Alexandra Eala and Janice Tjen are part of a new wave of young, talented players from Southeast Asia, an area sparsely represented in professional tennis.Alexandra Eala of the Philippines during the women’s final at the Southeast Asian Games in Bangkok in December. She beat Mananchaya Sawangkaew 6-1, 6-2 for the title.

He recently beat many of the top players, including Taylor Fritz and Novak Djokovic. He now takes on the Australian Open.Jakub Mensik, the 6-foot-5 20-year-old of the Czech Republic, had a successful 2025, moving up the ATP’s singles ranks into the Top 20. “I’m in a very different position than last year,” he said, “but I’m actually not feeling any pressure.”

Injuries and mental exhaustion this year forced both men and women to withdraw from tournaments and suspend play for months.Alex de Minaur ended his season at the ATP World Tour Finals in Turin, Italy, in November after losing a semifinal match to Jannik Sinner. “Sometimes the body needs a little rest, not only physically but mentally as well,” he said in September about his yea...

When tennis players are close to making the cut, and every match counts, it is easy to feel the heat.Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti was one of the final players trying to qualify for the ATP Finals.

The country was once a force, with Bjorn Borg and Mats Wilander leading the way. Now, none of its players are highly ranked.“What happened in the ’80s was the perfect storm where everything came together,” Stefan Edberg, the former tennis star, center, said of Sweden’s long-ago domination of the sport. “It’s not going to happen again for the next 100 years.” On the far left is f...