Stories from the Vancouver tennis community
Novak Djokovic is back in Rome and has scheduled a training session as he prepares for the tournament where he has won six titles and reached 12 finals in his career.
Jannik Sinner has reportedly captured his fourth consecutive Masters title of the 2026 season with a victory over Alexander Zverev in the Madrid final. The win continues a dominant streak for Sinner early in the year.
Jannik Sinner has won enough ATP events to need only Rome and Roland-Garros to complete victories at every recurring major title on the tour calendar. He lost both finals last year to Carlos Alcaraz.
Jannik Sinner defeated Alexander Zverev to claim his maiden Madrid Open title, adding another significant ATP 1000 trophy to his growing collection this season.
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.
Jannik Sinner stands two Masters titles short of winning every major tennis championship except the Olympics within a span of roughly three years, a feat that would be unprecedented in the modern era.
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.
Twenty of the world's leading tennis players, including Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek, have issued a joint statement expressing deep disappointment with the prize money for the 2026 Roland-Garros tournament, according to Tennis Majors.
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.
As the ATP grass season approaches, top players are dividing their pre-Wimbledon schedules between Halle and Queens, the two premier 500-level events, with additional 250-level tournaments offering alternative preparation routes.
