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<!–qv q:id=6q q:key=vcaa: Alexander Zverev and Yannick Hanfmann have certainly had different careers. One German finally took his first title at a Grand Slam recently when Zverev won the French Open. The other, Hanfmann, is 34 years old and has never won an ATP-sanctioned event in singles. –> Alexander Zverev and Yannick Hanfmann have certainly…

<!–qv q:id=6q q:key=vcaa: Wimbledon 2026, just like this year's French Open, will feel somewhat diminished without Carlos Alcaraz. Not that the major won't be great, because it's guaranteed to be, but a final that could once again feature the Spaniard against Jannik Sinner is what every tournament secretly wants. –> Wimbledon 2026, just like this…

<!–qv q:id=6q q:key=vcaa: Aryna Sabalenka was busy doing Sabalenka things against Ekaterina Alexandrova in the second round of the Berlin Open. In a tight first set that could have gone either way, and each player battling to hold serve, the WTA No. 1 did what she often does. –> Aryna Sabalenka was busy doing Sabalenka…

<!–qv q:id=6q q:key=vcaa: Coco Gauff is obviously one of the best players on the WTA tour, and her powerful serve and groundstrokes would imply she should be a high-end winner on grass courts. So far in her career, however, that has not been the case. –> Coco Gauff is obviously one of the best players…

<!–qv q:id=6q q:key=vcaa: Taylor Fritz's best surface, statistically, is grass. Even though he has played far fewer events than on hard courts, half of his 10 career titles have come on grass courts. This is why he should be a real threat at the Halle Open, and again at Wimbledon, to take the crown. –>…

<!–qv q:id=6q q:key=vcaa: For the past three years, tennis fans have witnessed the emergence and rise of top WTA players like Mirra Andreeva, Jasmine Paolini, and Amanda Anisimova, among others, who have worked their way up the rankings and into the group of the top women's players in tennis today. –> For the past three…

<!–qv q:id=6q q:key=vcaa: In her return to professional tennis, Serena Williams and Victoria Mboko formed a good doubles partnership and won their first match at the HSBC Championships. Unfortunately, Mboko was injured in her next singles match and had to withdraw from the event, which ended Williams' run, too. –> In her return to professional…

<!–qv q:id=6q q:key=vcaa: Alexander Zverev is no longer the best player never to win a Grand Slam. He took the title at the 2026 French Open, so he is simply great now. He hoped to continue that at the Halle Open against Vit Kopriva. –> Alexander Zverev is no longer the best player never to…

<!–qv q:id=6q q:key=vcaa: This seemed inevitable, right? Once Serena Williams decided to return to professional tennis, at least to play doubles while leaving open the possibility of playing singles eventually, it was likely only a matter of time before she teamed up with her sister, the great Venus Williams. –> This seemed inevitable, right? Once…

<!–qv q:id=6q q:key=vcaa: Nick Kyrgios needed to do well last week at the Stuttgart Open to try to get his ranking up and please the Wimbledon committee that hands out wild cards, but after taking a set in his first match in Germany, he dropped the next two. His next event was supposed to be…