Tennis Majors

On this day, October 24, 1999, a 20-year-old Amelie Mauresmo claimed her maiden title in Bratislava, defeating another rising star in 16-year-old Kim Clijsters (6-3, 6-3). It was the first of 15 clashes between two future world No 1s, and, for the French player, the first of the 25 singles titles that she would win throughout her career. Amelie Mauresmo was born in 1979.

Stefanos Tsitsipas has called Gael Monfils one of his best friends on tour and said that tennis is losing a rare personality as the Frenchman retires. Tsitsipas spoke in Almaty on Friday after reaching the semifinals. “Great friend of mine, one of the best friends that I have on tour. An absolutely lovely soul. I’m actually quite sad that tennis is going to lose a person like...

Arthur Fils played his first match of the week on Friday evening and it took him straight into the semifinals of the Brussels ATP 250. The top seed beat Alex Michelsen of the United States, the No. 5 seed, 6-4, 7-6 (12). He will face Germany’s Jan-Lennard Struff, who knocked out No. 6 seed Zizou Bergs 6-3, 7-6 (6) to end Belgian hopes in the singles draw. Fils, 22 and ranked ...

Alexander Zverev may not be the best player in the world, but his ranking is fully deserved. That is Patrick Mouratoglou’s view, set out in a video on his social media channels in which he argued that staying healthy is a skill in itself, and part of a player’s value. “Zverev might not be the best player, but he’s the number one in the world, and he fully deserves it,” Mourat...

Daniil Medvedev and Alexander Bublik will meet in the semifinals of the Almaty ATP 250 after both won their quarterfinals on Friday. Bublik, the No. 3 seed, came from a set down to beat No. 5 seed Karen Khachanov 4-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5). Medvedev, the top seed and defending champion, beat Terence Atmane of France 6-4, 6-4. Bublik had not played a match all week: he had a first-...