, says Rajeev Ram ahead of Aus Open

Tata Open: US Open champions Rajeev Ram, Joe Salisbury to headline star-studded doubles field

Australian Open: Sania Mirza-Rajeev Ram bow out, lose quarterfinal clash in straight sets

WION Sports: How do Tennis pros feel about the conditions in Tokyo?

Rajeev Ram: US Open should not go ahead even if one player is unable to travel to New York

WION exclusive conversation with Australian open champion Rajeev Ram

WION exclusive conversation with Australian open champion Rajeev Ram