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Another day, another Masters 1000 to Carlos Alcaraz’s name. That’s how it went when he took down Lorenzo Musetti in the final of the Monte Carlo Masters, capturing his sixth Masters 1000 title and clinching his first title in 13 months. So far, this has been quite a show for Alcaraz, who is capitalizing on the clay court surface to boost his games heading into the midseason. In front of a jam-packed Court Rainier III crowd, Carlos Alcaraz made sure to show the best of his work with a composed performance from start to finish, making the most of a physically hampered Musetti in the third set to close out the championship round and come up with a strong finish, 3-6, 6-1, and 6-0. In a quest to rediscover his winning rhythm in tennis, Alcaraz arrived in Monte Carlo with the hopes of showing that he could still win at the top of his game and dominate the clay court with ease. So far, he earned a gritty victory in the final over Musetti, and now he’s back in the win column and heads for the Madrid Open with a chance to go back-to-back on Masters 1000 wins. A Solid Performance Beating the likes of Francisco Cerundolo, Arthur Fils, Daniel Altmaier, and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Alcaraz has enjoyed a solid week so far, and his solid game against Musetti was nothing short of impressive as he dropped the first set before rallying for two straight to close out the Monte Carlo finish. ”I am really happy to win Monte-Carlo for the first time. It has been a really difficult week with a lot of difficult situations,” Alcaraz said. “I am proud with how I dealt with everything. It has been a difficult month for me, so coming here and seeing the hard work pay off makes me happy.” Alcaraz leaned on his experience on the big stage, especially on clay. It can be remembered that he went on to win big in the clay – at the Roland Garros last season and then finishing silver in the Paris Olympics in what has been quite a sensational campaign that fans have been expecting from him so far. Musetti, on the other hand, was competing for his first Masters 1000 final. He did match Alcaraz for most periods in the game, but his right leg came out to be the big issue in the third set as he was flexing it and later received treatment in the decider while the Spanish star sprinted to the finish. Climbing to the Top Alcaraz gets back on track after being sidetracked in his games for the last season, not being able to push deeper into the ATP Rankings. The Spaniard now moves up to world no. 2 after this win and will now pass Alexander Zverev – leading the PIF ATP Live Race to Turin so far. The win sees Alcaraz tie Daniil Medvedev for the 10th most Masters 1000 wins in history, and looking forward to the Madrid Open, perhaps the 21-year-old can capitalize on the advantage of being on his home soil. Alcaraz has already won in Madrid for two straight years in 2022 and 2023 before bowing out of the last season’s edition. Now he is seeking to get back to dominating the clay courts and live up to the hype that he may well be the next successor of Rafael Nadal when it comes to dominating the clay courts for years to come.

Jenson Brooksby delivered a promising victory at the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship on Sunday, beating and stunning 2023 champion Frances Tiafoe. The promising 24-year-old has pulled off a superb tournament run after starting out as a wild card in the qualifying rounds before clawing his path to the top of the game. Now, his efforts have bore fruit, and he has gone from being the world no. 507 all the way to being placed as the new world no. 172. It’s not much, sure, but at his age, the pace can be really deceiving considering that the current world no. 1 is only a 23-year-old, and even the 2022 world no. 1 Carlos Alcaraz was 19 when he reached the summit of the ATP Tour. Considering that Brooksby has battled through injuries and suspension, this is a massive win – a hint at something great among American youngsters in the game. Brooksby is now the third-lowest ranked champion in the history of the ATP Tour since 1990. He persevered, and now he is reaping the results of his hard work – and he’s definitely getting started with the way he is playing right now. A Huge Run by Brooksby Brooksby defeated Tiafoe in straight sets in the final, 6-4 and 6-2. He made short work of the higher-seeded star and proved that he is ready to play with the big boys with an impressive victory. So far, one can say that he deserves all the praise that he’s getting right now, and he could definitely build a winning pace out of that. "It was one of my biggest goals ever since I have been a professional tennis player. It means a lot to have my first one. It's probably the best week of my life,” said Brooksby after the win. "I've had a lot of different life adversity, whether it's on the court or off the court. So I think it makes these situations ... like, I still get nervous about them and somewhat tense for sure, but it gives you a different perspective once you've had to face other difficult things in life. Brooksby loves to win, sure. And that has translated well to his game so far considering that he’s found himself in tough positions over the years, and being able to get a second chance at his tennis career is really quite the achievement – something that not all players get most of the time. Coming Back It can be remembered that Brooksby’s career has been derailed with a lot of disruptions. Back in October 2023, the American was handed an 18-month suspension after three successive “whereabouts failures” in a 12-month span. However, that sentence was reduced to just 13 months after making an appeal. He also suffered injuries during and after the suspension, and Brooksby only managed to come back into the game this year – making his season debut at the Australian Open before dropping the first round to fellow American Taylor Fritz. "I'm just someone who hates to lose and loves to win in general - obviously tennis being most important, but even in other games, and that's just how I'm wired as a person,” Brooksby added. “I just really love winning, so that transfers over into when I'm in tough positions and maybe you should lose in those situations, that I'm able to at least find a way out of it." Now moving 335 spots up in the rankings, fans can only expect things to get better for Brooksby, who is definitely making the most of his chances now more than ever.

After his huge victory over Novak Djokovic in the 2025 Miami Open, Jakub Mensik joins the latest names of rising stars in the ATP Tour from the NextGen roster, showing how the ATP has been really deep with a lot of young talents on the rise who are bringing in the thunder in their respective games for this season with a high level of play. The latest teen to have his big moment in the sun this year, Mensik has basked in his massive games so far and has done a great job of coming up with impressive wins in the Miami Open alone. If you are not impressed, he is now the ninth-youngest Masters 1000 champion since the series began in 1990 – a promising sign of things to come. Moreover, Mensik is the fourth player to win his first ATP title in a Masters 1000 tournament – a rare feat that only a few legendary players have achieved in their careers. There have been plenty of NextGen ATP stars on the rise this season, and it’s just three months through 2025. Will there be more shockers this season along with another NextGen star coming up with an impressive win in their games? Mensik and Draper Shines on the Sunshine Double The Sunshine Double was the highlight of the month of March, and it featured massive performances from two NextGen stars. It began with Jack Draper coming up with an impressive win in the Indian Wells – beating Taylor Fritz, Ben Shelton, Carlos Alcaraz (yes, he knocked him out), and Holger Rune into the final. Mensik then took over the show when the leg shifted to the East Coast in Miami, where he would go on to deny Draper a Sunshine Double win before scoring top 10 wins against Fritz, and then Djokovic in the legendary final. It was his maiden title in the ATP Tour, and he made sure to consider the big spotlight and make the most of it like no other. With the way the two young stars have played, Mensik and Draper made sure that they would be at the top of the headlines in the United States leg of the Masters 1000 tournaments, and it cannot be denied that they really proved the critics wrong and showed that they can go up against the top stars in the Tour as well. Fonseca and Tien Making Waves Joao Fonseca and Learner Tien also came up with standout wins in 2025. Fonseca took down the American Tien in the NextGen ATP Finals, and both have been grinding it out on the bigger stages of the game ever since. Fonseca managed to come up with an upset in the Australian Open over Andrey Rublev (world no. 9) before he captured the Buenos Aires crown, which made him the youngest South American to ever win a title in the ATP Tour era – at the age of 18. Tien, on the other hand, closed down Daniil Medvedev in the Australian Open and even continued a promising pace as he defeated Corentin Moutet in the third round – becoming the youngest player to reach the fourth round in Melbourne since Rafael Nadal in 2005. There has been no shortage of youngsters making waves in the ATP Tour as of late, and it is safe to say that the Tour is in safe hands as we transition into the next generation of elite players on the rise. It is only fitting that this spark would come from the players in the NextGen program as well.

Once again, the youngster revolution continues to be a trend in the ATP Tour as young stars continue to emerge on the big stage. After Jack Draper clinched the Indian Wells, NextGen star Jakub Mensik has earned the spotlight on the big stage after he defeated Novak Djokovic in the final of the Miami Open, earning his first ATP Tour title in the best way possible. At the age of 19, Mensik now became the second-youngest titlist in the history of the Miami Open just next to Carlos Alcaraz, who claimed the same trophy in 2022 at the age of 18. So far, it has been a historic night and now there’s a new master in Miami. It was the biggest win of his career as he managed to beat one of the legendary stars in the game, and also tying up his head-to-head record with Djokovic at 1-1 with the victory. On top of that, this victory marked the biggest age gap in an ATP Masters 1000 final, with Djokovic being 18 years older than Mensik. What could have been a historic 100th title for the Serbian star instead ended up as a proud moment for the Czech star who joins the young stars on the rise in the ATP Tour now more than ever. A Historic Finish for Mensik Mensik had to overcome both a massive rain that delayed the game in Florida for hours and a very challenging opponent in Novak Djokovic. It took six hours before the game actually began – giving Mensik just enough time to contemplate his tactics in beating Djokovic, who was pacing for his 100th tour-level title. To be fair, Mensik did not fail to impress, nor did he shrink at the moment as well. Instead, Mensik turned it into an opportunity of a lifetime, proving that he has what it takes to play at a high level and come up with a triumphant win that no one had expected – especially against a star like Djokovic, who was already reigning the ATP Tour by the time Mensik was able to learn to play tennis at a professional level. "To be honest I don't know what to say. It feels incredible, obviously," Mensik said in his on-court interview. "It was probably the biggest day of my life and I did super, which I'm really glad about, to show the performance and keep the nerves outside of the court before the match. I feel just super happy and I think that the feelings will come later." Mensik produced a massive game, a storied performance to become the first player from the Czech Republic to win a Masters 1000 title ever since Tomas Berdych scored a victory in Paris back in 2005. The Road to Greatness Mensik logged only his second ATP Tour Final, and yet this was the biggest and most nerve-wrecking game he’s played in his entire career. Heading into the game, Djokovic was the leader in tie-break winning percentages at almost 66%, but Mensik negated that well and played under pressure – eliminating key players in the tournament such as rising star Taylor Fritz and Indian Wells winner Jack Draper. "This is Jakub's moment — moment of his team, moment of his family. Congratulations, unbelievable tournament," Djokovic said "It hurts me to admit it, but you were better! In the clutch moments, you delivered the goods with unbelievable serving and just a phenomenal effort mentally as well to stay tough in a difficult moment." Mensik now rushes to a career-high world no. 24, passing Jiri Lehecka to become the second-ranked Czech player behind no. 21 Tomas Machac. Historic run indeed.

Tennis is such an unpredictable game, and it cannot be denied that this has been the story so far in the Women’s Singles of the Miami Open as Alex Eala has gone to deliver one of the biggest wins of her career, taking down Iga Swiatek in straight sets to earn her ticket to the semis stage of the tournament so far. It is an unprecedented feat for Eala, who continues to ride on a massive success in her games. No player has ever beaten a Grand Slam champion three matches in a row – and Eala made it look so easy after logging her second win against a top 10 player as well. No Filipino tennis player has ever managed to reach the semis of any Masters 1000 tournament, and yet here she is, proving her worth on the big stage. A graduate of the Rafa Nadal Academy less than two years ago, Eala has been on a blazing push in her games as of late, and she even went on to deliver an impressive rally in her games so far. With her win against Swiatek, she is now guaranteed to be the first Filipina ever ranked in the top 100 of the WTA Rankings. A Historic Pace At the age of 19, Eala is now the first player from the Philippines to enter any tour-level semifinal, and is the third wild card to reach the last four in Miami, joining Justine Henin in 2010 and Victoria Azarenka in 2018 - both of whom were former World No. 1s returning from extended breaks. Eala, on the other hand, was ranked no. 140 before winning this clash with Swiatek. “I'm in complete disbelief right now, I'm on cloud nine. It's so surreal," she said. "I feel like I'm the exact same person as I was in that photo. But of course, circumstances have changed! I'm so happy and so blessed to be able to compete with such a player on this stage ... My coach told me to run, to go for every ball, to take all the opportunities I can, because a five-time Slam champion is not going to give you the win." This run by Eala also included wins over Grand Slam champions Jelena Ostapenko and Madison Keys, making her the second wild card to beat three Grand Slam champions since Elina Svitolina in Wimbledon 2023. Before her run in the Miami Open, Eala has not beaten any opponent in the Top 40, nor has she faced any Top 20 opponents. Now, she has logged two top 10 victories as of late, and she’s on the semis of the prestigious Miami Open. Breaking Barriers Following her victory, Eala now becomes the third player to reach her first WTA semis in the Miami Open, joining Mary Joe Fernandez in 1988 and Danielle Collins in 2018. To be in this kind of company is a rare feat – something that would actually bring Eala to a promising pace in her games in the long run, and raise the Philippine flag. Tennis isn’t a popular sport in the Philippines, and it is even less popular than badminton as a whole. The country is dominated by basketball for starters, and its national sport, arnis, isn’t as popular as tennis to begin with. So for Eala to win big in such a tournament against tough opponents – she is sure sending a strong message. "I think I was so in the moment, and I made it a point to be in the moment every point that it's hard to realize what just happened,” Eala said. “It's hard to realize that you won the match. I really tried to soak it all in, because this has never happened to me before, and that's why I was looking at the screen. You know, I really wanted to keep that moment in my mind."

When you’re a young star on the rise in the ATP Tour, fatigue shouldn’t be an excuse, especially in long, drawn-out heavy showdowns in the tournaments. That was exactly the case when Carlos Alcaraz fell short in his Miami Open run, and it is safe to say that he’s not feeling 100% for his game with the way he has played in the past few tournaments. After failing to defend his title in the Indian Wells Open, Carlos Alcaraz made sure to note his mistakes come up with a better groove, and start winning titles again heading into the second leg of the Sunshine Double. However, that would not be the case as the world no. 3 was caught off-guard and got knocked out of the tournament at the hands of David Goffin. Now, it seems that the focus for Alcaraz is to work out on his issues – and get back on track as soon as possible as he is dropping points. That is not favorable, especially when you’ve got a window to make the most of your chances before Jannik Sinner returns from his doping ban and finally gets back into play. Fatigue Kicking In? Playing in his 90th Masters 1000 tournament, Alcaraz was expected to go off on a blazing pace and keep a strong attack to make the most of his chances. However, the unexpected fatigue coming from his legs in the second set combined with the inconsistency he’s played for most of the match, that is really a bummer – and a rare sight to see considering that he’s barely entered his 20s. “Simply, the guy played great tennis,” World No. 3 Alcaraz said in his press conference. “I didn’t make the most of the chances he gave me and in the end, tennis is based on taking opportunities. If you don’t make the most of them, you allow your opponent to relax and play with confidence. I think that’s what happened today.” Alcaraz was only able to reach deuce twice whenever he is returning the serve. Goffin was able to break him four times in their match as a whole. Credit to the Belgian star, he did put Alcaraz on his heels and was playing catch-up for most of the clash. “It’s true that I didn’t play well and my level was poor, but you have to give some credit to David," Alcaraz added. "I think he has a game that’s hard to play, even though it may not look like it. It’s hard to face. Tonight he was very solid from start to finish. I thought his level would drop a little, but because I didn’t put him under pressure, I think he stayed confident throughout and it didn’t drop.” The Desire to Do Well Alcaraz has not won a tournament to begin his 2025 season yet. That says a lot about how the pace is going for the young star considering that he is already making a strong push in his games last year. The only thing that is keeping him from a big stride is, well, himself. “How am I feeling? Dreadful. Dreadful because of this defeat and because this is a tournament I always want to do well at, and losing my first match hurts,” added Alcaraz, who had not fallen at the first hurdle at this event since his first appearance in 2021. The season is still young for Alcaraz to worry about. The tour is slated to head for one of the most pivotal stretches of the season – the grass and the clay courts are still waiting. Both of those surfaces are Alcaraz’s domains, which should give him a boost once more.

The second leg of the sunshine double continues with high expectations in the ATP Tour’s finest as the Miami Open now brews hot with top stars such as Alexander Zverev, Carlos Alcaraz, and Novak Djokovic are fighting for some big stakes heading into the tournament. It seem that there are going to be big showdowns in store for fans in this one. The Indian Wells Masters did not end well as predicted by a lot of experts. World no. 1 Jannik Sinner has kept his lead at the top safe despite not playing due to a doping ban after both Zverev and Djokovic fell in the Round of 64, while Alcaraz lost to then-winner Jack Draper. However, it seems that the latter three stars are the ones who have something to lose heading into the Miami Open as they fight with big stakes at hand as they seek to gain points before the American Masters wrap up. But can they beat Draper, who won the first leg of the Sunshine Double? There’s a lot of things to expect heading into the Miami Open, but it all comes down to the star trio of Zverev, Alcaraz, and Djokovic as they lead the headlines for the tournament. Tournament Expectations Novak Djokovic brings himself to the front of the headlines as he is slated to try and spark up what used to be a dominant run from the star over the years. Djokovic can get clear of Andre Agassi and set a record in the Miami Open by lifting his seventh trophy in the tournament. The Serbian star won all of his six Miami titles before the event switched venues to the Hard Rock Stadium in 2019. Since then, he hasn’t won a Miami Open title and is also seeking to win his first ATP Tour tournament win in over a year after going empty last season. Alcaraz, on the other hand had his 16-match winning streak in the Indian Wells snapped after losing to Jack Draper. It is worth noting that both Djokovic and Alcaraz are on the same draw. The Spaniard won his Masters 1000 crown in 2022 in this tournament, so it is expected that he would be gunning for a big wn here. For this tournament, Alexander Zverev is the top seed, and he hopes that he can bounce back well after losing early in the previous leg of the Sunshine Double. His big serve will come into play in the fast-paced conditions of Miami as he seeks to go on a winning run after going 4-4 since he reached the final at January’s Australian Open. Draper Dreamer No other player of British descent has ever managed to win the Sunshine Double as a whole. Jim Courier, Michael Chang, Pete Sampras, Marcelo Rios, Andre Agassi, Roger Federer, and Novak Djokovic all have completed the magical feat – with Djokovic achieving it four times. So far, Draper has a chance to continue his magical run in Miami and is slated to compete as a top 10 player for the first time. The world no. 7 is expecting to be the second Briton to win the Miami Open after Andy Murray won the said tournament back in 2009 and 2013. His success in the BNP Paribas has been sensational, and now he is definitely eager to cap off his early US campaign with a massive win that will see him rise to the top of the big stage for the second tournament in a row.

It seems that the youngster galore continues in the ATP Tour now more than ever. Jack Draper proved that he has what it takes to shine on the big stage of the ATP Tour when he made short work of Holger Rune in the final of the Indian Wells Masters, coming up with elite plays and massive serves before closing out his opponent in two straight sets at 6-2, 6-2. It was the biggest game of Draper’s career, and he did not fail to impress at all. After having a flurry of tough opponents in the earlier rounds, facing a big server like Rune did not bother Draper’s game at all. In fact, he was so confident that he dictated the pace for the whole match and kept Rune on his back foot for most of it. From every single baseline stroke to a precise serving game of his own, Draper showed why he deserved this success. This win has been an unprecedented push for Draper, who now appears to be the next iteration of the great Andy Murray as the next best British star who is on the rise with the way he is playing right now and ascending in the ATP Rankings now more than ever. Performance for the Ages Draper finished with the highest rating for any performer in the Indian Wells Masters this year with a 9.15 rating. The British star finished with a 43% steal score, 67% conversion score, and 33% in attack. That says a lot about how he has improved his level of play and proved that he can be quite the star considering how he’s a mere 23-year-old who is still learning to grasp his game even better. "It's incredible. I wasn't expecting this," Draper said moments after his one-hour, nine-minute victory. "I've put in a lot of work over time and I'm just so grateful and so happy to be out here to be able to play, my body being healthy, to feel great in my mind. All the work I've done over the last few years feels like it's coming together on the big stage and I can't put that into words." Winning Groove With the win, Draper now enters the top 10 scene and is now slated as the world no. 7 in the ATP Rankings. It can be remembered that this has been one of the best storied climbs in the season so far, as Draper had to beat two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz and Americans Ben Shelton and Taylor Fritz in the previous rounds before capping off his game at the final. "I feel like I deserve it, in all honestly," Draper said of the milestone. "The amount of adversity I've been through, the amount of sacrifices, the amount of time that all the people around me have put into me and the hard work. It's an emotional feeling to know how much you've gone through and put in, and to be here now to say that I'm going be No. 7 in the world tomorrow, I can't tell you how much that means to me." The final of the Indian Wells was also the first time that an ATP Masters 1000 finale was fought between two players born in the 2000s, and first between players who are outside the top 10 since World No. 26 Cameron Norrie beat No. 36 Nikoloz Basilashvili in the 2021 Indian Wells final.

When Carlos Alcaraz says no, he really means no. That’s what happened in his showdown with Denis Shapovalov in the Round of 32 of the Indian Wells, scoring 6-2 and 6-4 to take his place in the fourth round of the tournament. It does seem that he is on comfortable ground whenever he steps on the courts of the BNP Paribas Open. At this point, the biggest question has been to how will anyone be able to at least stop Alcaraz in the Indian Wells. With his 14th win in a row in the tournament so far, it does seem that he is making an unstoppable case and will be likely headed for the final of the tournament as he did in the last two seasons. Considering that Alcaraz is the heavy favorite to win, it does seem that this kind of groove is expected from him right off the bat, and one can say that he is carrying this pace for a chance to move up in the ranks of the ATP Rankings now more than ever. What a run it has been for the Spaniard so far. Strong From Start to Finish Alcaraz scored a 5-0 rally to start off the game, and he really rattled the Dallas Open champion despite the latter being able to find his game later on. Alcaraz had laser focus in the game and just made quick work of Shapovalov as he closed out the match in just an hour and 24 minutes. "I know he started the season really strong, showing really good tennis with the title in Dallas, playing good tennis in Acapulco, so I knew that I had to start the match really strong, really focused on my things, on the level," Alcaraz said in his on-court interview. "Try to play good tennis, good rallies at the beginning just to get the good pace, to come into the match. I saw that it was going to be a really good and difficult battle, so just really happy with the way that I started the match.” Alcaraz only dropped two sets in his 14-match winning streak in the BNP Paribas Open so far, and he didn’t give up one in this clash and saving three of the four break points he faced, and even converted four of his eight opportunities. That was really a promising performance from him as he maximized his service points won at 41. Beating Shapovalov This win puts Alcaraz at 2-0 in his head to head games against Shapovalov. At the age of 21, the Spaniard has claimed all five of their sets with a margin of at least 6-4 or greater. He definitely faced a player with a lot of firepower in Shapovalov, but his elite backhand proved to be pivotal in forcing the Canadian out of his game. "Nerves are a good thing, but today I didn't feel as much nerves as I did in the first round. Today I was more relaxed, I was calm, so I could think much better,” Alcaraz added. “But as I said, I think every player has nerves at the beginning of the match. It's the way you control it, so I think today and in the first round, I did it pretty well. So hopefully it will continue like this." Shapovalov leads the ATP Tour this season with three wins versus top 10 players in the ATP Rankings, but he definitely missed his chance against Alcaraz as he could not come back from making 27 unforced errors in the match.

Tomas Machac was the highest-ranked player in the ATP Tour not to win a single title. So when he arrived in Acapulco, many people knew that he was a man on a mission as he sought to change that narrative. That’s what he achieved when he closed out Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the final to lock up his first trophy. Of course, being Mexico did not bring him any advantage at all, but the Czech came into town with a winning mindset, and it did seem really clear that he’s not backing down from any challenge as he continues to bring his game to another level as he went on to beat Jakub Mensik, Daniel Altmaier, Learner Tien, and Brandon Nakashima en route to the final. Machac now takes his place among Czech players as the third national to score an ATP 500 trophy since 2009 when the series began. He joins former Top 10 players Tomas Berdych and Radek Stepanek in achieving a strong feat. At the age of 24, Tomas Machac is making his presence felt in a quiet way, and it seems that he may well be on the climb now more than ever. Cracking the Top 20 With the win, Machac enters the top 20 in the ATP Tour heading into the next big stage of the season. So far, the Czech star has been really aggressive in his games, showing off his unpredictability with the way he has played so far. This has been a milestone moment for Machac, who now brings his focus to the next task at hand – the Indian Wells. “It means a lot. It is something I never dreamed could happen. Especially at an ATP 500, so it feels amazing for me,” Machac said of his first ATP Tour singles title. “I was working very hard in the past year, so I am happy I can achieve something that shows me I am going the right way.” Machac had to stave of Davidovich Fokina in the first set, going for a total of 14 deuces before he finally managed to eke out a 1-0 lead. The Czech star would go on to dominate the second set at 6-2 to close out the victory in the Mexican Open. Machac dropped only two sets en route to the victory, losing one each to Brandon Nakashima and Jakub Mensik. Big Game Machac Machac's stats further highlight his fondness for the conditions in Acapulco. In the final, he won 95% of his first-serve points, converting 37 out of 39, as per Infosys ATP Stats—an exceptional achievement that few players manage. He also showcased his aggressive forehand, a precise backhand, and the versatility and speed that are trademarks of his game. “I told my coach two weeks ago that sometimes I struggle in important matches and don't know how to handle these situations... So, I will try to communicate more often,” Machac said. "The emotion right now is relief for the tough week I have had. I don't like losing a final, especially when I am in this form. I am happy for the win because Davidovich was playing very well.” Tomas Machac has the potential to go far, with all the tools to succeed. Though he’s yet to get past the third round of a Grand Slam, he’s steadily progressing, breaking records along the way. It’s likely just a matter of time before he takes on the top 10 and beyond.

Falling short in the Australian Open did not really help much on the 22-year-old’s case for a tennis comeback so far. She did try to compete in other tournaments but lost in the first matches of her last three tournaments, and when she did come up with a promising push in the Dubai Tennis Championships, it seems that it would only come short after she fell in the Round of 32. This season has been tough for Raducanu, and her hopes of a comeback have been really hampered with a lot of injuries over the years. Since winning that US Open Grand Slam, nothing has been easy for Raducanu, and she hopes that this will be her season to come up with a massive comeback now more than ever. The Indian Wells is coming up by the closing stretch of February, and it seems that Raducanu is keen to take her chances to the next level and hope that she can actually find her way back to her groove and finally climb her way back to the upper stages of the WTA Tour once more. Seeking a Chance Surprisingly, Emma Raducanu’s ranking so far has given her a direct entry chance to play in the Indian Wells’ main draw. It can be remembered that she required a wildcard to play the first two WTA 1000 events of 2025 in Doha and Dubai. Emma Raducanu reached the third round at Indian Wells last year and will need to defend 65 points when she returns to the desert to compete on her preferred hard courts next month. She’ll have a significant opportunity to improve her ranking at the Miami Open later in March, another WTA 1000 event that offers valuable ranking points. Although Raducanu has struggled for form in 2025, having suffered four consecutive losses before her victory in last week’s Dubai tournament, the 2021 US Open champion will be keen to establish some consistent wins over the next few weeks. Currently ranked No. 54 in the live rankings, she would need to win two or three matches in both Indian Wells and Miami to climb back into the top 50. Her ranking last year didn’t earn her direct entry into the French Open, but with strong showings in Indian Wells and Miami, she could secure a seed for the second Grand Slam of 2025. After that, she’s set to play the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in mid-April. The majority of the points Raducanu needs to defend will come during the grass court season, following impressive results in Nottingham and Eastbourne last year, before reaching the round of 16 at Wimbledon. Extra Security for Raducanu Emma Raducanu has been assured additional security if she competes in the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells. The 22-year-old appeared visibly distressed during her loss to Karolina Muchova in Dubai last week after noticing a man in the crowd who was displaying "fixated behavior" toward her. Before the match, the same man is said to have approached Raducanu outside a café near the tournament hotel, handing her a letter with his personal details. Following the incident, Raducanu flew back to the UK and issued a statement expressing gratitude for her fans' support. She has yet to confirm whether she will participate in the main draw of the Indian Wells tournament, which begins next week.