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<!–qv q:id=5u q:key=vcaa: Taylor Fritz had a lot to gain in his Paris Masters quarterfinal match against Carlos Alcaraz. With the victory, albeit unlikely, he would move into position to play the ATP Finals in Turin. Fritz had been there before, but with a loss, Rafael Jodar would be in Italy in his place. –>…

<!–qv q:id=5u q:key=vcaa: Alex Eala has a way of playing some brutally frustrating matches. She often digs herself into trouble only to find her way back out, and this happens even against seemingly less talented opponents. That was the case in Eala's quarterfinal match at the Hong Kong Tennis Open against Antonia Ruzic. –> Alex…

<!–qv q:id=5u q:key=vcaa: The Paris Masters has taken no prisoners so far. Alexander Zverev and Novak Djokovic have already lost, and we are only just now in the third round. Ben Shelton was hoping to avoid being the last upset victim when he took on Arthur Rinderknech. –> The Paris Masters has taken no prisoners…

<!–qv q:id=5u q:key=vcaa: The summer of 2026 was a lost one for Novak Djokovic, arguably the greatest player ever, but he is nearly 40 years old. His skills remain excellent, but his stamina does not. That is where he has suffered most in 2026. –> The summer of 2026 was a lost one for Novak…

<!–qv q:id=5u q:key=vcaa: The tennis year has been a good one for Alexander Zverev. He won the first two majors of his career and, for the first time, reached No. 1 on the ATP Tour. He will finish that way, too. But he still has tournaments to play, including the Paris Masters, where he faced…

<!–qv q:id=66 q:key=vcaa: As the year of America’s 250th birthday winds to an end, meet the most accomplished women’s tennis players from all 50 states. –> As the year of America’s 250th birthday winds to an end, meet the most accomplished women’s tennis players from all 50 states. <!–qv q:id=6b q:key=vcaa: Some states, most notably…

<!–qv q:id=66 q:key=vcaa: Meet the most accomplished men’s tennis players from all 50 states. We dug through the record books from the 1800s through today to determine the most successful men’s player from each state. –> Meet the most accomplished men’s tennis players from all 50 states. We dug through the record books from the…

<!–qv q:id=66 q:key=vcaa: Chris Evert turned from a historically elite player to an elite tennis commentator, and she rarely speaks or tweets without thought and substance. So when she took to social media to voice her opinion about a recent issue surrounding Coco Gauff, Evert did so with full awareness. –> Chris Evert turned from…

<!–qv q:id=65 q:key=vcaa: The end of the 2026 tennis season is going to look different in a way than many would have anticipated. Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner are unlikely to finish as the year-end No. 1, and they will have only won one major between them. Alexander Zverev won two Grand Slams, and he…

<!–qv q:id=65 q:key=vcaa: The last time Novak Djokovic went an entire calendar year without winning a single title was in 2005. That, of course, is 24 Grand Slam titles ago and 428 weeks as ATP No. 1. He had gone through all of 2026 without winning a title, though, but had a chance to change…