World no. 3 Carlos Alcaraz is chasing his third consecutive Madrid Masters title. The Spaniard missed Monte Carlo and Barcelona due to a right arm injury. Carlos recovered ahead of Madrid, scoring two wins at Caja Magica and moving into the last 16. Carlos Alcaraz won his 13th match in a row at the Madrid Open as he beat Thiago Seyboth Wild in straight sets to reach the last 16. World No. 3 Alcaraz, who is bidding to win the title for …

Elena Rybakina stormed to her third title of 2024 as she thrashed an emotional Marta Kostyuk 6-2 6-2 to win the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart. Rybakina broke Kostyuk in the first game of the match and hardly put a foot wrong from then on. In the opener, she lost just one point behind her first serve, and never faced a break point. In set two, Rybakina also broke Kostyuk's serve in the first game, and slammed the door on …

Stefanos Tsitsipas capped another standout week at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters on Sunday when he dispatched Casper Ruud 6-1, 6-4 to win his third title in four years in the Principality. He needed just 36 minutes to seal a rampant first set, before Ruud made the second more competitive.Norwegian Ruud fought valiantly in a tense second set, which was level at 4-4 before Tsitsipas pulled away in the final two games. Tsitsipas committed to a fearless style of play, dominating on the …

Jannik Sinner’s strong 2024 continued as he won the Miami Open with 6-3, 6-1 victory over 11th seed Grigor Dimitrov on Sunday. It was third time is the charm for Jannik Sinner on Sunday afternoon in Florida as he claimed the Miami Open title after losing the 2021 and 2023 finals. Not only did Sinner claim his second Masters 1000 title in Miami, he also moved into the world No. 2 position, overhauling rival young star Carlos Alcaraz. Sinner defeated Grigor …

It was 20 years ago in Miami that the rivalry between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal first started. It went on to become one of the greatest rivalries in tennis history, and Carlos Alcaraz is hoping he can be a part of something similar. The world No. 2 has spoken about what he learned from the Federer v Nadal rivalry and whether he could have the same with Jannik Sinner. They recently faced off at Indian Wells with Alcaraz snapping the …

Carlos Alcaraz is back in top form. The Spaniard surged past World No. 4 Daniil Medvedev 7-6(5), 6-1 on Sunday to retain the BNP Paribas Open title. It is the 20-year-old's first title since he triumphed at Wimbledon last year. Since capturing his second Grand Slam title last July, Alcaraz had done very well - a final in Cincinnati and four more semifinals, including at the US Open and ATP Finals - but now, in the desert, he’s back in the winner’s …

The world’s top tennis stars will descend on Florida this month for the ATP/WTA 1000 Miami Open. The tournament is the second part of the ‘Sunshine Double’ after Indian Wells, which started in early March. The Miami Open - one of the largest for the ATP and WTA 1000 - will hit the hardcourts at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens from March 17-31. The top names in the sport will play in singles and doubles action, and guests can meander …

Simona Halep has been cleared to return to tennis immediately with the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruling that her four-year ban should be reduced to just nine months. Halep has already served that nine months as part of a provisional suspension, meaning the former world No. 1 and two-time Grand Slam champion can return to tennis with immediate effect and resume her career. “The CAS Panel has unanimously determined that the four-year period of ineligibility imposed by the ITF Independent …

Murray claimed win No.500 at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships this week as he defeated Denis Shapovalov to reach the second round. The Briton came from a set down to beat the Canadian 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-3 and extend his winning record in the opening round in Dubai to 8-0. The three-time Grand Slam champion and former world No. 1 is just the fifth man in the Open Era to reach that number, joining four of the biggest legends in the sport …

The past week has been exciting. Jannik Sinner won the ABN Amro Open on Sunday in his first tournament since capturing the Australian Open title. The top-seeded Sinner, playing his second straight Rotterdam final, beat fifth-seeded Alex de Minaur 7-5, 6-4. Sinner, who rises to world No. 3 as a result, earned his 15th consecutive tour win and his 12th title with a straight-sets triumph over the Australian, who was able to break back twice, once in each set, but Sinner had enough …

Swiatek spent 75 weeks on top spot consecutively from April 4, 2022 in the retirement of Ashleigh Barty up until September 10, 2023 before Aryna Sabalenka took over for eight weeks. But given the WTA Finals win, she returned to top spot. Albeit after spending most of the end of the season saying how it was a weight lifted off so in reality wasn't too much of a big deal. But she now joins a special group of players including Steffi …

Most of the Tour took the week off, but for some it was an opportunity to make up for disappointment in Melbourne. Jelena Ostapenko took that chance with two hands, winning her second title of the year. Top seed Jelena Ostapenko secured her second title of 2024 following a 6-2 6-3 win over Ekaterina Alexandrova at Linz. The Latvian also claimed victory at the Adelaide International in January, while she also reached the women's doubles final at the Australian Open. She now …