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<!–qv q:id=6m q:key=vcaa: At the same point in the year in 2025, Jannik Sinner wasn't playing tennis because he was suspended for three months after failing two drug tests the previous March, but he began March 2026 by winning Indian Wells. The way he played against Damir Dzumhur in the second round of the Miami…

<!–qv q:id=6m q:key=vcaa: Learner Tien is in many ways a throwback to excellent American players from the 1990s, and that is going to need to be what he is to win many titles. Like Andre Agassi, Jim Courier, and Tien's coach, Michael Chang, he cannot hit as hard as players like Carlos Alcaraz, but he…

<!–qv q:id=6m q:key=vcaa: With Tommy Paul versus Adrian Mannarino at the 2026 Miami Open, tennis fans knew what they were going to get. Neither player is overwhelmingly powerful, which means that each was going to have to consistently make shots throughout the match. The matchup was old-school tennis at its best. –> With Tommy Paul…

<!–qv q:id=6m q:key=vcaa: 19-year-old Victoria Mboko is the real deal, and veteran Anna Blinkova learned that at the Miami Open. Mboko ran through Blinkova as if the first-round match was an exhibition one, and the Russian had no answer at the beginning, and the match only got tougher after that. –> 19-year-old Victoria Mboko is…

<!–qv q:id=6m q:key=vcaa: Friday's play at the 2026 Miami Open has looked like much of the previous days of the Masters 1000: It rained. This delayed the start of play and then suspended it once the matches began. This needs to be changed. –> Friday’s play at the 2026 Miami Open has looked like much…

<!–qv q:id=6m q:key=vcaa: Maybe Mattero Berrettini wasn't playing his countryman, Jannik Sinner, or Carlos Alcaraz in the first round of the Miami Open. He was taking on veteran Alexandre Muller, but any positivity for the Italian is a good thing. In the first round, Berrettini had a lot of positivity. –> Maybe Mattero Berrettini wasn’t…

<!–qv q:id=6m q:key=vcaa: At the beginning of the Miami Open first-round match between Paula Badosa and Aliaksandra Sasnovich, neither player could consistently hold serve. It was as if each was waiting for the return game to make an impact. Badosa became the first to manage to hold consistently, and that was the difference in the…

<!–qv q:id=6m q:key=vcaa: The Miami Open begins in full on Wednesday, but rain has delayed the play. The Masters 1000 event began on Tuesday, but with a limited run of non-qualifying matches. The problem is that the weather has played a part in the most expected of ways. –> The Miami Open begins in full…

<!–qv q:id=6m q:key=vcaa: Tennis fans have gotten used to Carlos Alcaraz breaking multiple records for being the youngest to do something. Even after winning six Grand Slams, reaching ATP No. 1, and winning eight Masters 1000s, the Spaniard is still only 22 years old. But after winning Indian Wells, Jannik Sinner has one-upped Alcaraz in…

<!–qv q:id=6n q:key=vcaa: Indian Wells 2026 lived up to the tournament's nickname of being the fifth Grand Slam. The play was excellent and finished with two fantastic finals. Aryna Sabalenka overcame Elena Rybakina, and Jannik Sinner squeaked by Daniil Medvedev. –> Indian Wells 2026 lived up to the tournament’s nickname of being the fifth Grand…