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Jannik Sinner surpasses record held by Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal with Madrid Open win | Tennis News

Jannik Sinner surpasses record held by Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal with Madrid Open win | Tennis News

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3 min readMay 4, 2026 04:47 PM IST Jannik Sinner’s comprehensive straight-sets win over Alexander Zverev helped him clinch his first Madrid Open title and thus do something that not even the Big 3 of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic were able to do over the course of their illustrious careers. Sinner has become the first man to win five successive Masters 1000 titles. He has also become the first man to win all of the first four Masters events of a season, having earlier taken the titles at Indian Wells, Miami and Monte Carlo. Before these, he had won the Paris Masters last year. His success thus spans both hard and clay courts. He was earlier level with Djokovic, Federer and Nadal for having won four Masters 1000 titles in a row across seasons. Sinner had made history before winning the title itself. His 6-2, 6-4 win over Arthur Fils made him just the fourth and youngest man to reach final of all nine ATP Masters 1000 events, after the Big 3 …

Carlos Alcaraz pulls out of Roland Garros 2026

Carlos Alcaraz pulls out of Roland Garros 2026

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3 min readUpdated: Apr 24, 2026 10:38 PM IST Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz has pulled out of this year’s French Open, dealing a significant blow to the men’s draw and leaving the clay-court major without one of its brightest stars. In a message posted on social media platform X on Friday, the Spaniard confirmed that he would skip both the Rome Masters and Roland Garros as he continues to recover from a right wrist injury. “After the results of the tests carried out today, we have decided that the most prudent thing is to be cautious and not participate in Rome and Roland Garros, while we wait to assess the evolution to decide when we will return to the court. It’s a complicated moment for me, but I’m sure we’ll come out stronger from here,” Alcaraz wrote. Después de los resultados de las pruebas realizadas hoy, hemos decidido que lo más prudente es ser cautos y no participar en Roma y Roland Garros, a la espera de valorar la evolución para decidir cuándo volveremos a …

‘That’s a big part of the fun for me’

‘That’s a big part of the fun for me’

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3 min readApr 10, 2026 04:03 PM IST 2026 marks 23 years since Novak Djokovic turned pro, and over a career lasting more than two decades, the Serbian has won everything there is to win in tennis. Yet, just over a month before turning 39, he keeps going on and on in a bid to taste more success and add more silverware to a glittering trophy cabinet and build on his legacy in the sport. The next gen, comprising the likes of Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz, has arrived, and for Djokovic, the challenge is to compete and succeed against them. “What keeps me going is first and foremost my love for the game. Tennis has been my life for so long, and I still enjoy every moment on the court. I love the competition, I love the challenge, and I still feel strong and capable of competing with the younger players – that’s a big part of the fun for me,” he told Esquire. The Serbian joined an elite list of athletes who have …

‘We no longer have anywhere to relax’

‘We no longer have anywhere to relax’

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3 min readUpdated: Apr 6, 2026 06:48 PM IST World No.1 Carlos Alcaraz has admitted that players felt a ‘little strange’ to have footage being recorded on cameras, adding that it did not allow them to relax, and they always needed to be self-aware that the cameras were always focusing on them. The Spaniard was the latest to join a chorus of players who have objected to having cameras record footage. During the Australian Open, Iga Swiatek questioned the need to have cameras record footage of players, asking whether players were animals in a zoo. “It’s great for the fans. They love seeing what goes on behind the scenes, what we do, and what the facilities are like at tournaments. But for the players, it’s a little strange, because we no longer have anywhere to relax—we’re constantly thinking that there are cameras and that everyone is watching us,” the Spaniard said in the Monte Carlo Masters pre-tournament press conference. “Having cameras so close, able to see what we’re looking at on our phones, seems excessive …

Jannik Sinner’s magnificent month: After off-colour start to season, Italian completes Sunshine double, chasing No 1 status from Carlos Alcaraz | Tennis News

Jannik Sinner’s magnificent month: After off-colour start to season, Italian completes Sunshine double, chasing No 1 status from Carlos Alcaraz | Tennis News

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5 min readNew DelhiMar 30, 2026 07:01 PM IST The competitive balance in the most important rivalry of present-day men’s tennis has been off-kilter over the past year. Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner have separated themselves from the chasing pack, but the former has separated himself from the latter, too. With six wins out of eight completed matches against him, Alcaraz has had the Italian’s number. With significant improvements in his game over the last six months, he started 2026 by storming to the Australian Open title and becoming the youngest player to complete the career Grand Slam. If the biggest events in the sport started to feel a bit like the ‘Alcaraz show,’ his rival spent all of March reminding the world why that may not be the case. He may not have got his revenge on Alcaraz – the duo are, surprisingly, yet to face each other this year – but with his routine 6-4, 6-4 demolition of Jiri Lehecka in the Miami Open final on Sunday, Sinner capped off an imperious month …

Real Madrid’s iconic Santiago Bernabeu to turn into tennis arena

Real Madrid’s iconic Santiago Bernabeu to turn into tennis arena

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3 min readMar 25, 2026 08:29 PM IST Real Madrid’s Santiago Bernabeu is set to temporarily shift from football to tennis, turning into a hub of practice courts during the upcoming Madrid Open. According to The New York Times, the stadium will serve as a training venue for the tournament between April 23 and April 30, shortly after the event begins on April 20. The report added that the move leverages the Bernabeu’s close proximity to the players’ hotel, as well as a convenient stretch of away fixtures for Real Madrid, who currently sit second in La Liga. This transformation is made possible by the stadium’s state-of-the-art retractable pitch, a key feature of its $1 billion renovation completed in late 2023. The pitch is split into six large sections that can be stored underground in a controlled environment, allowing the surface above to be repurposed. With the grass safely maintained below, alternative setups—such as clay tennis courts—can be installed on the exposed base. Real Madrid’s schedule plays a crucial role in enabling the plan. The …

The Rafael Nadal fan who defeated Carlos Alcaraz at Miami Masters

The Rafael Nadal fan who defeated Carlos Alcaraz at Miami Masters

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3 min readUpdated: Mar 23, 2026 08:23 PM IST Carlos Alcaraz’s hard-court swing after winning the 2026 Australian Open saw a second dent in a row on Sunday after he was knocked out in the third round of the Miami 1000 Masters by United States’ Sebastian Korda. The Spaniard fell 3-6 7-5 6-4 to the 32nd seed – the lowest-ranked seed in the draw – who pulled off a feat not seen in over two decades: no player ranked as low among the seeds had beaten a Masters 1000 top seed since Rafael Nadal did it in 2004. He also became the lowest-ranked opponent – 36th – to defeat the Spaniard since David Goffin beat him at the Miami Masters last year, when he was ranked 55th in the world. Here are a few more things to know about Korda: 1. Before defeating Alcaraz on Sunday, Korda already carried a family lineage in tennis. His father, Petr Korda, once reached a career-high ranking of World No. 2 and won two Grand Slams, taking the Australian …

‘Looking forward to going back home’: Carlos Alcaraz after being dumped out of Miami Open in Round 3 | Tennis News

‘Looking forward to going back home’: Carlos Alcaraz after being dumped out of Miami Open in Round 3 | Tennis News

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3 min readMar 23, 2026 04:18 PM IST World No 1 Carlos Alcaraz said he was looking forward to “going back home” and chilling with his friends after his stay in Miami ended quickly after he lost in the third round of the Miami Open to Sebastian Korda. Alcaraz lost 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 in two hours, 19 minutes. But in fact, Korda could have ended the Spaniard’s evening even earlier as he was serving for the match at 5-4 in the second set.The American tennis ace is No 36 in the ATP rankings, thus making him the lowest-ranked man to defeat the Spaniard since World No. 55 David Goffin stunned Alcaraz in the second round in Miami last year. “Probably I am going to go back home, which I am looking forward to,” Alcaraz said after the defeat. “Stay chilling with my family, with my friends [for a] couple of days. I don’t know how much my team is going to allow me to have a rest and a day off. All of a sudden …

Why the Carlos Alcaraz-Jannik Sinner one-dimensional rivalry needs Daniil Medvedev to be firing on all guns | Tennis News

Why the Carlos Alcaraz-Jannik Sinner one-dimensional rivalry needs Daniil Medvedev to be firing on all guns | Tennis News

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6 min readMar 16, 2026 07:41 PM IST A renaissance in the sultry heat of the Californian desert was put to bed by the cold ruthlessness of Jannik Sinner in Indian Wells on Sunday. The World No. 2 was himself going through a streaky start to the year before putting together the perfect tournament – winning six matches without dropping a set – to win the Indian Wells Masters, complete with a 7-6 (6), 7-6 (4) victory in the final. That result only took the shine off, and did not take the significance away from the 2026 resurgence of Daniil Medvedev. The big results of the year so far only reinforce the fears harboured at the start of the season; of the establishment of a new duopoly in men’s tennis that had gone unchallenged recently. Carlos Alcaraz was peerless in Melbourne to lift the Australian Open and become the youngest-player to complete the Grand Slam. His rival, Sinner, dusted himself off to rout the competition and win at Indian Wells. But the tennis that took …

Sinner’s Indian Wells conquest fuels ‘Sincaraz’ dominance: He and Alcaraz have lost just one event together since 2024

Sinner’s Indian Wells conquest fuels ‘Sincaraz’ dominance: He and Alcaraz have lost just one event together since 2024

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Men’s tennis has entered a new phase of dominance. After the Big Three era, the baton appears to have passed to Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz, whose relentless stranglehold has gripped the ATP Tour since 2024. The two have not only split the last nine Grand Slam titles between them but have also extended their supremacy across the broader ATP calendar. Alcaraz began 2026 in dominant fashion, capturing the Australian Open with a historic triumph before adding the Doha title soon after. Sinner responded at Indian Wells on Sunday, defeating Daniil Medvedev in the final to lift the trophy. The victory also placed the Italian alongside Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer as the only players to win all six of the ATP’s hard-court Masters 1000 tournaments. Alcaraz’s run in California ended in the semifinals against Medvedev — his first defeat of the 2026 season after a streak of 16 consecutive wins. With Sinner’s victory in the Californian desert, the duo — popularly dubbed ‘Sincaraz’ by fans and broadcasters — have now lost just one of …