The ATP Tour will enter a new era in 2025, adopting Electronic Line Calling Live technology to ensure accuracy and consistency in officiating across all matches. The move is set to optimise accuracy and consistency across tournaments, match courts and surfaces, for players competing in both main draw and qualifying events. The London-based ATP announced Friday that it will use Electronic Line Calling Live, known as ELC Live, for "out" calls in all matches beginning two years from now. Each match will …

The clay season is well underway and the Madrid Open 2023 is the next checkpoint on the calendar, with both the ATP and WTA tour’s heading to the Spanish capital. The Madrid Open is one of the most prestigious tennis tournaments played every year on a clay surface. It is held every year in the historical city of Madrid, Spain. It is a part of the ATP Tour. The event is a Masters 1000 tournament. It became an annual event in …

Taylor Fritz has reached the last four of the Monte Carlo Masters for the first time in his career after a convincing straight sets win over Stefanos Tsitsipas. Tsitsipas had won the last two editions of Monte Carlo, but he was shocked by the American in straight sets on Friday afternoon. Fritz hit 17 winners compared to Tsitsipas' 10 and converted four out of his five break point opportunities. It was a double milestone kind of day for Taylor Fritz in …

After finishing as runner-up at Indian Wells, the fourth seed finished the job at Hard Rock Stadium for his first Miami title.Daniil Medvedev won his fourth ATP title of the year Sunday, beating Jannik Sinner 7-5, 6-3 in the Miami Open to move to 6-0 in their career matchup. With the win, Medvedev earns his fifth career ATP Masters 1000 crown, and first in nearly two years since he triumphed in 2021 in Toronto. Sinner is now a two-time runner-up in …

World No 2 Aryna Sabalenka bowed out of the Miami Open after losing in straight sets to Sorana Cirstea in the quarter-finals. Sabalenka was beaten 6-4 6-4 in one hour and 27 minutes by Romanian Cirstea, who is 72 places below the second seed in the world rankings. Playing in only her second Miami quarter-final, three double faults from Sabalenka at crucial moments in the first and second sets proved decisive, while the unseeded Romanian produced a highly composed display to progress …

Carlos Alcaraz's imperious form in 2023 continues. Having already won titles at the Argentina Open and Indian Wells after his return from injury, the world No. 1 breezed past Facundo Bagnis in his opening match at Miami Open to get his title defence off to the ideal start. Alcaraz, who beat Casper Ruud in the 2022 US Open final for his first No. 1 ranking, defeated Facundo Bagnis 6-0, 6-2 to advance to the third round in Miami. "I knew that I …

From the Californian desert to the East Coast, the second consecutive combined ATP and WTA 1000 event is just around the corner as the biggest names in tennis head to Miami to complete the ‘Sunshine Double’. The main draw of the 2023 Miami Open begins with the women’s singles draw on Tuesday 21st March, and finishes on Sunday 2nd April with the men’s singles final and women’s doubles final. Day sessions begin at 11am local time, with night sessions starting at 7pm …

Andy Murray now 7-0 in deciding sets this year with grueling win over Etcheverry at Indian Wells. The former world No. 1’s last nine wins on the tour dating back to last October have all come in a deciding set. When the going gets tough, Andy Murray gets going. Murray won his first round match in the desert against Tomas Martin Etcheverry, 6(5)-7 6-1 6-4, in a trademark three hour and 15 minute thriller. Ethceverry troubled Murray in the early stages with his aggressive …

World No. 8 Rafael Nadal has pulled out of Indian Wells with injury. Nadal reached the final of last year’s tournament in California, where he lost to Taylor Fritz. He will also miss the Miami Open later in March, therefore skipping the US swing. The 22-time major champion withdrew from Indian Wells on Tuesday, needing more time to recover from the left leg injury he sustained during the Australian Open. Nadal hadn't officially pulled out from the Miami Open when news broke, …

No.5 seed Coco Gauff won an all-American quarterfinal over Madison Keys in straight sets to reach the final four of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. Gauff gained her third semifinal at WTA 1000 level or above with a 6-2, 7-5 defeat of Madison Keys on Thursday. Next up for Gauff is a challenging matchup. She will face No.1 seed Iga Swiatek in the semifinals for the sixth time. Gauff, who opened 2023 with a title run in Auckland, will be a considerable …

A near four-month stint on the sidelines saw Carlos Alcaraz lose the world No. 1 ranking to Novak Djokovic, and as the Spaniard prepares for his return to the court at the Argentina Open on Wednesday he says he is determined to get it back. Alcaraz had an outstanding 2022, winning his first Grand Slam title at the US Open, becoming the youngest player ever to reach world number one and picking up several Masters and ATP 500 titles along the …

Nothing major or historic typically happens in February, but if you like to see a lot of tennis, in different places and on different surfaces, this is the month for you. 6–12 February The Dallas Open is one of only 10 United States tournaments on the ATP Tour and the only ATP Tour indoor championship in the United States. It includes Over 60 world-class ATP Tour professionals playing in singles and doubles (28-player singles main draw, and 16-team doubles draw) and over …