Stories from the Vancouver tennis community
World No. 1 Jannik Sinner defeated Alexander Zverev 6-1, 6-2 at the Madrid Open to capture his first title at the event and become the first player in history to win five consecutive Masters 1000 tournaments.
Jannik Sinner rebounded from early losses at the Australian Open and Doha to capture four consecutive ATP Masters titles, dominating the spring swing from Indian Wells through Madrid.
The Vacherot brothers have risen to positions 16 and 17 in the ATP live rankings, putting them on track to secure top-16 seeding for the French Open with Jannik Sinner absent from the draw.
Roland Garros announced a 9.5% increase in prize money for 2026, the highest growth rate in three years at the clay Grand Slam. The announcement comes amid broader questions about how the tournament distributes its record revenues among players.
As Sinner and Alcaraz dominate the ATP, a second tier of players including Medvedev, Rublev, and Félix Auger-Aliassime compete for titles outside the Grand Slams and Masters events.
The ATP clay-court calendar ahead of Roland Garros features Masters events in Rome and Hamburg, with top-10 players including Jannik Sinner and Alexander Zverev competing across multiple tournaments before the Grand Slam.
The ATP Masters 1000 and WTA 1000 qualifying draws for the Rome tournament have been released, setting the field for players competing to reach the main draws in May.
Jannik Sinner moved within two games of the Madrid Open title after a semifinal victory, keeping the world No. 1 on track for another ATP Masters title.
Jannik Sinner and Alexander Zverev face off in the Madrid Open final after their recent Monte-Carlo encounter, with Zverev seeking to break through against the dominant Italian on clay.
Marta Kostyuk has claimed a WTA 1000 title, becoming the first player born in 2002 to reach that milestone. Players from the 2003 and 2005 cohorts have yet to achieve the same feat.
Jannik Sinner became the first man in tennis history to win five consecutive Masters 1000 tournaments, capturing the Madrid title and extending his dominance on the ATP tour.
Marta Kostyuk claimed her first WTA 1000 title at the Madrid Open on Sunday, marking a breakthrough moment after nearly a decade of carrying the burden of being a teenage prodigy.
