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Terence Atmane pulled off one of the most unlikely wins of his young career in Madrid. Up against 30th seed Ugo Humbert, the Frenchman came through two brutal tie-breaks, 7-6(3), 7-6(5), after 2h16 of a wild, seesaw battle. But the scoreline alone does not tell the story of this one. By the middle of the…

Madrid, the real test for Arthur Fils There are wins that calm everyone down. Then there are the kind that harden a player, that leave a mark in the legs and the head. Arthur Fils’ victory over Ignacio Buse was firmly in the second camp. In the dry heat of Madrid, on a lively, unpredictable…

The brutal silence of a favourite The kind of news that lands without warning, like a mishit ball skidding past the baseline. Carlos Alcaraz will not defend his throne at Roland-Garros. The king of Paris clay, a two-time defending champion, has had to lock his hopes away in a brace that is invisible but very…

In Madrid, one line was enough to cool down the whole spring Novak Djokovic did not need to say much to create real unease around his clay-court swing. In Madrid for the Laureus World Sports Awards, the Serb dropped a telling line when asked about the rest of his season: he is injured and hopes…

One month from Roland Garros, the withdrawal that has Madrid on edge Madrid was getting ready to buzz again, as it does every spring, with cracking balls and homegrown hope. This time, though, the Spanish capital will have to get by without its expected hero. With Roland Garros only a month away, the news landed…

The light at the end of the tunnel for France’s top player The Spanish clay has all the signs of a comeback story. On Friday morning, under the Madrid sun at the Caja Magica, a familiar figure appeared on the practice courts. Lois Boisson, the undisputed leader of French women’s tennis, was back hitting balls.…

France hit the ground running Sometimes a start needs no debate. Clean. Crisp. Almost surgical. For France, this opening step in the 2026 Billie Jean King Cup looked routine on paper — but only if they treated it properly. They did. The Bleues brushed aside Norway with the authority of a team that doesn’t just…

Daniil Medvedev’s total collapse in Monte-Carlo The Rock likes a big story. It also likes ugly falls, brutal swings, and the kind of slap in the face that echoes around the stands. On Wednesday, Court Rainier III watched one of those scenes people end up talking about over coffee in the clubhouse. A scoreline that…

A tense return for Monaco’s home favourite Back on the Rock for the first time, Valentin Vacherot didn’t get an easy ride. Up against clay-court specialist Juan Manuel Cerundolo, the Monégasque had to dig deep for more than two hours to book his place in the second round of the Monte-Carlo Masters. In a rattling…