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The draw for the 2025 Monte Carlo Masters has been revealed, with all of the top three seeds – Alexander Zverev, Carlos Alcaraz, and Novak Djokovic – being handed tough opening matches. At the most recent edition, Stefanos Tsitsipas defeated Casper Ruud 6-1, 6-4 to lift his third trophy in the principality. Past winners include…

The tennis world was stunned when Novak Djokovic revealed he hired Andy Murray as his new coach for the 2025 season, but the move appears to have had a big impact in one key area of his game. Djokovic is chasing 100th career title in what may be his final year on the tour, with…

The clay-court season is about to slip into top gear with the Monte Carlo Masters the first of the three ATP 1000 marquee events ahead of the French Open next month. Adapting from hard courts in Indian Wells and Miami to the slippery, slower-paced clay court surface is a tough task, with surprise results likely…

Emma Raducanu’s decision to pull out of Great Britain’s Billie Jean King Cup ties next week may have disappointed her team-mates, but it looks like the right move for the 22-year-old ahead of a crucial phase in her season. Raducanu’s run to the quarter-finals at the Miami Open confirmed she is getting back towards her…

Jannik Sinner’s former physical trainer Umberto Ferrara has shed further light on the Italian star’s doping saga as he spoke for the first time since he was fired over his role in the positive tests. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) announced in February that Sinner had been suspended from tennis for three months for failing…

Carlos Alcaraz is counting down to the start of the clay court season and he has put in some practice sessions at two different locations near his Murcia homeland in recent days. Alcaraz is coming off the back of a challenging opening to the 2025 season, which included a fine win in the ATP 5000…

The dust around the Professional Tennis Players Association (PTPA) lawsuit against the ATP and WTA has barely settled and another storm has hit tennis. According to French paper L’Equipe, the top 20 players on the ATP Tour and WTA Tour “have co-signed and sent a letter to the four Grand Slam tournaments, demanding a substantial…

Emma Raducanu looks set to take a break from tennis after confirming she will not play for Great Britain in their Billie Jean King Cup ties later this month. Raducanu was selected to travel with the Great Britain squad for matches against Germany and Netherlands in The Hauge, with captain Anne Keothavong confirming the news…

Novak Djokovic has been warned by former world No 6 Gilles Simon that he is “fighting against something difficult” in his quest to win further Grand Slam and ATP Tour titles. Former world No 1 Djokovic is considered by many to be the greatest male tennis player of all time, with 24 Grand Slam titles…

Alexandra Eala did not leave the Miami Open with her first WTA 1000 title, but she may have won even more in her breakthrough week. A run to the semi-final for a 19-year-old from the Philippines catapulted Eala into the top 100 of the WTA Rankings and fired the starting gun on a career that has…