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ATPTour.com looks at five Challenger Tour players to keep your eyes on during the 2023 Australian Open. Rinky Hijikata (AUS)The 21-year-old sets his s
Roberto Bautista Agut may have won a nail-biting three setter against home favourite Thanasi Kokkinakis on Friday in Adelaide, but it was his son who
A key storyline at Roland Garros last year was the ‘Uncle Toni controversy’. Toni Nadal, the uncle and former coach of all-time great Rafael Nadal, co
Matteo Berrettini has always excelled on grass courts, his big serve and booming forehand at their most dangerous on the slick lawns. But it was at th
It didn't take long in his tennis career for Nick Kyrgios to prove he was a man for the big stages. In his very first Wimbledon in 2014, the Aussie wi
One of the stories of the 2022 season was Thanasi Kokkinakis and Nick Kyrgios’ dream run to the Australian Open doubles title. The ‘Special Ks’ immedi
Intense and focused from the second he steps on court, Taylor Fritz’s hard-hitting game has taken him to four ATP Tour titles and the Top 10 of the Pe
When Matteo Berrettini and his brother, Jacopo Berrettini, were young, they grew up at a tennis club. Matteo, however, enjoyed multiple sports, includ
It was a year of firsts for Taylor Fritz in 2022. The American lifted his first ATP Masters 1000 trophy at Indian Wells and later competed in the Nitt
If you look in Nick Kyrgios’ player box at tournaments across the world, there are a few constants. One of them is his manager, Daniel Horsfall. ‘Hors
Soonwoo Kwon delivered a high-quality display of baseline hitting on Friday at the Adelaide International 2, where he clinched a spot in the champions
Anybody who follows professional tennis with even moderate diligence already knows the basics of what occurred last year. “Break Point,” the Netflix s
Cameron Norrie still feels right at home in Auckland. After growing up in the city in New Zealand, he reached his first ATP Tour final there in 2019.
In 2016, Daniil Medvedev and Joris De Loore met in the St. Remy Challenger final. While both men were ranked outside the Top 150 at the time, their ca
Carlos Alcaraz was the breakthrough star of 2022, transitioning from 2021 Next Gen ATP Finals champion to the No. 1 player in the Pepperstone ATP Rank
Matteo Berrettini’s high-powered game has taken him as high as No. 6 in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings as well as to a Wimbledon final, with the Italian
Paul Annacone was a terrific player, rising to No. 12 in the Pepeprstone ATP Rankings (singles) and winning 14 doubles titles, including the 1985 Aust
The third episode of Netflix’s Break Point takes fans behind the scenes of Taylor Fritz’s epic BNP Paribas Open title run, during which he overcomes a
One of the most tension-filled moments of the fifth episode of Netflix’s Break Point comes when Casper Ruud attempts to warm up for a match at Roland
Casper Ruud continued his ascent in 2022, advancing to his first two Grand Slam finals and reaching the championship match at the Nitto ATP Finals. Fa