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Carlos Alcaraz (No. 2) beat Tommy Paul (No. 7) 6-4, 7-6 (2) on Friday to set up a Vienna semifinal against Daniil Medvedev (No. 3), the season’s leader in hard-court wins. The Spaniard is on a 24-match unbeaten run at ATP 500 level, while Medvedev has won seven in a row.
Arthur Fils (No. 2) retired with lower back discomfort trailing Taylor Fritz 6-2, 2-0 in the Basel quarterfinals on Friday, three days before the Rolex Paris Masters. The Frenchman, inside the qualifying places for the Nitto ATP Finals, now faces an anxious wait, while Fritz (No. 6) meets Valentin Vacherot in the semifinals.
Alexander Zverev (No. 1) sealed the world No. 1 ranking without facing a break point, beating Tallon Griekspoor 6-4, 7-5 in Vienna to become the 30th man to top the ATP rankings. In his press conference, the German conceded that Jannik Sinner was the better player in the first half of the season and argued that fitness is part of being the best.
Every day Tennis Majors takes you back in time to look back at an iconic moment in tennis. Today, we go back to 1996 to witness how Frenchman Cedric Pioline, defeated by Yevgeny Kafelnikov at the Paris-Bercy Masters, showed his own crowd the finger as he left the court
Jan-Lennard Struff beat Novak Djokovic (No. 4) for the first time in nine meetings on Thursday, winning 6-7 (4), 7-5, 7-6 (5) to reach the quarterfinals of the Swiss Indoors Basel. The defeat leaves the Serb stuck outside the qualifying places in the Race to Turin.
Flavio Cobolli (No. 4) retired in tears trailing Matteo Berrettini 5-2 in Vienna on Thursday, apparently with a muscle injury, in the first tour meeting between the two childhood friends from Rome. Berrettini, who stayed with him until he left the court, reaches the quarterfinals as Cobolli’s Turin hopes hang on a medical assessment.
Alexander Zverev (No. 1) beat Tallon Griekspoor 6-4, 7-5 in Vienna on Thursday without facing a break point, the win that confirms him as world No. 1 from November 2. “Sometimes you have to wait for the good things in life,” said the German, the 30th No. 1 in ATP Tour history.
Juan Carlos Ferrero spent most of his coaching life letting Carlos Alcaraz’s results do the talking. Now, with a book to promote and the partnership a year behind him, the former world No. 1 is finally talking back – and giving his fullest public account yet of why the partnership ended. Presenting his autobiography Mentalidad … Continued
Daniil Medvedev can retake fifth place in the Race to Turin by beating Cameron Norrie in Vienna on Thursday, while Alex de Minaur waits in the quarterfinals for Flavio Cobolli or Matteo Berrettini.
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back to one of the special moments in tennis history. On this day in 2006, Roger Federer achieved a lifelong dream of winning his hometown event and started a unique tradition with the ball boys in Basel
Novak Djokovic (No. 4) came from a set down to beat Ugo Humbert 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 at the Swiss Indoors Basel on Wednesday, a win that returns him to the Top 10. The Serb, ninth in the Race to Turin and 294 points off the last qualifying spot, faces Jan-Lennard Struff next.
Alex de Minaur can close to within 254 points of the Race to Turin cut by beating Learner Tien in Vienna on Wednesday, as Novak Djokovic opens against Ugo Humbert in Basel. Only the Vienna title can send Daniil Medvedev or Flavio Cobolli to Turin this week.
How Hawk-Eye tracking turned tennis into one of the most data-driven sports – and why performance metrics now shape every set-winner and game-handicap market
Every day Tennis Majors takes you back in time to celebrate a great moment in tennis history. Today, we go back to 1995 to witness how 14-year-old Serena Williams made her debut on the WTA Tour with a first-round loss in qualifying at a low-key WTA Tier III event
Jannik Sinner has finally put his season-ending right knee injury into his own words, telling la Repubblica’s D magazine that when the body says stop, you accept it. The Italian gave no diagnosis and no timeline, and he defended patience over a rushed return. He comes back at the Six Kings Slam in Riyadh, Dec. 27-30.
