It was not the easiest of semi-finals for Carlos Alcaraz, but the Spaniard had enough to fend off Casper Ruud and reach the final of the Japan Open on his tournament debut in Tokyo. After three ...

Carlos Alcaraz was able to overcome a slow start to battle his way to a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory over Casper Ruud to reach the ...

The young American has earned victories over Daniil Medvedev, Alexander Zverev, Ben Shelton, Andrey Rublev and now Lorenzo Musetti this season. Only the top two-ranked players on the planet, Sinner ...

The Indian doubles veteran Rohan Bopanna alongside Japan’s Takeru Yuzuki, stormed into the Tokyo final entering the history ...

Welcome back to the Monday Tennis Briefing, where The Athletic will explain the stories behind the stories from the past week on court. This week, the Japan Open witnessed a perfect game from Carlos ...

Despite dropping the first set, Alcaraz recovered to win 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 and set up a title clash with American Taylor Fritz in Tokyo on Tuesday. The victory against Ruud also takes his tally up to 66 ...