Zverev joins elite Federer-Nadal club with Madrid semis run

May 1, 2026 12:52 PM

Zverev joins elite Federer-Nadal club with Madrid semis run

Alexander Zverev maintained his impressive consistency at the ATP Masters 1000 level at the Madrid Open, easing past Flavio Cobolli 6-1, 6-4 at the Manolo Santana Stadium to book his place in the semi-finals. With his 90-minute victory, the German became just the fourth man to reach the semi-finals at each of the first four Masters 1000 events of the season since the series began in 1990, joining Roger Federer (2006), Rafael Nadal (2010, 2011) and Jannik Sinner (2026). Moreover, with his win o...

Top players and ATP want overhaul of Davis Cup

November 16, 2025 3:40 PM

Top players and ATP want overhaul of Davis Cup

Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz are among the world's top players calling for the Davis Cup to return to its traditional home-and-away format and be staged over two years, a proposal backed by ATP chairman Andrea Gaudenzi. The old format of home-and-away ties played over a few days every year was scrapped by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) in 2019, and this year's Final 8 in Bologna begins two days after Sunday's ATP Finals decider in Turin. Sinner, who is into the ATP Finals last f...