ATP Tour news: Ben Shelton wins 2026 Canadian Open as young guns show worth at Masters level
On the ATP Tour, the Masters 1000 tournament in Canada precedes an equivalent event in Cincinnati, which itself foreruns the final Grand Slam of the year: the US Open.
And those who were able to look past the ludicrous scheduling decisions in Montreal witnessed a competition of unpredictable, high-quality, youth-driven tennis. Here, Sports News Blitz writer and tennis fan AJ Becker takes a closer look.
French Open 2026: Key stories from Roland Garros so far, as Jannik Sinner’s shock defeat leaves tournament wide open
Chaos has unfolded across the men's singles draw at this year’s French Open, with half the Top 10 seeded players crashing out in the opening two rounds - including world #1 and overwhelming tournament favourite Jannik Sinner.
What’s more, a handful of players have pulled off unlikely victories, turning the competition into a remarkably open field where almost anyone seems capable of advancing deep into its latter stages.
Here, Sports News Blitz writer and tennis fan AJ Becker takes a closer look at the most salient events that have taken place on the Parisian clay in the past seven days.
ATP Tour news: Ben Shelton masters Munich, Arthur Fils bosses Barcelona as Madrid Open looms
The ATP Tour clay-court season continued last week with simultaneous 500-level events taking place in Munich and Barcelona ahead of the Madrid Open.
Here, Sports News Blitz writer and tennis fan AJ Becker takes a look at the stories behind the winners, runners-up, and losing semi-finalists at both events.