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Ben Shelton lost 7-6 (5), 7-6 (3) to 21-year-old Frenchman Arthur Gea in the third round of the Shanghai Masters, while Alexander Zverev continued his push for the No. 1 ranking with a win.

Carlos Alcaraz sported a mustache along with his team in the stands as he swept to a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Juan Manuel Cerundolo at the Shanghai Masters.

Home favorite Zheng Qinwen will face fifth-ranked Mirra Andreeva in the China Open final. Zheng is the first Chinese player to reach the tournament's final since it started in 2004.

The United Nations' human rights office has condemned the racist abuse of tennis player Coco Gauff and called for solidarity to help push back against racism and sexism.

After a bronze medal finish in the 20th Asian Games, Alex Eala now shifts her attention back to the Asian swing as she prepares to compete in the 2026 Wuhan Open.

Gauff serves up an ace in the introduction to the video, which acts as the kickoff for the beat starting.

Elise Mertens beat her third Grand Slam winner during her China Open run, besting Iga Swiatek in straight sets to reach the semifinals in Beijing.

Novak Djokovic was knocked out of the Shanghai Masters after a shock second-round loss to Hubert Hurkacz on Friday.

After one of his better title runs in recent memory in Beijing, Novak Djokovic’s 2026 Asian swing came to an anticlimactic end as he fell to Hubert Hurkacz 4-6 3-6 in the opening round of the Shanghai Open. The Serbian entered the match playing some of his best tennis of the…

Arthur Rinderknech will not be able to replicate his result at the Shanghai Masters from last year. Rinderknech achieved the best result of his career...

As the Asian swing continues the final stretch of the season prior to the WTA Finals, a significant number of withdrawals have affected the Wuhan Open just days before the tournament starts. Which Players Withdrew from the WTA Wuhan Open?

Alex de Minaur has proposed a rule change which Alexander Zverev may not be too keen on. De Minaur recently beat Zverev at the Laver...

Aryna Sabalenka will be a woman on a mission at the Wuhan Open after her poor display at the China Open. Sabalenka lost her second...

The United Nations has condemned people who sent racist abuse to Coco Gauff after she followed the rules of tennis correctly at the China Open in Beijing. The 22-year-old American was sent what she called an “insane” amount of comments and direct messages after stopping a point…

Ben Shelton has gone crashing out of the Shanghai Masters after losing to Arthur Gea in the third round. Shelton was the third seed at...

Ben Shelton crashed out of the Shanghai Masters in the third round after being stunned by world number 56 Arthur Gea. Shelton lost to Gea...

You can sometimes feel paradigm shifts in tennis. It isn’t always about rankings — there’s this indescribable understanding, this palpable thing when a player enters or exits the top tier of their sport; you really do just know it when you see it.

Well, Alexander Zverev beat Ben Shelton in four unremarkable sets to win the 2026 US Open, and the American men’s tennis drought rolls ever onward unto infinity. Sigh … just because an outcome is predictable doesn’t mean I can’t be upset about it.

Update evening 9/13: Alexander Zverev defeated Ben Shelton in the final of the 2026 US Open men’s draw on Sunday afternoon. It’s Zverev’s second major title in 2026 after previously winning the French Open, and extends the American major drought to 24 years on the men’s side.

Elena Rybakina has won three grand slam titles over five years now, so it’s not as if this tradition is super long and storied. But when she does win big, you know that the new videos on social media will include the six-foot Rybakina beaming as she speaks to children.

I vaguely remember listening to Scott Van Pelt discuss the 2025 Masters on a podcast and picking Rory McIlroy to finally win it. Loosely paraphrasing, his argument was this: “I know it’s not necessarily scientific, but I believe there is a time when certain things are meant to…

The 2026 US Open women’s draw saw a 100% chalk semifinals, with the top four seeds meeting like clockwork in the semifinals. And like even more clockwork, Elena Rybankina and Aryna Sabalenka, the second and first seeds of the tournament, will meet in the final on Saturday night.

What happened at the close of Coco Gauff and Elena Rybakina’s semi-final match at the U.S. Open on Thursday night was nothing short of gross.

Arthur Rinderknech will not be able to replicate his result at the Shanghai Masters from last year. Rinderknech achieved the best result of his career so far in Shanghai last year, having beaten the likes of Alexander Zverev and Daniil Medvedev to reach the final.

Alexander Bublik found himself in a spot of bother against Brandon Nakashima in the third round of the Shanghai Masters. After losing the opening set tiebreak amid missed set points, he opted to self-combust, destroying his racket while injuring himself in the process.

Alex de Minaur has proposed a rule change which Alexander Zverev may not be too keen on. De Minaur recently beat Zverev at the Laver Cup in a huge win for the Australian against the two-time Grand Slam champion and soon to become world number one.

Aryna Sabalenka will be a woman on a mission at the Wuhan Open after her poor display at the China Open. Sabalenka lost her second match at the China Open, falling to Nikola Bartunkova in straight sets after knocking out Renata Zarazua.

Ben Shelton has gone crashing out of the Shanghai Masters after losing to Arthur Gea in the third round. Shelton was the third seed at the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in China, where he started by beating Daniel Altmaier 6-3, 7-6(8-6).

Ben Shelton crashed out of the Shanghai Masters in the third round after being stunned by world number 56 Arthur Gea. Shelton lost to Gea in two consecutive tiebreaks, 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (7-3), in over two hours of action at the ATP Masters 1000 event.

Alex de Minaur headed to Shanghai shrouded in a cloud of injury-related mystery, with confusion about whether he might play at all. After all, the Aussie was fresh from having retired in an ATP Tour-level final in Beijing, having called time on his match with Novak Djokovic…

Stefanos Tsitsipas has joined an exclusive ATP club after reaching the third round of the Shanghai Masters. The Greek ace defeated Luciano Darderi 6-3, 6-4 in the second round of the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in China, and in the process claimed his 400th career win.

Novak Djokovic suffers a surprise second-round loss to Hubert Hurkacz at the Shanghai Masters, just three days after his triumph at the China Open in Beijing.

Royal Marine Commandos providing security at Wimbledon would like "nothing more than to sort out" disruptive social media influencers at the prestigious tournament, its chief executive jokes.

The price of sports tickets and TV subscriptions are on the rise - so what is behind the increases and how are they justified?

Coco Gauff says she had a "draining" few days after receiving racist abuse online before her fourth-round China Open exit.

Novak Djokovic wins the China Open for a seventh time after Alex de Minaur retires in the final in Beijing, as the Serb wins the 102nd title of his career.

Novak Djokovic claims the 102nd title of his astonishing career as Alex de Minaur retires injured from the China Open final.

Daniil Medvedev once said you would need to knock on his hotel door at 6am for seven days in a row to make him angry - but his China Open disqualification was no surprise.

World number one Jannik Sinner will not play again in 2026 because of an ongoing right knee injury.