2026 ATP General News

[MargaretMcAleer]

ATP250 Buenos Aires in 2027 will be the last edition on red clay and switch to hard court in 2028, no upgrade to 500 category is planned

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

The main draw of Paris Rolex Masters will be made Friday 30th October at 7pm local time
It will be streamed live on the Rolex Paris Masters You Tube channel.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

New Schedule for Jannik Sinner who has announced his return to the court at the Six Kings Slam
Initially scheduled for October, the event will now take place between December 27 and 30, and Sinner winner the first 2 editions will try to defend the title once again

#LaStampa#tennis#Sinner

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

International Tennis Hall of Fame
The Fans have spoken!
Class of 2027 Fan Voting Results,
Juan Martin del Potro takes the top spot in fan voting, followed by Ash Barty in second and Svetlana Kuznetsova in third
Stay tuned for the official class of 2027 results this fall.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Well this rumor has been floating around for some time,

According to @ the times, Sinner has chosen Magnus Norman as his head coach along Simone Vagnozzi, when Darren Cahill officially retiring.
I know Cahill is in Monte Carlo presently with Jannik
Personally I am delighted that Magnus Norman is coming on board Janniks's team, though I am sad that Cahill is finally retiring, and thankful for all the work Cahill has done with Jannik, he is one of the best tactical coaches in the ATP
Apparently Norman has been coveted by several Top ten players during his final season with Stan Wawrinka
My relatives in Italy texted me....if Norman can help Jannik win RG in 2027 we will build a stature of him in our front yard in Sicily

 

[britbox]

My relatives in Italy texted me....if Norman can help Jannik win RG in 2027 we will build a stature of him in our front yard in Sicily

Plans are underway...

 

[kskate2]

Well this rumor has been floating around for some time,

According to @ the times, Sinner has chosen Magnus Norman as his head coach along Simone Vagnozzi, when Darren Cahill officially retiring.
I know Cahill is in Monte Carlo presently with Jannik
Personally I am delighted that Magnus Norman is coming on board Janniks's team, though I am sad that Cahill is finally retiring, and thankful for all the work Cahill has done with Jannik, he is one of the best tactical coaches in the ATP
Apparently Norman has been coveted by several Top ten players during his final season with Stan Wawrinka
My relatives in Italy texted me....if Norman can help Jannik win RG in 2027 we will build a stature of him in our front yard in Sicily

it's been a long time coming and not a surprise. He wanted to quit 2 years ago so he could stop traveling so much. Red must have made him an offer he couldn't refuse back then.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

it's been a long time coming and not a surprise. He wanted to quit 2 years ago so he could stop traveling so much. Red must have made him an offer he couldn't refuse back then.

Actually they had a bet and Jannik won, when he won Wimbledon in 2025, and Cahill said he would honor the bet, though would only want to travel to the GS and big tournaments in 2026, sad that Jannik had his knee injury and had to shut down his season, because Cahill would have stayed on till the end of 2026,

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

According to Eurosport, JCF will announce on Nov 9th who he will coach in 2027 ( the suspense is killing me
We can now strike off Jannik Sinner off the list..........as he was favored to coach Jannik in 2027

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Jesper de Jong will have surgery mid November to remove a bone that was pinching his achilles tendon, which has a vertical tear in it
Will be out for 6 months, will make a comeback once he is eligible for a PR which will be around the start of April, 2027

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

This announcement wasnt on my bingo card,

JCF will be joining Ben Shelton's coaching team in 2027, working alongside his father Ben Shelton

 

[don_fabio]

This announcement wasnt on my bingo card,

JCF will be joining Ben Shelton's coaching team in 2027, working alongside his father Ben Shelton

I can see JCF working on his BH from day 1. Also return and rally tolerance.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

I can see JCF working on his BH from day 1. Also return and rally tolerance.

Apart from being the most annoying player in the ATP, JCF has his work cut out for him, agree his bhand is a liability, return and rally tolerance are poor, he has to stop carrying on getting in peoples faces, typical college tennis stuff
Good luck JCF, actually I thought he would coach Jodar, oh well.

 

[don_fabio]

Apart from being the most annoying player in the ATP, JCF has his work cut out for him, agree his bhand is a liability, return and rally tolerance are poor, he has to stop carrying on getting in peoples faces, typical college tennis stuff
Good luck JCF, actually I thought he would coach Jodar, oh well.

Jodar is no saint either. Perhaps JCF found it challenging to take Ben and see what he could do there to improve him as a player. But agree, coaching Jodar would make more sense.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Jodar is no saint either. Perhaps JCF found it challenging to take Ben and see what he could do there to improve him as a player. But agree, coaching Jodar would make more sense.

Jodar and his attitude to ball kids is disgraceful and I wish he would do something about his shoe laces which come undone at critical times in the match
JCF to me is better with a younger player eg Alcaraz
Good luck to JCF he has a lot of work to do in Bens game, lets face it his father hasnt been able to improve his bhand, rally tolerance and ROS

 

[kskate2]

Before the announcement, I was just coming here to say Ben has done nothing since he beat Chuck at the USO. Must be some kind of perm letdown. No wonder he wants to hire JCF. I don't see how this works out. JCF looks like the asst coach and not the main coach. If I remember correctly, it was Carlos father who gave JCF his walking papers.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Before the announcement, I was just coming here to say Ben has done nothing since he beat Chuck at the USO. Must be some kind of perm letdown. No wonder he wants to hire JCF. I don't see how this works out. JCF looks like the asst coach and not the main coach. If I remember correctly, it was Carlos father who gave JCF his walking papers.

Quite frankly if Chuck didnt make the ufe in the 5th set he would have won? coming back from 5 months off the tour not bad to make a QF at a GS, his final match against Zverev, he had no game plan what so ever, Zverev exposed Ben's poor BH for starters, amongst other things in his game
Agree, I think it would be better if Sheton's dad stood down and let JCF coach
Sheltons dad has done nothing about improving Bens ROS, his weak bhand, and his poor rally tolerance which is the lowest in the Top Ten players
You and i Keli have been saying for a couple of years Ben needs a new coach, lets see if it lasts.Ben needs soo much help with his techncial game

 

[the AntiPusher]

Agreed I dont see how this is gonna work out @kskate2 @MargaretMcAleer .this guy is still raw and has a lot of areas to improve..Really somewhat disappointed FAA didn't grab him but there's been nothing to indicate Felix is interested in being the top player in the world.. as for Ben..I think he and Taylor Fritz has reached the plateau of their talent IMO