https://www.scmp.com/rss/117/feed The latest tennis news, fixtures, match reports, grand slams and results. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com dpa dpa Maja Chwalinska’s Parisian dream could have the perfect ending after the qualifier improbably reached the French Open final. The 24-year-old’s 7-6 (4) 6-4 victory over Russian Diana Shnaider on Court Philippe Chatrier was her ninth in a row at Roland Garros, and set up a final clash with eighth seed Mirra Andreeva on Saturday. Chwalinska, who is ranked No 114, arrived in Paris as one of 128 players just hoping to make it through to the main draw and without ever having beaten a top-50... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3356145/chwalinska-hopes-perfect-end-dream-run-french-open-final-against-andreeva?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3356145/chwalinska-hopes-perfect-end-dream-run-french-open-final-against-andreeva?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 05 Jun 2026 17:00:08 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Aryna Sabalenka’s bid for a first French Open title was left in tatters as she fell apart in a bizarre defeat by Russian 25th seed Diana Shnaider in the quarter-finals on Wednesday. The world No 1 led by a set and a double-break before exiting the tournament in a blaze of unforced errors, collapsing to a 3-6, 7-5, 6-0 loss in blustery conditions on Court Philippe Chatrier. Shnaider will face Polish qualifier Maja Chwalinska in the semi-finals on Thursday. World No 114 Chwalinska continued her... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3355866/aryna-sabalenka-knocked-out-french-open-zheng-qinwens-conqueror-keeps-going?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3355866/aryna-sabalenka-knocked-out-french-open-zheng-qinwens-conqueror-keeps-going?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:25:32 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Hong Kong interest in the French Open is over after Eudice Chong and partner Veronika Erjavec crashed out in the third round of the women’s doubles on Monday. Having come through a pair of three-set encounters to book a date with Shuko Aoyama and Liang En-shuo, Chong and Slovenian Erjavec were beaten 6-1, 6-3 by the Japan-Chinese Taipei duo. Mainland China, however, still has a player left in the women’s doubles, after Guo Hanyu partnered France’s Kristina Mladenovic to beat third-seeded pair... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3355595/hong-kong-french-open-interest-over-after-eudice-chong-defeat-womens-doubles?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3355595/hong-kong-french-open-interest-over-after-eudice-chong-defeat-womens-doubles?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 01 Jun 2026 13:18:50 +0000 Stephy Zhang Stephy Zhang Eudice Chong will aim to take another step towards establishing herself in tennis’ upper echelons when she partners Veronika Erjavec in the third round of the French Open women’s doubles on Monday. Flying the Hong Kong flag in Paris following Coleman Wong Chak-lam’s first-round exit, Chong and Slovenian Erjavec overcame 12th seeds Caty McNally and Storm Hunter, and a pesky bee, to advance from round two on Saturday. They will battle Shuko Aoyama of Japan and Liang En-shuo, the Chinese Taipei... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3355476/eudice-chong-overcomes-12th-seeds-pesky-bee-fly-hong-kong-flag-french-open-doubles?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3355476/eudice-chong-overcomes-12th-seeds-pesky-bee-fly-hong-kong-flag-french-open-doubles?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 31 May 2026 12:58:20 +0000 Stephy Zhang Stephy Zhang For one Chinese tennis player the unfamiliar surrounds of a place in the last 32 of a grand slam, for another a continuing fall down the rankings and the potential loss of millions in sponsorship revenue. There were contrasting fortunes for qualifier Wang Xiyu, No 148 in the world, and Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen at the French Open this week, although in truth only history makes the latter’s travails a surprise. Wang’s superb run as the only Chinese woman left in the women’s singles continued... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3355308/heres-why-zheng-qinwens-french-open-failure-could-cost-her-millions?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3355308/heres-why-zheng-qinwens-french-open-failure-could-cost-her-millions?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 29 May 2026 09:30:05 +0000 Reuters,Associated Press Reuters,Associated Press Jannik ⁠Sinner’s bid for a maiden French Open title and career grand ‌slam went up in smoke as he experienced physical issues in his second-round match against ⁠Juan Manuel Cerundolo and fell ‌to a 3-6, 2-6, 7-5, 6-1, 6-1 ‌defeat on a scorching ⁠Thursday. Sinner ⁠won the opening two sets ‌with ease and was up 5-1 ‌in ‌the third set before ‌dropping three games and ⁠asking for medical treatment off ⁠the court, only to lose two straight ‌sets before ‌going down in the decider. Sinner was on a... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3355212/french-open-naomi-osaka-makes-fashion-statement-2nd-round-win-chinas-wu-yibing-exits?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3355212/french-open-naomi-osaka-makes-fashion-statement-2nd-round-win-chinas-wu-yibing-exits?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 28 May 2026 13:32:28 +0000 Associated Press,Reuters Associated Press,Reuters Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka took advantage of the heatwave at the French Open to impose her attacking game in the first round on Tuesday. Daniil Medvedev struggled, though, in a five-set loss to 97th-ranked Australian opponent Adam Walton. Walton, who received a wild card invitation from tournament organisers, beat Medvedev 6-2, 1-6, 6-1, 1-6, 6-4. Also advancing was 17th-seeded Iva Jovic, who beat good friend Alexandra Eala of the Philippines 6-4, 6-2. Another Southeast Asian knocked out on... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3354941/french-open-sabalenka-takes-advantage-heatwave-southeast-asians-eala-tjen-exit?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3354941/french-open-sabalenka-takes-advantage-heatwave-southeast-asians-eala-tjen-exit?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 26 May 2026 13:54:41 +0000 SCMP Sport,Agencies SCMP Sport,Agencies Zheng Qinwen’s troubled tennis career took another bad turn on Monday, as she was dumped out of the French Open in emphatic fashion by qualifier Maja Chwalinska. The Polish 24-year-old, who is ranked 114 in the world, dispatched her more illustrious opponent 6-4, 6-0. A quarter-finalist in Paris last year, Zheng also won Olympic gold on the same clay courts in 2024, but has struggled to regain the form that propelled her to world No 4 after undergoing elbow surgery last year. The 23-year-old... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3354786/zheng-qinwens-woes-continue-after-losing-1st-round-french-open-match-polish-qualifier?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3354786/zheng-qinwens-woes-continue-after-losing-1st-round-french-open-match-polish-qualifier?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 25 May 2026 11:42:15 +0000 Reuters Reuters Marta ⁠Kostyuk, the 15th seed from Ukraine, and China’s 32nd-ranked Wang Xinyu were among the early winners as the French Open got under way under a blazing sun at Roland Garros on Sunday. Wang, China’s top-ranked player in Paris after Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen crashed out of the top 50 in the latest rankings, beat Austria’s Lilli Tagger 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 in just over two hours. The 24-year-old from Guangdong will now face either Germany’s Tamara Korpatsch or Spain’s Sara Sorribes Tormo in the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3354690/french-open-chinas-wang-xinyu-wins-opener-ukraines-marta-kostyuk-keeps-focus-paris?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3354690/french-open-chinas-wang-xinyu-wins-opener-ukraines-marta-kostyuk-keeps-focus-paris?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 24 May 2026 12:13:13 +0000 Stephy Zhang Stephy Zhang Coleman Wong Chak-lam secured a historic spot in the French Open main draw as a lucky loser, where he will face Belgian No 1 and world No 36 Alexander Blockx on Sunday night. And it was a good day all around for Hong Kong tennis, with Eudice Chong becoming the first player from the city to capture a WTA doubles title at the Morocco Open on Saturday morning. Although Wong lost in the final round of the French Open men’s singles qualifiers, he received the lucky loser spot on Saturday morning to... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3354627/hong-kong-tennis-star-coleman-wong-secures-lucky-loser-spot-french-open-main-draw?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3354627/hong-kong-tennis-star-coleman-wong-secures-lucky-loser-spot-french-open-main-draw?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 23 May 2026 10:25:23 +0000 SCMP Sport SCMP Sport Hong Kong tennis star Coleman Wong Chak-lam was made to wait for his second grand slam main draw appearance after he fell at the last French Open qualifying hurdle on Thursday. Wong, who will turn 22 in the first week of June, was beaten in three sets by Juan Carlos Prado Angelo, going down 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 in two hours and 21 minutes. After dropping his opening two service games, Wong clawed back one break but Prado Angelo survived a 10th game of nine deuces to clinch the opening set. In a... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3354450/french-open-heartbreak-hong-kongs-coleman-wong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3354450/french-open-heartbreak-hong-kongs-coleman-wong?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 22 May 2026 02:35:33 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Alexandra Eala and Janice Tjen have taken different routes to the women’s top 40, but both began their journeys from a region that is rarely on the tennis map. In January, Eala, who turns 21 the day before Roland Garros starts, became the first player from the Philippines to break into the top 50. Tjen turned 24 earlier in May. When she entered the top 40 in February, she became the highest-ranked Indonesian woman since Yayuk Basuki, who reached the top 20 in 1997 and 1998. While their far-flung... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3354213/seasters-alexandra-eala-janice-tjen-bring-southeast-asian-pride-french-open?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3354213/seasters-alexandra-eala-janice-tjen-bring-southeast-asian-pride-french-open?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 20 May 2026 07:41:14 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Jannik Sinner will head into the French Open as the most overwhelming favourite to win the men’s title since Rafael Nadal’s heyday and with the career grand slam firmly in his sights. The Italian will not even have to face Carlos Alcaraz, who beat him in a dramatic Roland Garros final last year, after his great rival was ruled out through injury. Sinner could become the ninth man to complete the set of all four major titles, following in the footsteps of Alcaraz who achieved the feat at the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3354076/french-open-jannik-sinner-primed-career-grand-slam-absence-carlos-alcaraz?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3354076/french-open-jannik-sinner-primed-career-grand-slam-absence-carlos-alcaraz?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 19 May 2026 12:00:07 +0000 SCMP Sport SCMP Sport Zheng Qinwen could face a tough draw at the French Open this weekend, after crashing out of the top 50 for the first time in almost four years. A drop of 21 spots in the latest rankings, which were released on Monday, has sent Zheng to 53rd in the world, meaning she will be unseeded for the year’s second grand slam. The Olympic gold medallist, who won at Roland Garros during the 2024 Games in Paris, could now face the likes of 2025 runner-up Aryna Sabalenka or four-time winner Iga Swiatek in the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3354054/chinas-zheng-qinwen-crashes-out-womens-top-50-faces-tough-french-open-singles-draw?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3354054/chinas-zheng-qinwen-crashes-out-womens-top-50-faces-tough-french-open-singles-draw?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 19 May 2026 08:00:05 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Former Manchester United and England star David Beckham has become Britain’s first billionaire sportsman, according to the 2026 Sunday Times Rich List. Beckham and his wife Victoria’s collective wealth reached an estimated £1.185 billion (US$1.583 billion) this year, the Rich List compilers said. That moved them into second place in the list of the UK’s wealthiest athletes, behind the family of former Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone, whose wealth was valued at £2 billion. Beckham, who retired... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3353750/ex-man-united-england-star-david-beckham-becomes-first-british-billionaire-sportsman?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3353750/ex-man-united-england-star-david-beckham-becomes-first-british-billionaire-sportsman?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 15 May 2026 14:00:07 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press Talk of a boycott from top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka and Jannik Sinner has grabbed attention. But behind the scenes, it has been Jessica Pegula, the 2024 US Open runner-up, organising the top tennis players in their protest with the grand slams over the share of tournament revenues devoted to prize money. It comes naturally to Pegula, who grew up in a household of sports managers: her parents own the NFL’s Buffalo Bills and the NHL’s Buffalo Sabres. “I think it maybe does [come naturally] just... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3353257/tennis-star-jessica-pegula-putting-familys-nfl-nhl-experience-use-prize-money-fight?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3353257/tennis-star-jessica-pegula-putting-familys-nfl-nhl-experience-use-prize-money-fight?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 12 May 2026 14:00:05 +0000 Paul McNamara,Mike Chan Paul McNamara,Mike Chan Coleman Wong Chak-lam claimed his first ATP Challenger title and was then told to emulate four-time grand slam winner Jannik Sinner by winning this week as well. The Hong Kong tennis star beat Adam Walton 7-5, 7-6 in the final of the Jiangxi Open on Sunday, and has risen to 110 in the world as a result. That makes the 21-year-old the highest-ranked player from the city ever, and puts a target on his back heading into the tournament in Wuxi, where he is seeded second and is scheduled to face... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3352322/hong-kongs-wong-told-be-sinner-he-hunts-back-back-atp-challenger-titles?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3352322/hong-kongs-wong-told-be-sinner-he-hunts-back-back-atp-challenger-titles?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:13 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan A jubilant Coleman Wong Chak-lam finally got the monkey off his back on Sunday, winning his first ATP Challenger Tour title at the sixth time of asking. The Hong Kong tennis star had reached his final against Australia’s Adam Walton without dropping a set, and needed all his first-serve skill to keep that record intact in a 7-5, 7-6 victory in the Jiangxi Open. In a back-and-forth tussle featuring numerous breaks points and lasting one hour and 51 minutes, it was ultimately a Walton error that... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3352257/hong-kongs-coleman-wong-wins-first-atp-challenger-title-downs-walton-win-jiangxi-open?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3352257/hong-kongs-coleman-wong-wins-first-atp-challenger-title-downs-walton-win-jiangxi-open?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 03 May 2026 06:23:51 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Coleman Wong Chak-lam has been tipped to enter his sixth Challenger Tour final on Sunday as a more pragmatic and single-minded competitor than the young man beaten on his five previous attempts to lift a trophy. The Hongkonger survived a few sticky moments but was largely in control in his semi-final in Jiujiang on Saturday, overcoming Sun Fajing 6-3, 6-4 in one hour and 25 minutes. In the final, he will meet Australian Adam Walton in a rerun of the pair’s US Open second-round clash last August,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3352216/hong-kongs-coleman-wong-journey-reach-potential-china-he-hunts-first-title?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3352216/hong-kongs-coleman-wong-journey-reach-potential-china-he-hunts-first-title?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 02 May 2026 09:03:03 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Coleman Wong Chak-lam has been told he will have to “sweat blood” to beat the ominously in-form Sun Fajing on Saturday and reach the sixth Challenger Tour final of his career. Emerging from a fallow 1½ months that Wong’s coach James Allemby put down to his player becoming “too result oriented”, the Hongkonger continued his charge in Jiujiang on Friday, overcoming home favourite Bu Yunchaokete 7-6, 7-6 in an absorbing quarter-final contest. “Coleman would’ve most likely lost that match a couple... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3352167/hong-kongs-coleman-wong-set-sweat-blood-bid-reach-mainland-china-final?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3352167/hong-kongs-coleman-wong-set-sweat-blood-bid-reach-mainland-china-final?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 01 May 2026 15:00:14 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Kei Nishikori, Asia’s most decorated men’s tennis player, on Friday said that he would retire at the end of the season after a career ravaged by injury. The 36-year-old became the first Japanese player to reach a grand slam final at the 2014 US Open, eventually losing to Croatia’s Marin Cilic. He was the first Japanese man to climb into the top 10 in the ATP world rankings, reaching a career high of No 4, and won 12 titles on tour. Nishikori also won bronze in the men’s singles at the 2016 Rio... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3352128/japanese-tennis-trailblazer-kei-nishikori-retire-end-season-after-hanging?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3352128/japanese-tennis-trailblazer-kei-nishikori-retire-end-season-after-hanging?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 01 May 2026 08:00:11 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Reigning two-time French Open champion Carlos Alcaraz said on Friday he will not play at this year’s tournament as he recovers from a wrist injury. The Spaniard said the call to shut down his clay season was made after he received the results of tests on his right wrist, also ruling him out of the Italian Open. “We have decided that the most prudent thing to do is to be cautious and not participate in Rome or Roland Garros,” Alcaraz said on social media. “This is a difficult time for me, but I’m... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3351396/reigning-two-time-champion-carlos-alcaraz-miss-french-open-wrist-injury?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3351396/reigning-two-time-champion-carlos-alcaraz-miss-french-open-wrist-injury?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 25 Apr 2026 05:00:07 +0000 Reuters Reuters Carlos Alcaraz said he was eager to get ⁠his socks dirty on ⁠clay again as the world ⁠No 1 returned to his preferred surface in Monaco this week to build momentum for his French Open title defence. Alcaraz won his fifth grand slam title by beating Jannik Sinner in an ‌epic final at Roland Garros last June, adding to his 2025 clay-court triumphs in Monte Carlo and Rome and a runner-up finish in Barcelona. “This is probably one of the best times of the season for me,” Alcaraz said. “I miss clay... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3349145/carlos-alcaraz-ready-get-socks-dirty-again-return-clay-monte-carlo?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3349145/carlos-alcaraz-ready-get-socks-dirty-again-return-clay-monte-carlo?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 07 Apr 2026 02:00:11 +0000 Ada Li Ada Li Hong Kong tennis star Coleman Wong Chak-lam suffered a straight-sets defeat to American Alex Michelsen in the first round of the ATP Houston Open on Wednesday, marking a tough start to his clay-court season. The 21-year-old, who had just collected his fourth award at the Cathay 2025 Hong Kong Sports Stars Awards ceremony on Tuesday, faced a steep challenge against world No 35 Michelsen, who sits 89 places above him in the rankings. Wong, currently No 124, fell 6-4, 6-2 to the seventh seed in 85... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3348695/hong-kongs-coleman-wong-opens-clay-court-season-first-round-loss-houston-open?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3348695/hong-kongs-coleman-wong-opens-clay-court-season-first-round-loss-houston-open?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 01 Apr 2026 14:00:09 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse World No 2 Jannik Sinner powered past Jiri Lehecka 6-4, 6-4 to win the ATP Miami Masters 1000 for a second time on Sunday, adding the title to his Indian Wells crown. Sinner had to wait out rain delays before and during the match to complete his “Sunshine Double,” becoming the first man to sweep the elite hard-court tournaments in California and Florida since Roger Federer in 2017 and the first to do so without dropping a set. In fact, Sinner – who won Miami in 2024 but missed last year as he... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3348340/jannik-sinner-powers-past-jiri-lehecka-claim-sunshine-double-miami-open-win?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3348340/jannik-sinner-powers-past-jiri-lehecka-claim-sunshine-double-miami-open-win?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 30 Mar 2026 04:00:14 +0000 Tribune News Service,Associated Press Tribune News Service,Associated Press Aryna Sabalenka beat Coco Gauff in the Miami Open women’s singles final on Saturday, winning 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 to become the first player to accomplish the “Sunshine Double” since Iga Swiatek in 2022. The world No 1 overpowered fourth-ranked Gauff in the first and third sets with sizzling groundstroke winners and followed up her win at Indian Wells with also taking Miami in the same season. Sabalenka took home the US$1.15 million winner’s cheque and became the fifth woman to complete the Sunshine... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3348276/miami-open-aryna-sabalenka-seals-sunshine-double-win-over-local-favourite-coco-gauff?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3348276/miami-open-aryna-sabalenka-seals-sunshine-double-win-over-local-favourite-coco-gauff?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 29 Mar 2026 04:41:02 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse World No 1 Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina on Wednesday booked a blockbuster semi-final at the Miami Open in a rerun of their Melbourne grand slam decider. Defending champion Sabalenka held off big-hitting 45th-ranked American Hailey Baptiste 6-4, 6-4. World No 2 Rybakina beat fifth-seeded American Jessica Pegula – runner-up to Sabalenka last year – 2-6, 6-3, 6-4. They will return on Thursday at Hard Rock Stadium – home of the NFL’s Miami Dolphins – to fight for a place in the final. Rybakina... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3347970/tennis-top-2-women-aryna-sabalenka-elena-rybakina-clash-again-miami-open-semi-final?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3347970/tennis-top-2-women-aryna-sabalenka-elena-rybakina-clash-again-miami-open-semi-final?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 26 Mar 2026 08:30:16 +0000 Agence France-Presse,dpa Agence France-Presse,dpa Jannik Sinner set a record for consecutive sets won at ATP Masters 1000 events as the Italian and Aryna Sabalenka kept their “Sunshine Double” dreams alive with emphatic victories at the ATP/WTA Miami Open on Monday. Sinner and Sabalenka are bidding to join an elite band of players who have won Indian Wells and the Miami Open back to back, and arrived in Florida brimming with confidence after their respective victories in the California desert earlier this month. World No 2 Sinner beat French... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3347687/miami-open-sunshine-double-dreams-alive-sinner-breaks-record-sabalenka-beats-zheng?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3347687/miami-open-sunshine-double-dreams-alive-sinner-breaks-record-sabalenka-beats-zheng?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 24 Mar 2026 07:05:13 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Sebastian Korda stared down Carlos Alcaraz on Monday, sending the world No 1 crashing out of the Miami Open third round 6-3, 5-7, 6-4, while China’s Zheng Qinwen beat former Australian Open champion Madison Keys before explaining her “double-coach” situation. Korda, ranked 36th in the world, notched his first victory over a world No 1, sending Alcaraz to his second straight early exit in Miami following defeat by 55th-ranked Belgian David Goffin in round two last year. Since that loss, Alcaraz... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3347568/miami-open-korda-sends-world-no-1-alcaraz-another-early-exit-sabalenka-face-zheng?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3347568/miami-open-korda-sends-world-no-1-alcaraz-another-early-exit-sabalenka-face-zheng?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 23 Mar 2026 08:30:18 +0000 Reuters Reuters Former world ⁠No 1 Naomi ⁠Osaka said she is considering ⁠how best to balance her tennis schedule with motherhood after a 7-5 6-4 loss to Australia’s Talia Gibson in her opening match on Saturday at the Miami Open. Osaka returned to the tour in ‌2024 after a 15-month break following the birth of her daughter and reached the US Open semi-finals last year. She withdrew ahead of her scheduled third-round match at the Australian Open in January due to an abdominal injury. The four-time grand slam... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3347476/naomi-osaka-considering-how-balance-tennis-motherhood-ahead-clay-court-season?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3347476/naomi-osaka-considering-how-balance-tennis-motherhood-ahead-clay-court-season?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:00:16 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara After taking a “step in the maturity process” during an epic week in the Dominican Republic, a battle-weary Coleman Wong Chak-lam is poised to return to the scene of one of the greatest victories of his young career. Wong played five three-set matches in five days, spending nearly 12 hours on court, during his quarter-final run at the Copa Cap Cana tournament in Punta Cana last week; handsomely capitalising on a lucky loser spot in the main draw after he lost in the second round of... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3346645/coleman-wong-encouraged-use-racquet-express-values-court-ahead-miami-open?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3346645/coleman-wong-encouraged-use-racquet-express-values-court-ahead-miami-open?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 15 Mar 2026 14:00:08 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Coleman Wong Chak-lam’s seesaw week in the Dominican Republic has come to an end after he lost his Copa Cap Cana quarter-final against Alexander Blockx in stifling temperatures on Saturday. The Hongkonger had recovered from one set down to win his first and second-round matches, but he had the tables turned on him by Belgian Blockx, who hit back after dropping the opener to win 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 and book a semi-final clash with Mariano Navone. Wong, 21, also lost from one set up in his second... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3346598/coleman-wongs-epic-week-ended-belgian-after-another-titanic-three-set-battle?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3346598/coleman-wongs-epic-week-ended-belgian-after-another-titanic-three-set-battle?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 14 Mar 2026 11:00:16 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Coleman Wong Chak-lam said he had drawn inspiration from superstar pair Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner after he coolly ignored a confrontational outburst from opponent Damir Dzumhur to secure a three-set victory and a spot in the Copa Cap Cana quarter-finals in the Dominican Republic. The Hongkonger irritated Dzumhur when he clenched his fist in the direction of his support team after the Bosnian double-faulted to hand Wong a 4-1 lead in the deciding set. As Wong marched to his seat, Dzumhur... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3346509/coleman-wong-stays-cool-face-opponents-outburst-reach-last-8-challenger-event?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3346509/coleman-wong-stays-cool-face-opponents-outburst-reach-last-8-challenger-event?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 13 Mar 2026 10:00:28 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Coleman Wong Chak-lam was handed a “present and a bonus” when his second lucky loser reprieve in two weeks sent him on a collision course with the son of an Argentinian football legend at the Copa Cap Cana Challenger event in the Dominican Republic. Tuning up for next week’s Miami Open, the tournament where he beat current world No 8 Ben Shelton last year, Wong thought he had been ousted in qualifying following a 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 loss to Martin Landaluce. Withdrawals have given the Hongkonger a... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3346203/coleman-wong-set-face-son-argentinian-football-world-cup-winner-dominican-republic?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3346203/coleman-wong-set-face-son-argentinian-football-world-cup-winner-dominican-republic?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 11 Mar 2026 07:32:20 +0000 Stephy Zhang Stephy Zhang China tennis star Zheng Qinwen has named former world No 8 Marcos Baghdatis as her new coach and dismissed talk of a split with former trainer Pere Riba, saying the Spaniard was just taking a break. Zheng had sparked rumours of a split with Riba after unfollowing her long-time coach on social media and posting the Nietzsche quote, “He who has a why to live can bear almost any how”, on a revamped profile. But speaking on Wednesday ahead of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, she said the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3345533/zheng-qinwen-adds-marcos-baghdatis-coaching-line-dismisses-talk-riba-split?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3345533/zheng-qinwen-adds-marcos-baghdatis-coaching-line-dismisses-talk-riba-split?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 05 Mar 2026 07:30:08 +0000 Reuters Reuters A WTA tournament in Texas has unveiled ⁠a “rage room” for ⁠players to take out ⁠their frustrations away from the cameras after Coco Gauff’s racquet-smashing outburst at the Australian Open last month sparked debate about privacy at tournaments. Shortly after Gauff’s 59-minute quarter-final loss ‌to Elina Svitolina at Melbourne Park, the American went to the match call area and repeatedly smashed her racquet on the ground, unaware that it was being broadcast to viewers around the world. Novak... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3344711/tennis-stars-can-blow-steam-rage-room-austin-event-shang-tries-it-out-dubai?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3344711/tennis-stars-can-blow-steam-rage-room-austin-event-shang-tries-it-out-dubai?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 26 Feb 2026 07:16:35 +0000 Reuters Reuters Daniil Medvedev has called for a streamlined ATP calendar ⁠with only grand ⁠slams and masters 1000 tournaments ⁠offering ranking points, though the Russian concedes such reforms would be difficult to implement. Top players are obligated to compete in the four majors and eight masters events, with the world rankings breakdown reduced from ‌19 to 18 tournaments in 2026 after the men’s body removed an ATP 500 commitment. World No 11 Medvedev said that if smaller events, such as the Bank of China... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3344573/only-grand-slams-and-masters-tennis-tournaments-should-offer-ranking-points-medvedev-says?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3344573/only-grand-slams-and-masters-tennis-tournaments-should-offer-ranking-points-medvedev-says?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 25 Feb 2026 08:30:17 +0000 Ada Li Ada Li Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen has unfollowed her coach Pere Riba on social media, reigniting speculation that one of tennis’s most closely watched partnerships could be about to change again. Chinese fans quickly spotted that Riba no longer appeared among the accounts Zheng follows on Instagram, and the 23-year-old also added a quote from philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche – “He who has a why to live can bear almost any how” – to her profile. Fresh doubts over the long-term future of the coaching... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3344492/tennis-star-zheng-qinwen-sparks-split-speculation-after-unfollowing-coach-social-media?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3344492/tennis-star-zheng-qinwen-sparks-split-speculation-after-unfollowing-coach-social-media?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 24 Feb 2026 13:00:18 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan Hong Kong tennis star Coleman Wong Chak-lam failed to capitalise on his lucky loser opportunity at the Mexican Open after throwing away a one-set lead in the first round. The world No 125, who reached his career-high ranking after a quarter-final run at the Delray Beach Open in Florida last week, lost 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 to Valentin Vacherot in just under two hours on Monday in Mexico. Held against the backdrop of a wave of violence in Mexico following the killing of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, better... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3344436/hong-kongs-coleman-wong-loses-valentin-vacherot-mexican-open-first-round?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3344436/hong-kongs-coleman-wong-loses-valentin-vacherot-mexican-open-first-round?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 24 Feb 2026 07:14:21 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Coleman Wong Chak-lam has been knocked out of the Delray Beach Open following a three-set quarter-final defeat by world No 20 Flavio Cobolli. Aiming to reach his first ATP 250 tournament semi-final, Wong saved two match points before claiming a 16-point second-set tiebreak, but the Hongkonger twice dropped serve in the decider and ultimately went down 7-5, 6-7, 6-2 in two hours and 14 minutes. Italian Cobolli will meet Sebastian Korda for a place in the final after the American upset No 2 seed... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3344201/hong-kong-star-coleman-wong-poised-career-high-despite-narrow-defeat-delray-beach-open?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3344201/hong-kong-star-coleman-wong-poised-career-high-despite-narrow-defeat-delray-beach-open?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 21 Feb 2026 06:31:51 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara A “relentless ability to learn” could propel Coleman Wong Chak-lam into the world’s top 50 and beyond, according to the Hongkonger’s coach, James Allemby. Wong will attempt to reach his first ATP 250 semi-final when he meets “very streaky” world No 20 Flavio Cobolli in the last eight of the Delray Beach Open on Friday in Florida. The 21-year-old, who is ranked 137th, has already got the better of world No 29 Brandon Nakashima and world No 45 Nuno Borges. Having not reached an ATP 250... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3344071/hong-kong-star-coleman-wong-tipped-world-top-50-ahead-crunch-flavio-cobolli-clash?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3344071/hong-kong-star-coleman-wong-tipped-world-top-50-ahead-crunch-flavio-cobolli-clash?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 20 Feb 2026 04:02:50 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Coleman Wong Chak-lam has claimed his second notable scalp inside three days after beating world No 29 Brandon Nakashima in straight sets to book a Delray Beach Open quarter-final date with Flavio Cobolli. Playing the ATP 250 event in America for the first time, Wong sent down 13 aces and recovered from being broken when serving for the match to wrap up a 6-4, 7-6 victory in one hour and 28 minutes. The Hongkonger has won four straight matches in Florida, after coming through a pair of... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3343973/coleman-wong-beats-world-no-29-reach-quarter-finals-delray-beach-open?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3343973/coleman-wong-beats-world-no-29-reach-quarter-finals-delray-beach-open?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 19 Feb 2026 05:05:17 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan Hong Kong tennis star Coleman Wong Chak-lam continued his strong start at the Delray Beach Open after beating a top 50 player on Monday. Making the main draw after two qualifying round victories over the weekend, Wong, who is ranked No 137 in the world, stunned Nuno Borges of Portugal 2-1 at the Delray Beach Tennis Centre to seal a second round spot. The Delray Beach Open features some of the biggest names in tennis, including Taylor Fritz, Casper Ruud and Frances Tiafoe. Wong beat Yoshihito... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3343802/hong-kong-tennis-star-coleman-wong-progresses-second-round-delray-beach-open?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3343802/hong-kong-tennis-star-coleman-wong-progresses-second-round-delray-beach-open?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 17 Feb 2026 05:44:49 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Ice-cool Otto Virtanen clinically terminated Hong Kong’s quest to return to Davis Cup World Group I, as the city team endured a chastening Sunday afternoon against Finland at a sold-out Victoria Park Tennis Stadium. Summoned late to play doubles, Virtanen combined with Patrik Niklas-Salminen for a 6-4, 7-5 victory over Coleman Wong Chak-lam and Nicholas Cheng Siu-chi. He then swept aside a below-par Wong 7-5, 6-2 to seal a 3-1 win and Finland’s place in World Group I. Hong Kong will have a World... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3342821/davis-cup-hong-kong-trouble-against-finland-victoria-park?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3342821/davis-cup-hong-kong-trouble-against-finland-victoria-park?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 08 Feb 2026 08:25:20 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara The first day of Hong Kong’s Davis Cup tie with Finland on Saturday taught nobody anything they did not already know, but one win for each team set up a cliffhanger of a second day when the hosts will be wholly reliant on leading player Coleman Wong Chak-lam. Wong efficiently brushed aside outmatched world No 476 Eero Vasa in straight sets, 6-4, 6-2, the day’s second rubber lasting only 58 minutes and leaving the 21-year-old “feeling great and ready for tomorrow”, when he will play two... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3342779/coleman-wong-ready-tomorrow-hong-kong-finland-split-first-day-davis-cup-tie?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3342779/coleman-wong-ready-tomorrow-hong-kong-finland-split-first-day-davis-cup-tie?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 07 Feb 2026 12:55:01 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Shock Hong Kong Davis Cup pick Nicholas Cheng Siu-chi will go into the biggest match of his young life on Saturday with a glowing endorsement from star teammate Coleman Wong Chak-lam ringing in his ears. It had been expected that Kai Thompson, the quarter-finalist in last month’s Australian Open Junior Championships, would play singles in this weekend’s Victoria Park Tennis Stadium World Group I play-off clash with Finland. But city team captain Yu Hiu-tung sprang a surprise at Friday’s draw... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3342691/hong-kongs-coleman-wong-backs-davis-cup-surprise-pick-do-some-damage?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3342691/hong-kongs-coleman-wong-backs-davis-cup-surprise-pick-do-some-damage?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 06 Feb 2026 13:00:26 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara As the captains for the Davis Cup clash between Hong Kong and Finland this weekend kept their tactical cards tight to their chests, the spectre of two men who will not be involved in the two-day tie hung over Victoria Park. Steven Host, who last month quit as the city’s tennis figurehead citing a “disconnect” with his bosses, was not only formerly national coach for the Finnish Tennis Federation, he also spent three years as vice-director of Finland captain Jarkko Nieminen’s academy. The South... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3342551/hong-kong-finland-captains-hold-court-davis-cup-tie-amid-spectre-absent-friends?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3342551/hong-kong-finland-captains-hold-court-davis-cup-tie-amid-spectre-absent-friends?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 05 Feb 2026 23:00:11 +0000 Ada Li Ada Li Hong Kong’s Davis Cup team will host Finland this weekend in a play‑off tie that could see the city return to the World Group I level for the first time in more than 30 years. The play-off, which will be played at Victoria Park Tennis Stadium, was made possible after Hong Kong’s 3–1 victory over Uzbekistan in September. Led by the city’s best-ever tennis player, Coleman Wong Chak‑lam, the squad is unusually young, with four teenagers in the ranks. Team captain Yu Hiu‑tung said the squad – which... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3342274/davis-cup-play-hong-kong-not-underdogs-against-top-seeds-finland-coleman-wong-says?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3342274/davis-cup-play-hong-kong-not-underdogs-against-top-seeds-finland-coleman-wong-says?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 04 Feb 2026 00:04:15 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Carlos Alcaraz swept past Novak Djokovic to win his first Australian Open on Sunday and become the youngest man to complete a career grand slam, denying the Serbian great an unprecedented 25th major. The Spaniard was imperious after a slow start in dismissing the 38-year-old, 2-6, 6-2, 6-3, 7-5 on Rod Laver Arena to claim a seventh Slam title and cement himself as undisputed world number one. In doing so, he became the youngest man in the Open era to win all four majors, adding to his two titles... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3342008/australian-open-alcaraz-beats-djokovic-mens-final-completes-career-grand-slam?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3342008/australian-open-alcaraz-beats-djokovic-mens-final-completes-career-grand-slam?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 01 Feb 2026 12:00:37 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press In a moment of exhaustion and elation, Novak Djokovic recognised Margaret Court in the crowd and thanked her for staying up so late to watch him get within a single victory of becoming the most decorated tennis player of all time. The 83-year-old Court was among the VIPs at Rod Laver Arena for Djokovic’s epic five-set win over two-time defending Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner in a gruelling semi-final that ended after 1.30am on Saturday. For now, they share the all-time record of 24... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3341944/novak-djokovic-carlos-alcaraz-have-tennis-history-their-sights-australian-open-final?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3341944/novak-djokovic-carlos-alcaraz-have-tennis-history-their-sights-australian-open-final?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:00:17 +0000