2026 ATP General News

[Moxie]

Quite a big one for Daniil. He broke his drought in October for a title, but needs to keep that momentum going.

Though, as Margaret pointed out, Musetti has a real drought going. I'll be especially hoping for him to break that one.

 

[britbox]

Though, as Margaret pointed out, Musetti has a real drought going. I'll be especially hoping for him to break that one.

Harder match too vs Bublik.

 

[Moxie]

Harder match too vs Bublik.

I think so. I give it 50/50, either way. Bublik is less of a wildcard than he has been in the past, too. Musetti had better stay focused, and want it bad.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Lorenzo your killing me try to find your 1st serve or this 2nd set will be over quickly
Bublik won the 1st set 76(2) ( maybe I will go back to watching Iga Swiatek v Belinda Bencic in the United Cup )

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Final of the United Cup in Sydney
Swiss v Poland
Swiss are 1-0 as Bencic d Swiatek 36 60 63
Mens singles match next
Hurkacz vs Wawrinka, fun fact Stan used to have a 2 handed bhand and he changed it to one handed bhand at age 11, good decision Stan!

 

[mrzz]

Absurd match between Bublik and Musetti. Let's see if they can keep up this level in the AO.

It strikes me that no one talks about how talented Bublik is. He has all the shots, and use them creatively within a match to actually win points, not to entertain the crowd (something that he does too, I know), and not to get into his opponent's head. And now he is in the top 10. He is a bit too much of a performer to my taste, but I cannot fail to recognize what he is doing in court.

 

[britbox]

Absurd match between Bublik and Musetti. Let's see if they can keep up this level in the AO.

It strikes me that no one talks about how talented Bublik is. He has all the shots, and use them creatively within a match to actually win points, not to entertain the crowd (something that he does too, I know), and not to get into his opponent's head. And now he is in the top 10. He is a bit too much of a performer to my taste, but I cannot fail to recognize what he is doing in court.

Nice little highlight reel already up on Tennis TV:



Not sure who designed the trophy... looks more like an office dustbin.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Poland won the 2026 United Cup against Swiss, Poland won the mixed doubles Kawa/Zielinska d Bencic/Paul 64 63
Poland d Swiss 2-1
Belinda Bencic wins the 2026 United Cup MVP
9 wins and 1 loss

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

In the Brisbane International Medvedev d Nakashima 62 76(1) for the title
Fun Stat,
Medvedev has now won 22 career titles at 22 different tournaments
He's Never won the same one twice!

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

I have to post this from my tennis friend in London, who texted me after Lorenzo Musetti lost his final to Bublik,
" We'll wake up one day soon and Musetti will somehow be ranked No 1 in the world without a title since 2022 and nobody - including himself will have any clue how he got there"

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Milos Raonic announces his retirement from professional tennis,
"The time has come, I am retiring from tennis. This is a moment you know will come one day but somehow you never feel ready for it. This is as ready as I will ever be. Tennis has been my love and obsession for most of my life".
Milos Raonic has won 8 ATP single titles all on hard courts.
Milos achieved a career high of world ranking of No 3 on November 21, 2006
Known for his powerful serve and reached a GS final at Wimbledon in 2016

 

[Moxie]

Milos Raonic announces his retirement from professional tennis,
"The time has come, I am retiring from tennis. This is a moment you know will come one day but somehow you never feel ready for it. This is as ready as I will ever be. Tennis has been my love and obsession for most of my life".
Milos Raonic has won 8 ATP single titles all on hard courts.
Milos achieved a career high of world ranking of No 3 on November 21, 2006
Known for his powerful serve and reached a GS final at Wimbledon in 2016

@El Dude: who had Raonic on their predictions for retiring?

He wasn't an interesting player, but he had some big moments. I guess injuries got him, too?

 

[El Dude]

@El Dude: who had Raonic on their predictions for retiring?

He wasn't an interesting player, but he had some big moments. I guess injuries got him, too?

I'm not surprised, considering how little he's played over the last few years. Nothing in 2025, 11 matches in 2024, 9 in 2023, none in 2022, 12 in 2021. He hasn't played 50 matches in a season since 2019.

Anyhow, good player - one of the best of Lost Gen - along with Nishikori and Dimitrov, and Thiem if you count him. He's another casualty of the Big Four - never won a Masters, but probably would have in a different era.

 

[Moxie]

I watched the end of Kokkinakis d. Korda in 3rd set TB. Apparently, Kokkinakis was suffering with his arm during the match, but won in his home town, for his first win in 12 months, after yet another injury. Speaking of, as we were, about careers cut short by injuries.

 

[Federberg]

@El Dude: who had Raonic on their predictions for retiring?

He wasn't an interesting player, but he had some big moments. I guess injuries got him, too?

still can't stand the guy. Can't remember the specific incident in Canada, but he cheated. Clear cut. Never looked at him the same after

 

[Federberg]

I'm not surprised, considering how little he's played over the last few years. Nothing in 2025, 11 matches in 2024, 9 in 2023, none in 2022, 12 in 2021. He hasn't played 50 matches in a season since 2019.

Anyhow, good player - one of the best of Lost Gen - along with Nishikori and Dimitrov, and Thiem if you count him. He's another casualty of the Big Four - never won a Masters, but probably would have in a different era.

group Raonic with Nishikori if you like, but he's done more than Dimitrov with less talent. And please.. please... it's an insult to Thiem to put him in this category. He's beyond any of those guys... not close

 

[Moxie]

still can't stand the guy. Can't remember the specific incident in Canada, but he cheated. Clear cut. Never looked at him the same after

It was a net touch, v del Potro, I think, that the umpire didn't see and he didn't call on himself. He slid into the net with his foot. But the camera saw it and so did everyone watching TV. I think a lot of people never forgot that one.

 

[mrzz]

It was a net touch, v del Potro, I think, that the umpire didn't see and he didn't call on himself. He slid into the net with his foot. But the camera saw it and so did everyone watching TV. I think a lot of people never forgot that one.

I guess we should be able to forget thes... nah, we shouldn't. Make them pay for the rest of their miserable lives. Dirty rat!

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

I watched the end of Kokkinakis d. Korda in 3rd set TB. Apparently, Kokkinakis was suffering with his arm during the match, but won in his home town, for his first win in 12 months, after yet another injury. Speaking of, as we were, about careers cut short by injuries.

Thanasi had a rare pectoral reattachment surgery in Feburary 2025, to reattach his pec muscle to his shoulder this surgery was to save his tennis career, after a previous pec injury.

 

[El Dude]

group Raonic with Nishikori if you like, but he's done more than Dimitrov with less talent. And please.. please... it's an insult to Thiem to put him in this category. He's beyond any of those guys... not close

I'm grouping him in terms of age - the years of birth, and thus generation. It isn't an insult to point out that Thiem was born in 1993, at the tail-end of Lost Gen.