Ben Shelton took home the first of what will likely be many titles winning the Tokyo trophy over Aslan Karatsev 7-5, 6-1.

“That meant a lot to me and my team,” Shelton said to the ATP. “We have been working really hard since the beginning to build my game and win titles on the ATP Tour. I made some deep runs lately. You …

Hoping to stop his current downward spiral, Holger Rune has added German great Boris Becker to his coaching team.

After losing in the first round in his Stockholm title defense, Rune has now lost eight of his last nine matches. He has just one single match win since Wimbledon.

“I felt myself and my game more today than I did in a while, so I feel confident now in making the last …

Top-seeded Jessica Pegula captured her fourth career title defeating Yuan Yue 6-2, 6-3 in the final in Seoul.

Pegula improves to 4-5 in finals after the win Sunday. She lost just one set all week and she ends her 3-week Asian swing 9-2 with a Tokyo final as well.

“This one is extra special,” Pegula …

At the Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open in finals action Leylah Fernandez won a thriller over Katerina Siniakova 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 to win her third career title, first of the season.

“We had a very, very hard past couple of years,” Fernandez said the WTA after her first title since Monterrey. “My family, my parents, my coach, and my performance coach stayed by my …

The last week of the Asian swing features a strong field in Tokyo led by 2022 finalists Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe.

Shanghai winner Hubert Hurakcz is also featured along with Alexander Zverev, Ben Shelton and Casper Ruud.

In total, 10 of the Top 17 players are in Tokyo including three in the Top 10.

Top seeds are: 1 Taylor Fritz, 2 Casper Ruud, 3 Alexander Zverev, 4 Alex De Minaur, 5 Tommy Paul, 6 …

Hubert Hurkacz collected his second Masters title of his career winning in Shanghai on Sunday edging Andrey Rublev 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(10-8) in a thriller.

Hurkacz, who won 2021 Miami, saved a match point at 5-6 in the breaker.

“It was such a battle,” Hurkacz said to the ATP. “Especially emotionally. I had a match point and Andrey hit an amazing serve and then he …

Andrey Rublev ousted good friend Grigor Dimitrov 7-6(7), 6-3 to reach the Shanghai Masters final.

Rublev had to rally saving a set point in the first, then coming fun 0-2 down in the second to win six of the last seven games.

“It’s not easy when you win matches against friends, because you feel both sides,” Rublev told the ATP. “You feel sad, but at the same time you want to …

The final four at the Shanghai Masters is set, and while the last men standing are not top stars of the game, three of the four have won Masters events before.

Today, Andrey Rublev and Grigor Dimitrov advanced to a Saturday showdown.

Rublev rolled past the 32nd-seeded Ugo Humbert in straight sets 6-2, 6-3 in impressive fashion.

The Russian dominated on the Frenchman’s breaking five times in …

Sebastian Korda reached his first career Masters semifinal after a thrilling win over countryman Ben Shelton 6-7(10-12), 6-2, 7-6(8-6) in two hours, 55 minutes.

“It’s super cool,” Korda told the ATP. “I played a really high level. Ben did as well, so I think it was a really high level. We had a lot of great …

Yesterday, the Australian Open tournament head Craig Tiley stated that Rafael Nadal will be back in 2024 and will be in Melbourne to play the Australian Open.

The statement coincided with the tournament’s annual “launch” and ticket drive.

“We can reveal exclusively here that Rafael Nadal will be back,” Tiley told Channel Nine’s “Today Show”. “He’s been off for most of the year, and in talking to him over the last few days he …

Grigor Dimitrov put an end to Carlos Alcaraz’s Shanghai title hopes knocking out the Spanish star from a set down 5-7, 6-2, 6-4.

Dimitrov, who was 0-3 against the 20-year-old coming, played near-flawless tennis at the end as Alcaraz and his trusty forehand gave in to the Bulgarian.

The 32-year-old Dimitrov finished with 10 aces and was 4-of-5 on break chances. He lost …

Upsets continued Tuesday at the Shanghai Masters as Beijing champ Jannik Sinner fell in a thriller to rising American Ben Shelton 2-6, 6-3, 7-6(7-5).

Shelton nearly let go a 4-0 lead in the breaker against Sinner who ran off five straight points to take the lead. But Shelton powered up his lefty serve and then on match point cracked a service return back at …

Carlos Alcaraz survived a spirited, entertaining test from Dan Evans 7-6(7-1), 6-4 in third round play Monday at the Shanghai Masters.

Alcaraz was just 1-of-13 in the first set on break chances as Evans led early 3-1. In the second, Evans again took the early break lead before Alcaraz broke twice to take the win, his fourth straight over the Brit.

“It was …

More upsets hit the Beijing draw. Former champion Daniil Medvedev was ousted by Sebastian Korda 7-6(10-8), 6-2.

The Russian led 6-4 in the breaker but couldn’t get the job done as Korda won had an incredible save at 6-7. Korda lost just four points on second serve and never dropped serve. He’s now 2-1 against Medvedev and …

After a down two months, Iga Swiatek is back on top with a convincing run to the Beijing title dominating Liudmila Samsonova of Russia in straights 6-2, 6-2.

“I’m happy that I won because, for sure, this is really big for me,” Swiatek said to the WTA. “Winning this title is something that I never would have …