2026 ATP General News

[El Dude]

Cincinnati is looking like a fun tournament to watch. Not only is Alcaraz (hopefully) coming back, but Holger Rune is also on the entry list.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Cincinnati is looking like a fun tournament to watch. Not only is Alcaraz (hopefully) coming back, but Holger Rune is also on the entry list.

Lets see if Rune does play, he has been having knee problems, still no official word from Alcaraz doctor as yet to give him the all clear to get back to intensity training, even though his doctor said his wrist is healed

 

[britbox]

So on average it is the same (5+7+9)/3=7. What is the point then?

@MargaretMcAleer
Edit:
Actually, they reduced it from 9 games to 7, period. The first used to occur in 7 (and now in 5), because they assume warm up is equivalent to two games.

A few players have expressed concerns about the quality of the balls and how they fluff up too quickly - slowing everything down. Maybe that's one of the reasons for tinkering with the change.

 

[El Dude]

A few players have expressed concerns about the quality of the balls and how they fluff up too quickly - slowing everything down.

There's a dirty joke in that sentence, but I can't quite grab it.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

There's a dirty joke in that sentence, but I can't quite grab it.

Actually it was backed by The Players advisory Council, it follows player feedback and hard court ball wear ( regardless of the dirty joke in that sentence I can name players that have Whinged about the balls used lately in hard court tournaments, one of the biggest whingers has been the ' former hard court specialist Medvedev

 

[lomaha]

Cincinnati is looking like a fun tournament to watch. Not only is Alcaraz (hopefully) coming back, but Holger Rune is also on the entry list.

Yes it will be interesting to see if he is fit enough to play or he waits a bit longer.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Baron and El Dude,

This is Medvedev's current view of the balls used during ATP tournaments, who has been a long time whinger of the balls used in the ATP, At the Lexington Challenger next month they will trial more frequent balls changes

" Now even when I make a good return, there's 1 or 2 where I cant hit a better return and the ball stop through the air, it favors those who can generate power from dead balls, Jannik and Carlos, it gives them an extra edge"

 

[the AntiPusher]

Lets see if Rune does play, he has been having knee problems, still no official word from Alcaraz doctor as yet to give him the all clear to get back to intensity training, even though his doctor said his wrist is healed

Rune’s Achilles is completely healed? or is the knee a result of it or something new ?

 

[the AntiPusher]

MM I noticed that Safin is still with Rublev. I see in the crowd about 6-8 models or is they some of Marat’s 304s in attendance?

 

[the AntiPusher]

Baron and El Dude,

This is Medvedev's current view of the balls used during ATP tournaments, who has been a long time whinger of the balls used in the ATP, At the Lexington Challenger next month they will trial more frequent balls changes

" Now even when I make a good return, there's 1 or 2 where I cant hit a better return and the ball stop through the air, it favors those who can generate power from dead balls, Jannik and Carlos, it gives them an extra edge"

It may be a valid argument but Daniil’s mindset needs to be focused on how he going to overcome this bit of a handicap in his mindset

 

[mrzz]

it favors those who can generate power from dead balls,

It is called "merit".

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Rune’s Achilles is completely healed? or is the knee a result of it or something new ?

The knee is new, apparently picked up in practice, as far as I am aware the achilles is healed

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Stefanos Tsitsipas into his first final since February of last year, wins 64 36 63 vs Shevechenko in Gstaad

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

21yo Daniel Merida wins his maiden ATP Tour level title after defeating Damir Dzumhur 62 57 62
He is the 3rd youngest Umag champion after Alcaraz and Sinner

 

[PhiEaglesfan712]

Tsitsipas has done it. He wins the Gstaad final in 3 sets.

 

[britbox]

Gstaad Final Highlights

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Gstaad Final Highlights

Baron

Miracles Do Happen AP will be delighted

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Andrey Rublev wins Bastad v Darderi 64 63
This is his first title since Doha 2025 and his 18th tour title, with this win Rublev jumps 2 spots to # No 14

 

[the AntiPusher]

Baron

Miracles Do Happen AP will be delighted

Stefanos appeared to be putting a lot more spin on the ball. He ran around his bh a lot.. Makes sense.. Hard to believe that he has made 37 mil in career prize money earnings

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Stefanos appeared to be putting a lot more spin on the ball. He ran around his bh a lot.. Makes sense.. Hard to believe that he has made 37 mil in career prize money earnings

AP
He has to run around his bhand a lot, like me, my bh still stinks lol! gosh $37 million not bad for a 27 yo old
Maybe this new coaching team of Stef, might be working, lets see when he gets on the hard courts, I have always thought Stef and clay is his better surface