Steve Johnson will try for a 3-peat this week in Houston.

The Big 3 could be playing together for two straight days at Indian Wells.

The giants of tennis are in Delray Beach this week.

Kei Nishikori withstood 59 aces from Ivo Karlovic at the Australian Open on Thursday.

It was a record-setting day of tennis in Pune, India, where the tallest final in ATP history went to three tiebreakers.

Novak Djokovic has now failed to win his last three events.

A recap of the first week at the Australian Open and a look ahead.

The favorites were the winners Wednesday in the men’s draw at the Australian Open.

(8) Tiafoe starts against Kokkinakis in a battle of up-and-comers…

“In the end it didn’t go my way. That’s life, that’s tennis,” the 38-year-old Karlovic said. “That’s how it goes sometimes. I was not really moving well…Serve was good. Volleys were OK so I have to look at the positives and continue with my journey.”

“I think we should make a suggestion to the ATP that we just start with the tiebreak next time,” Muller said afterwards.

Tough openers and early-rounders for (1) Federer second round vs. M.Zverev, (3) Nishikori vs. Verdasco, (8) Ramos-Vinolas second round vs. Dr. Ivo, (5) Monfils vs. Gasquet in an all-French (winner to face Haas), and (2) Thiem vs. Ferrer, who has a career grasscourt title to his credit, second round…

The Zverev brothers are in the hunt to win weekend ATP titles.

(1) Roger Federer could start against (WC) Haas? What is it with these two and grass each year?

Tough starts for (1) Murray vs. Fognini, (5) Raonic vs. the Haas-Dr. Ivo winner, (3) Wawrinka starting against a tough Frenchman in either Mahut or Paire, (8) Thiem vs. Cuevas, (13) Sock vs. the hot-handed Schwartzman, an injured (7) Nishikori vs. the Ferrer-Lopez winner, (10) Dimitrov vs. Del Potro, (15) Carreno Busta vs. Simon (winner to face the Kyrgios-Bautista Agut winner, then (2) Djokovic)