Every day Tennis Majors takes you back in time to celebrate an important moment in tennis history. Today we go back to 2007 to witness how Roger Federer was defeated by Fernando Gonzalez in the first round of the Masters Cup, just weeks after losing in the quarter-finals of the Paris Indoors

The world No. 2 led 4-1 with a break before losing 6-4, 6-0 to the 19-year-old Russian, who won 31 of 35 points during the collapse. Andreeva is through as Group 2 winner, while Sabalenka must now beat Elina Svitolina on Friday.

The Ukrainian, sixth seed, recovered from losing the first set to win 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 in Group 2 at Indian Wells, two days after her heavy defeat to Mirra Andreeva. Karolina Muchova has now lost both her matches.

Each day, Tennis Majors takes you back to an important moment in tennis history. On November 11, 2007 Justine Henin won the longest best-of-three set final in the history of the WTA Finals

The Wimbledon champion beat the fourth seed 6-3, 6-3 in 75 minutes at Indian Wells to go 2-0 in Group 1. Gauff must now beat the eliminated Marta Kostyuk on Thursday to join her.

The American bounced back from her opening loss to Coco Gauff with a 6-2, 7-5 win at Indian Wells, recovering from 5-4 down in the second set. Kostyuk, called up as an alternate, is eliminated.

The 19-year-old won the last seven games to beat the 2018 champion 6-4, 6-0 in 70 minutes in Indian Wells. She now leads Svitolina 2-1 and plays Aryna Sabalenka next.

The world No. 2 twice broke back in the first set, took the tie-break 7-2 and won 7-6 (2), 7-5 in Indian Wells. The Czech, making her debut at the event at 30, had led their head-to-head 3-2.

Six days before the ATP Finals in Turin, the world No. 1 told Corriere della Sera that reaching the top of the rankings had an even more special taste after a career of ups and downs. Alexander Zverev also pushed back at questions about winning his two Grand Slam titles without facing Jannik Sinner or Carlos Alcaraz.

Coco Gauff, the fourth seed, let a match point slip in the second set before regrouping to beat fifth seed Jessica Pegula 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-2 at the WTA Finals in Indian Wells. It was her first win over a top-10 player this season, and a measure of revenge for her round-robin loss to Pegula in Riyadh in 2025.

Taylor Fritz is back in the ATP top 10 after a Paris quarter-final in which he held two match points against Carlos Alcaraz, a defeat that leaves him as an alternate for the ATP Finals. Casper Ruud climbed five places to No. 18 after his second-best Masters 1000 result of the year.

Champion in Vienna, then in Paris after beating Ben Shelton 7-6 (5), 7-5 in Sunday’s final, Carlos Alcaraz heads to Turin with the chance to complete the indoor treble Jannik Sinner achieved in 2025. The Spaniard explained why the four and a half months he spent at home with a wrist injury now help him make up for lost time.

Beaten 7-6 (5), 7-5 in the Rolex Paris Masters final, Ben Shelton looked back on the break points he let slip, the first serves he wished he had placed better and the little details that once again separated him from Carlos Alcaraz. He leaves for Turin “super hungry”.

Visibly moved during the trophy ceremony, Carlos Alcaraz ended his Rolex Paris Masters week with one last declaration of love to the Paris crowd, months after a wrist injury kept him away from Roland-Garros, where he has won twice.

Second seed Carlos Alcaraz ended his long wait for a Paris title on Sunday, beating third seed Ben Shelton 7-6 (5), 7-5 at an event he says has always been tough for him. The 23-year-old becomes only the third man, after Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal, to win Masters 1000 titles in five consecutive years.

Carlos Alcaraz won the final on Sunday against Ben Shelton.

The Rolex Paris Masters drew more than 200,000 spectators for the second year in a row. Tournament director Cedric Pioline expects a similar court speed in 2027 and admits umpires were too quick to quiet the crowd.

Stefan Edberg, the 1990 champion and one of the former winners honored at the 40th Rolex Paris Masters, met Carlos Alcaraz behind the scenes at the Plenitude Arena on Saturday. The Swede, whose game was built on serve-and-volley, talked about Alcaraz’s comeback, Ben Shelton’s potential and the speed of the courts in Paris.

Carlos Alcaraz is one win away from a first Rolex Paris Masters title. Standing in his way is Ben Shelton, who beat him in a five-set US Open quarter-final and whose serve will be even more dangerous on the quick Paris court.

Carlos Alcaraz had never gone past the quarter-finals at the Rolex Paris Masters, a tournament of painful early exits for him. After reaching his first final here, he explained how much he wanted it, and why the mind made the difference this week.

Kazakhstan’s Aleksandr Shevchenko, a qualifier ranked No. 107, beat second seed and defending champion Casper Ruud 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-3 in the last 16 of the Stockholm Open on Wednesday. The 25-year-old became the first player representing Kazakhstan to reach the quarter-finals in Stockholm, on the day Ernests Gulbis was reported to have become his coach.

Holger Rune, the 2022 champion, came back from a set down to beat World No. 64 Miomir Kecmanovic 2-6, 6-1, 6-4 in the Stockholm last 16, reaching his 40th tour-level quarter-final. The Dane was back in the city where an Achilles injury sidelined him for 11 months, and he now meets top seed Taylor Fritz.

Holger Rune made a winning start to his fourth Stockholm appearance, beating Belgium’s eighth seed Zizou Bergs 6-3, 6-4 in the first round on Tuesday. The 2022 champion is back at the event where an Achilles injury ended his semi-final run last year and kept him out for 11 months. Next up is Miomir Kecmanovic, whom the Dane leads 3-1 in their head-to-head.

Third seed Magda Linette beat top seed and defending champion Janice Tjen 5-7, 6-1, 6-4 in Monday’s Chennai Open final, played a day late because of rain and air pollution. The 34-year-old Pole came from a set down for the third match in a row and saved 11 of the 13 break points she faced to win her fourth career title.

Second seed Carlos Alcaraz ended his long wait for a Paris title on Sunday, beating third seed Ben Shelton 7-6 (5), 7-5 at an event he says has always been tough for him. The 23-year-old becomes only the third man, after Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal, to win Masters 1000 titles in five consecutive years.

World No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka has resumed working with a psychologist ahead of the WTA Finals in Indian Wells: “I really needed someone to help me find myself again.”

Casper Ruud has confirmed on Instagram that David Ferrer will join his team for the 2027 season, a few hours after his semi-final loss in Paris.

World No. 1 and defending champion Elena Rybakina has withdrawn from the WTA Finals in Indian Wells with a medical issue. Marta Kostyuk takes her place in Group 1.

Holger Rune returns to Stockholm, where he was injured last year, and opens against eighth seed Zizou Bergs. Top seed Taylor Fritz, quarter-finalist in Paris, and Paris semi-finalist Casper Ruud are also in the draw, while Luca Van Assche has withdrawn.

Alexandra Eala let a 4-1 lead slip in the deciding set but recovered to beat Maria Sakkari 7-5, 3-6, 6-4 and reach the Hong Kong Open final, the third of her career. The run guarantees the 21-year-old a top 15 debut. Claire Liu, who won their only previous meeting, awaits.

A year ago, Luca Van Assche lost in the first round of qualifying at the Rolex Paris Masters. On Saturday, the Frenchman fell only in the semi-finals to Ben Shelton, 5-7, 6-3, 6-4, at the end of a season in which he learned to love his tennis again and stopped making excuses.

Beaten by Luca Van Assche in the Paris quarter-finals, qualifier Rinky Hijikata leaves with a career-high ranking, a win over Novak Djokovic and a message for those who said he was too small to compete with the best.

Flavio Cobolli pulled out of the Rolex Paris Masters with a left leg injury picked up in Vienna, 13 days before his home ATP Finals. Only one combination of results can now keep the fifth seed out of Turin, and Casper Ruud can rule it out on Tuesday night.

Winner of his first Challenger title in Brest on Sunday (6-4, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (4) against Martin Damm), 17-year-old wildcard Moise Kouame was ready to take on Shanghai champion Alejandro Davidovich Fokina at the Rolex Paris Masters. The Spaniard has withdrawn with a back problem, and Kouame now faces lucky loser Nuno Borges. Unfazed, as ever.

Ranked No. 204 a year ago, the Monegasque climbed into the top 20 in April before an injury cost him four months. A Basel title, sealed by a 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 win over Jiri Lehecka after victories over Rafael Jodar and Taylor Fritz, brings him back to No. 27.

A US District Court judge has denied all six motions to dismiss an antitrust case brought by current and former players against tennis’s governing bodies. This ruling means the ATP, WTA, FFT, AELTC, and USTA must now proceed to discovery, opening their books and providing sworn evidence in a significant development for the sport’s future.

Influencers, weed, late nights and creaking infrastructure means new CEO Craig Tiley has a lot of work to do to restore the US Open as pride of place

Stefanos Tsitsipas is the last man with a one-handed backhand left in the 2026 US Open, and by one count a one-hander has reached a Grand Slam semi-final in every year since 1877, a run that has not yet been extended in 2026. Tsitsipas, ranked No. 53 and into the fourth round here for the first time, must beat Ben Shelton and then Carlos Alcaraz or Tommy Paul.

Winning a big title just before a Grand Slam can be a double-edged sword. While it builds confidence, the physical and mental toll can prove too much, leading to early exits at the major. This article delves into the “poisoned chalice” dilemma faced by many players outside the very top.

Carlos Alcaraz says he will start missing tournaments because playing every mandatory event would mean 40 weeks of tennis a year. Two days later Aryna Sabalenka went further, asking the WTA and ATP to scrap the mandatory events altogether. If they do not, the World No. 1 said, players will simply pay the price themselves: “We’ll have to sacrifice points, ranking position, whatever.”

In the latest episode of his YouTube series “Jannik Sinner Unfiltered”, the Italian reveals an operation that had never been made public. He also describes a knee that left him, on some days, unable to “move at all”. The video gives no dates and still does not name his knee injury.

Champion in Vienna, then in Paris after beating Ben Shelton 7-6 (5), 7-5 in Sunday’s final, Carlos Alcaraz heads to Turin with the chance to complete the indoor treble Jannik Sinner achieved in 2025. The Spaniard explained why the four and a half months he spent at home with a wrist injury now help him make up for lost time.

6-1, 6-4 in 1 hour and 27 minutes: the second seed won his first Vienna title after deciding to stop complaining about the slow balls he has always disliked, and credited a serve rebuilt at home after Shanghai.

Fresh from his 6-1, 6-4 win over Alex de Minaur in the Vienna final, Carlos Alcaraz refused to reduce 2027 to a duel with Jannik Sinner. The beaten Australian says both keep closing “the small holes” in their games, which only makes them harder to beat.

Carlos Alcaraz completed the Career Grand Slam in Melbourne, spent more than four months out with a wrist injury and won Vienna and Paris on his return. His former coach Juan Carlos Ferrero, now working with Ben Shelton, calls him the 100 per cent favorite for the ATP Finals. Here are the answers to the questions most often asked about the Spaniard.

Darren Cahill posted a photo of Jannik Sinner training in the gym in Monte Carlo, with the caption “The hard work continues, for some…”, as questions grow over his own future in the team.

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

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.

Jannik Sinner’s 2026 season is over: the Italian will undergo treatment for inflammation in his knee and will miss the ATP Finals in Turin, where he had won the last two editions. “I need to think about my long-term career,” he said, promising to come back at a hundred percent.

Asked in Tokyo whether the majors should drop best-of-five, Carlos Alcaraz refused the idea outright: “If we take away that and play the best of three, I think we’re killing the legacy of the Grand Slams.” What he would change instead is the number of weeks, not the length of the matches: “The calendar has to change, playing a little bit less.”

Leo Borg will face top seed Félix Auger-Aliassime (No. 1) in front of his home crowd and his father Björn as UTS Gothenburg opens on Dec. 12. Andrey Rublev completed the field and meets Brandon Nakashima (No. 2), with the UTS Year-End World No. 1 title and $1 million at stake.

Félix Auger-Aliassime and Brandon Nakashima are set for a thrilling year-end showdown at UTS Gothenburg, vying for the World No. 1 title. Swedish favourite Leo Borg, son of legend Björn Borg, also joins a strong field featuring Holger Rune and Stefanos Tsitsipas, promising high-octane tennis.

The UTS Tour has confirmed Stefanos Tsitsipas and Brandon Nakashima for its season-ending Super Stage at the Scandinavium on 12-13 December, taking the line-up to five of eight players with US$1 million and the year-end UTS crown at stake.

Holger Rune reflects on his Achilles tendon tear, expressing relief it occurred on court rather than through a ‘stupid’ accident. After months of recovery, the former world No. 4 is now playing practice sets and eyes a return to competition, starting with the UTS finale.

Holger Rune, Alexander Bublik and Luciano Darderi headline the first names confirmed for UTS Gothenburg by BNP Paribas, as the season finale pairs a new title sponsor with Rune’s fragile comeback bid from Achilles surgery.

Patrick Mouratoglou, founder and chairman of UTS, reflects on the key takeaways from the Rio de Janeiro event, which created intense pressure for non-Brazilian players – yet American Brandon Nakashima still prevailed.

Brandon Nakashima clinched the UTS Rio title, sweeping Guto Miguel 3-0 in a dominant final performance. Nakashima’s clinical consistency proved decisive against the 17-year-old Brazilian phenom, who nonetheless enjoyed a breakthrough week, reaching the final with impressive wins over top players.

In an interview with the Associated Press, the 22-time Grand Slam champion said he could not push for less hard-court tennis while he was still playing. With Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner both sidelined for long spells this season, he now says the surface and the calendar take too heavy a toll on players’ bodies.

A monumental shift has occurred in men’s tennis: the ATP top 10 now stands without Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, or Novak Djokovic for the first time since October 2002. Djokovic’s recent drop from the top 10 following a US Open first-round exit officially closes an unparalleled era of dominance.

After losing in round one at the US Open on Sunday – his earliest grand slam defeat in 20 years – the 39-year-old was in no mood to discuss his future. That time will come

Roger Federer was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame, delivering a deeply emotional speech. The 20-time Grand Slam champion broke down, thanking his family, coaches, and the sport he loves. He promised his journey with tennis is not over.

Roger Federer addressed his future in tennis, at a press conference during his Hall of Fame induction weekend, saying coaching is “not now” given family and current projects, but that he’s open to it down the line. He also touched on television and a strong desire to mentor younger players, while revealing his approach to writing his induction speech.

Back at Flushing Meadows for the first time since 2019, Roger Federer said Novak Djokovic can still reach 25 majors, named Carlos Alcaraz as the opponent he most regrets never facing, and warned that no player can peak twenty times a year.

Roger Federer dismissed any thought of a competitive return in New York, telling reporters the body is done, before revisiting the five US Open titles and the family life that kept his farewell waiting seven years.

The International Tennis Hall of Fame confirmed worldwide broadcast partners for Roger Federer and Mary Carillo’s induction weekend in Newport, opening the sport’s most prestigious ceremony to fans well beyond Rhode Island.

Andy Murray has revealed that Roger Federer refused to practise with him once he broke onto the tour, contrasting the Swiss with Djokovic and Nadal, who trained willingly with their nearest rivals.

Beaten in three sets by Dino Prizmic in his Rome opener, Novak Djokovic spoke with unusual directness about the physical reality he is now playing inside – and the choices that come with it.

Rafael Nadal dismissed the “prospect” label for world number one Carlos Alcaraz and questioned how many major opportunities remain for Novak Djokovic.

Following a grueling Australian Open final against Carlos Alcaraz, the 10-time champion showed immense grace in defeat, reflecting on his two-decade journey in Melbourne and a surprising run to the championship match.

Every day Tennis Majors takes you back in time to celebrate an important moment in tennis history. Today we go back to 2007 to witness how Roger Federer was defeated by Fernando Gonzalez in the first round of the Masters Cup, just weeks after losing in the quarter-finals of the Paris Indoors

Each day, Tennis Majors takes you back to an important moment in tennis history. On November 11, 2007 Justine Henin won the longest best-of-three set final in the history of the WTA Finals

Every day Tennis Majors takes you back in time to celebrate a great moment in tennis history. Today, we go back to 1973 to witness how one of the greatest rivalries of all-time began, when Bjorn Borg defeated Jimmy Connors at the Stockholm Open

Each day, Tennis Majors takes you back to an important moment in tennis history. On November 9, 1993, Bjorn Borg played his final professional match in Moscow.

Every day Tennis Majors takes you back in time to celebrate a great moment in tennis history. Today, we go back to 1976 to pay a tribute to Gottfried von Cramm, one of the most iconic players of the gentlemen’s era, a German player whose career and life were brutally marked by the Nazi government. 

Every day Tennis Majors looks back to the biggest moments in tennis history. On November 7, 1993, we remember how Goran Ivanisevic’s deadly serve not only helped him claim the Paris Indoor title, but also turned the crowd against him

On this day in tennis history, 2000s top 10 staple Tomas Berdych claimed his one and only Masters title in Paris as world No 50.

Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back to one of the most memorable moments in tennis history. On this day in tennis history, Nikolay Davydenko beat Dominik Hrbaty 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 in just 90 minutes to clinch his first Paris Masters title