2022, the year when men’s tennis has (really, this time) set a date to challenge Nadal and Djokovic

The final of the ATP Finals between Novak Djokovic and Casper Ruud capped a season in which Djokovic and Nadal have maintained their stranglehold on the majors but more players than expected have stepped forward to unseat them

Djokovic vs Ruud: head-to-head, quotes, stats, all you need to know ahead of Sunday’s final at the ATP Finals

Novak Djokovic and Casper Ruud are set to face off for the Nitto ATP Finals title on Sunday in Turin. Head-to-head, quotes, stats: here is our guide

Fritz on the 2022 season hierarchy : “When Novak has played, he’s been the best player”

Taylor Fritz lost to Novak Djokovic in straight sets in the Nitto ATP Finals semis on Saturday. Afterward he had high praise for the Serb.

Djokovic gets past Fritz in two tiebreakers to reach Nitto ATP Finals championship match

Novak Djokovic beats Taylor Fritz in the semis of the Nitto ATP Finals on Saturday. Djokovic will battle either Casper Ruud over Andrey Rublev for the title.

Djokovic battles to lung-busting win over Medvedev to extend perfect record at ATP Finals

The former world No 1 needed more than three hours to take his record to 3-0

Improved Nadal ends year in style with win over Ruud at ATP Finals

The world No 2 earned his first win in Turin to end a run of four straight losses

“It means I was not good enough” – after seven consecutive top-10 losses, Daniil Medvedev vows to improve

The former world No 1 has been a hard luck loser for much of 2022, and he says he’ll do everything in his power to change the narrative in 2023.

“All the hard work pays off” – No 1 Alcaraz proud to make history as he sets sights on 100 percent health in 2023

Carlos Alcaraz joined a legendary group of ATP legends as the youngest ever year-end No 1. Today in Turin he spoke of the honour and his hopes for starting 2023 in perfect health.

Djokovic on Alcaraz as world No 1: “I don’t want to go into discussion what if I played less or more, whatever… He deserves it !”

The Serb said he didn’t want to get into any discussions of what he might have been ranked had he been able to play more events in 2022

Rafael Nadal on defeats after difficult second half of the year: “What’s going on is not a big surprise”

The Spaniard is already looking ahead to 2023 after an injury-hit second half of the year

Bencic secures Switzerland’s place in Billie Jean King Cup final with win over Czechs

The Swiss will take on Australia in the final on Sunday

Taiwan, Next Gen, Night Market Champion: Everything you always wanted to know about Chun-hsin Tseng (but never had time to find out)

Chun-hsin Tseng is a rising star on the ATP Tour. Here’s everything you need to know about the young player from Taiwan

Mertens and Kudermetova rally late against Krejcikova and Siniakova to claim doubles title at WTA Finals

Veronika Kudermetova and Elise Mertens staged a late rally against top-seeded Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova to claim their biggest career title.

A look inside the insane statistics that characterised Iga Swiatek’s 2022 season

Iga Swiatek’s 2022 campaign was the stuff of dreams. She didn’t just rise to No 1, she ran the table on tour and changed our perception of what dominance looks like on the WTA tour. Now that it’s over, we take a closer look at the stats that defined it.

“He reminds me of my younger self”: Djokovic vs Rune, an ideal final between generations, and a metaphor for the 2022 ATP season

As Novak Djokovic, 35, and one of the eminent representatives of the “Next Next Gen”, Holger Rune (19 ) are set to battle, the Serb will want to continue, as he puts it, to “kick the ass” of the youth

Dow Tennis Classic: Caty McNally into quarter-finals, to face Sofia Kenin

Catherine McNally won against Su Jeong Jang 6-3, 6-2 on Thursday night and will face wildcard Sofia Kenin in the next round

Sensational Simon postpones retirement with win over Fritz in Paris, ending American’s ATP Finals hopes

The 37-year-old will play at least one more match – against Felix Auger-Aliassime – after yet another great escape in Paris

Dow Tennis Classic: Kenin reaches second round

Sofia Kenin won against Maria Mateas 7-5, 6-2 on Tuesday evening and will play the winner of the match between Canadian Carol Zhao and American Madison Brengle, the second seed, in the next round

Paris Masters: Six-time champion Djokovic fends off Cressy to reach last 16

The Serb looked in fine form as he booked a place in the second round in Paris

Now Felix Auger-Aliassime has learned how to win, he must target Masters 1000 success 

Having figured out how to win on the ATP Tour, the Canadian will be chasing a first Masters 1000 title this week in Paris

New Roger Federer book explores impact he had on people in all walks of life

Through more than 40 exclusive interviews, Simon Cambers and Simon Graf tell Federer’s story in a new, fascinating way, in The Roger Federer Effect, published on October 31