The second day of the 2026 French Open at Roland Garros was defined by punishing heat and the kind of endurance test the clay is famous for. With temperatures climbing close to 33°C, fans queued for water and shade while players battled not just opponents but the sapping conditions thatContinue Reading
Just the 3 ATP Challenger events last week, with the Roland Garros qualifying tournament taking centre stage. What that did, was give three players the chance to win their first ever title on the ATP Challenger Tour. David Jorda Sanchis won in Istanbul, which will propel him to a careerContinue Reading
All eyes on Roland Garros at the moment, but that doesn’t stop the ITF Tour from rolling on, with plenty of events scattered around the world. Yuki Naito took out the biggest event of the week. The 25-year-old is a long way from her career high of 169, but herContinue Reading
The 2026 French Open began under challenging conditions on Sunday, with high temperatures and humidity turning the clay at Roland Garros into a demanding test right from the outset. The players will need to get used to it though, with conditions set to get worse, in what promises to beContinue Reading
The 2026 French Open draw has been completed, so we’ve ran our eye over it, and tried to predict the quarter-finalists. With Carlos Alcaraz withdrawn from the event, there’s no doubt Jannik Sinner is the clear favourite. But there will be a few other players fancying their chances of makingContinue Reading
This time of year is when more and more ITF events are run, and last week was no exception. We have all the results of the Women’s and Men’s Tour at a glance below: Katie Swan won her 18th ITF title, while Filip Cristian Jianu won his 17th event. ITFContinue Reading
A full schedule of seven Challenger events last week, including 2 big 175 events. Juan Manuel Curundolo notched up his 12th Challenger title, and 11th on clay, in a tightly fought final. That win pushes him to a career high ranking of 54, and is a great lead in toContinue Reading
Kwon Soon-Woo continues his march back up the rankings, winning his third Challenger event of the year. If he continues this kind of form, you’d expect the top 100 by the end of year is a realistic goal. However, he’s not the only player last week to do a seasonContinue Reading
There were plenty of winners across the ITF Tours last week. Quite a few players won their first title, while others, such as Katie Swan, won their 17th. But there is perhaps no better story than the Brazilian, Joaquim Almeida, who took out his first ITF event of his career.Continue Reading
Tennis clearly stands out among major sports for its susceptibility to match-fixing and corruption. As an individual sport dominated by singles matches, it only requires corrupting one or two players to manipulate outcomes with near certainty—unlike team sports, where bribing multiple athletes raises costs, risks detection, and lowers success rates.Continue Reading
