The Olympic champion defeats Mirra Andreeva to become the first Chinese singles winner at the China Open, claiming her maiden WTA 1000 title after a difficult battle with injury. Zheng Qinwen has achieved plenty in her young career, but few victories will carry quite the same personal significance as theContinue Reading
Five events on the Challenger Tour last week, and four very closely contested finals, highlighting the fine margins in this wonderful sport. Laslo Djere, the former top 30 Serbian player, won his second Challenger title this year, as he tries to regain some form that saw him slip out ofContinue Reading
At the beginning of 2026, Arthur Géa was ranked outside the world’s top 200 and had barely made an impression on the ATP Tour. Nine months later, the 21-year-old Frenchman has an ATP title to his name, a Grand Slam fourth-round appearance and, as of Sunday, a victory over theContinue Reading
Henrique Rocha is on the verge of breaking into the top 100 for the first time after winning his 3rd Challenger title of the year. Former US Open quarter finalist Lloyd Harris has now taken home four Challenger titles, and while still a long way off his high ranking ofContinue Reading
One of the ATP Challenger Tour’s longest-running and most distinctive tournaments has come to an abrupt end. The BRAWO Open in Braunschweig will not return in 2027 after organisers confirmed that they could no longer secure the financial support required to stage the event. First held in 1994, the clay-courtContinue Reading
Tatjana Maria won her 26th professional event last week, taking out the Templeton W100 event over Madison Brengle. She has again firmly established herself in the top 100, at the age of 39, which is a remarkable achievement. She did it by only dropping 16 games in her four matchesContinue Reading
Six players. Three nights. One champion. And no ATP ranking points. The Six Kings Slam is one of the most unusual additions to the modern tennis calendar: a lucrative invitational exhibition that brings six leading men’s players to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for a short knockout tournament. First staged in 2024,Continue Reading
The WTA has unveiled its 2027 calendar, introducing a series of changes designed to give players greater control over their schedules while taking another major step towards equal prize money. The new season will feature 55 events across 26 countries and territories, including a new WTA 250 in Manila, whileContinue Reading
A player smashes a racquet. The chair umpire announces a code violation and gives a warning. Twenty minutes later, the same player shouts an obscenity and suddenly loses a point. Another violation could cost an entire game. Eventually, it could cost the match. Professional tennis has a formal system forContinue Reading
Five Challenger events last week, and five straight sets finals, which is somewhat unfortunate. However, Titouan Droguet won’t mind, as he takes out his second title of the month, this time at the Saint-Tropez 125 event. He now finds himself at #84 in the rankings, which is a career high.Continue Reading
