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World number four Daniil Medvedev said the ATP Tour calendar needs to be refocused around the Grand Slams and Masters 1000 events with the lower-tier ATP 250 tournaments moved to an optional slot later in the year. Several players have voiced concerns over the calendar, with four-time Grand Slam winner Carlos Alcaraz saying the tight…
Two-time former champion Alexander Zverev, the world number two, underlined his superb late-season form by beating Norway’s Casper Ruud 7-6(3), 6-3 for his second victory of the week at the ATP Finals on Wednesday. Should Germany’s Zverev beat Alcaraz to win the group and Rublev defeats Ruud, three players would end up with one victory…
A final verdict in the doping case involving top-ranked Jannik Sinner likely won’t come until early next year. For the president of the Italian tennis federation, though, the case has already been won — in the court of public opinion. “Apart from a few imbeciles, people all around the world understand what happened,” Angelo Binaghi…
During Jannik Sinner’s 7-6(4), 6-3 victory over 24-time Major champion Novak Djokovic in the Shanghai Masters final, Carlos Alcaraz, seated next to Roger Federer, was seen listening intently to the latter’s conversation with Juan Carlos Ferrero. What could Alcaraz, coached by the astute Ferrero, have learned about technique, tactics, and other relevant topics from 20-time…
Coco Gauff and Taylor Fritz powered the U.S., tournament winner two years ago, into the semifinals of the United Cup mixed teams tennis event on Wednesday. In the first singles match in Perth, Gauff got the ball rolling for her team with a gritty 7-6 (4), 6-2 win over Zhang Shuai. Fritz then made sure…
U.S. Open semifinalist Frances Tiafoe was fined a total of $120,000 — but will not be suspended — for cursing repeatedly at a chair umpire after losing a match at the Shanghai Masters last month. The ATP said on Thursday during its season-ending tournament in Italy that its fines committee handed Tiafoe a penalty of…
Daniil Medvedev said he needs to “build a better version” of himself after Thursday’s ATP Finals defeat to Jannik Sinner ensured the Russian will end the season without a title for the first time since 2017. Former U.S. Open champion Medvedev was beaten 6-3, 6-4 by world number one Sinner in his final group match,…
Jannik Sinner won the ATP Finals on Sunday after beating Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-4 to claim his first title at the season-ending event in Turin. Italian Sinner’s triumph on home soil was the latest moment of glory in a near-perfect year in which the 23-year-old won eight tournaments, including his debut Grand Slam victories at…
“The gulf between Sinner and everyone else in this tournament is a pretty big body of water.” — Jim Courier, former world No. 1. With the preternatural calmness of Björn Borg, the technical perfection of Novak Djokovic, and the endearing humility of Rafael Nadal, an Italian sensation with a surname that’s a misnomer has taken…
The ATP Finals will continued to be staged in Italy until 2030, the governing body of men’s tennis and the Italian Tennis Federation (FITP) announced on Sunday. The decision follows the successful run of the event in Turin, which was initially scheduled to host the season-ending tournament until 2025. The tournament, boosted by the presence…
