In his first match at Queen’s, Carlos Alcaraz had to battle from a break down in the third to win a thriller Arthur Rinderknech 4-6, 7-5, 7-6(7-3).

The Frenchman Rinderknech pumped his big serve to build a 2-0 lead in the decider before the Spaniard promptly leveled and then took the breaker, starting with a …

In Halle, Germany, at the Terra Wortmann Open in first round action No. 3 seed Andrey Rublev ousted Yibing Wu in a match that went the distance 6-4, 6-7(5-7), 6-2.

Rublev, ranked No. 7, hit 13 aces, had three doubles, won 41/51 (80%) on first serve points and broke serve five times in the win.

German star Alexander Zverev got by Dominic Thiem 6-3, 6-4 in a rematch of …

The WTA grass season kicks into high gear this week in Berlin where seven of the Top 10 women in the world have gathered just two weeks before the start of Wimbledon.

In its third year as a grass event, both event champions are back including Liudmila Samsonova and defending winner Ons Jabeur. Plus the Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka leads the draw ahead of Wimbledon winner Elena Rybakina.

Coco Gauff and …

In ‘s-Hertogenbosch at rainy Libema Open in finals action home hope and No. 6 seed Tallon Griekspoor edged Australia’s Jordan Thompson 6-7(4-7), 7-6(7-3), 6-3 to claim his second career ATP title.

“In finals it’s so tough to play your best tennis,” Griekspoor said. “I had so many nerves today, I felt so tight today. I wanted it so badly. He was playing great. I had to try and focus on …

While his friend Novak Djokovic is winning Grand Slam titles, Andy Murray’s been busy at the Challenger level.

Today, the former No. 1 took his second straight Challenger title winning Nottingham defeating Frenchman Arthur Cazaux 6-4, 6-4.

The 36-year-old Murray didn’t drop a set en route to his third Challenger title of the season, and second straight following Surbiton last week. It’s his 5th career Challenger title, and he’s now 15-1 …

American star Frances Tiafoe collected his first career grass title saving a matchpoint to deny Jan-Lennard Struff 4-6, 7-6(7-1), 7-6(10-8) in the final in Stuttgart on Sunday.

The German veteran was on the brink of keeping the title in Germany with a match point at 7-6 in the final set breaker. Tiafoe, who was serving, laced a backhand winner down the line to stay alive. And then in a crazy match …

Ekaterina Alexandrova fought back from a set and a break down to defeat top seeded Veronika Kudermetova 4-6, 6-4, 7-6(7-3) and defend her Den Bosch title.

The 26-year-old Kudermetova was closing in on her second career title, leading 6-4 and 3-2 with a break before Alexandrova took four of the next five games.

In the third, neither player could convert break chances with Alexandrova holding multiple championship points before the …

Katie Boulter took home top prize at the Nottingham Open this week defeating Jodie Burrage 6-3, 6-3 to claim her first career title.

With both players in their first final, Boulter broke early and often to build big leads in each of the sets to pace the biggest win of her career.

“I dreamt of this moment at this tournament since I was a little girl,” Boulter told the WTA. “There was …

Youth will be served this week on the grass at Queen’s Club in London where a pair of 20-year-olds top the charts.

World No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz opens his season on the turf along with fellow 20-year-old Holger Rune.

“I wasn’t able to practice too much at home, we have no grass courts, so it’s been a bit difficult to adapt the movement and the shots on the grass but …

A strong field of six in the Top 20 awaits fans in Halle where the grass season continues in Germany.

Defending champion Hubert Hurkacz returns along with former winner Borna Coric plus top seeds Daniil Medvedev, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Andrey Rublev.

Two-time finalist Alexander Zverev is in the field and he faces Dominic Thiem in the match of the first round.

Wimbledon runner-up Nick Kyrgios continues his comeback.

The top seeds …

In ‘s-Hertogenbosch at the Libema Open in semifinals action The 6th-seeded Tallon Griekspoor thrilled the home fans defeating Finland’s Emil Ruusuvuori 6-4, 7-5 to reach his second career final.

“Once again, unbelievable atmosphere in a packed stadium,” Griekspoor said on court. “Nothing better to play in front of. I started off well, got the break in the first game which is always nice. It took some pressure off my own games.

“I …

Frances Tiafoe saved six set points in the second to avoid three sets in a tough 6-3, 7-6(13-11) win over qualifier Marton Fucsovics.

Tiafoe lost only six points on first serve and never faced a break point in the semifinal.

“I have played some solid tennis. It is one of my favorites surfaces. It is good …

More lucky losers have made the Den Bosch semifinals than Top 5 seeds as upsets continued on Friday on quarterfinal day.

Finnish star Emil Ruusuvuori did the honors knocking out the 2nd-seeded Jannik Sinner in straights 6-3, 6-4.

Ruusuvuori was 0-5 against the Italian coming in, but on this day didn’t drop a point on first serve winning all 29!

“It was a great performance overall. He’s a hell of a player,” Ruusuvuori …

In the big showdown of the men’s tennis day in Stuttgart, Frances Tiafoe got revenge on Lorenzo Musetti on the grass with a 6-7(6-8), 7-6(7-4), 6-2 win over the Italian.

“He is obviously a very good player,” Tiafoe said to the ATP. “We have always had tough battles, first time on grass. He could have …

French veteran Richard Gasquet set a milestone claiming his 600th career win Thursday and doing it style upsetting top seed Stefanos Tsitsipas i7-6(10-8), 2-6, 7-5 in the second round in Stuttgart.

“It means a lot. It’s incredible,” the 36-year-old Gasquet told ATPTour.com. “You don’t think it will happen, this number in my career. Of course …