Alexander Zverev is guaranteed to finish the 2026 season as world number one after Carlos Alcaraz suffered a surprise defeat in the Shanghai Masters. Zverev will be the 30th man to be ranked number one on the ATP Tour. The German was on course to climb above current world number one Jannik Sinner, who has … Read more
Around 100 influencers and content creators have been granted accreditation for the US Open in New York, double the number from last year, and their presence has sparked debate over how to bring tennis to a new audience while still respecting the sport’s etiquette. The tournament’s main arena, Arthur Ashe Stadium, has a capacity above … Read more
Zheng Qinwen won her first title in two years by beating French Open champion Mirra Andreeva 7-5, 6-4 in the China Open final on Sunday in Beijing. Zheng clinched the match with her first match point, serving an ace to Andreeva’s backhand side. She then fell to the court sobbing with emotion. A Steep Fall … Read more
Carlos Alcaraz was knocked out in the third round of the Shanghai Masters, as Zizou Bergs recorded the biggest win of his career. Bergs beat the second seed 7-5, 7-6 (7-4). He recovered to win the second set in a tie-break after failing to serve out the match at 6-5. Alcaraz, who won the Japan … Read more
SHANGHAI — Daniil Medvedev won his first match since being disqualified at the China Open for hitting a spectator in the eye with a ball he had hit into the stands. Medvedev beat Jan-Lennard Struff 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 in a second-round match on Saturday at the Shanghai Masters, an ATP 1000 event. The fifth-seeded Medvedev … Read more
Novak Djokovic suffered a surprise second-round defeat to Hubert Hurkacz at the Shanghai Masters, just three days after he won the China Open in Beijing. The 39-year-old Djokovic had received a first-round bye as the tournament’s 10th seed. He had ended an 11-month wait for a title in Beijing, where he lifted the 102nd trophy … Read more
Coco Gauff described the past few days as “draining” after receiving racist abuse online before her fourth-round exit at the China Open. The American received an “insane” amount of racist comments and direct messages following an incident in her third-round win over 16-year-old Sun Xinran on Monday. China’s Sun thought she had hit a winner … Read more