By Richard Pagliaro | Monday, April 20, 2026
Photo credit: Carlos Alvarez/Getty for Laureus

Carlos Alcaraz held the Laureus Sportsman of the Year Award in his left hand.

A cast covered Alcaraz’s right wrist.

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By Richard Pagliaro | Monday, April 20, 2026
Photo credit: Carlos Alvarez/Getty for Laureus

Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka topped the world rankings in 2025.

The Grand Slam champions were each honored for their global greatness in Madrid tonight.

Rough injury luck continues for Jack Draper. The former World No. 4, who injured his right knee in Barcelona and was forced to retire in the third set of his match against Tomas Martin Etcheverry, announced today that he will pull out of Madrid and Rome as he works to rehabilitate the knee.

After blowing a chance to serve out the title and falling a break behind Andrey Rublev in the second set of Sunday’s Barcelona final, it was fair to wonder if Arthur Fils had run out of magic.

The 21-year-old Frenchman had already walked a tightrope all week—saving two match points in his opening-round win over Terence Atmane and battling through a grueling three-se...

On the red clay of Rouen, France, the first all-Ukrainian final in WTA history went the way of Marta Kostyuk.

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The top seed edged past 19-year-old qualifier Veronika Podrez, 6-3, 6-4, to claim her first career clay-court title—and second overall—in 81 minutes on Sunday.

“For me, this match today was not just a match—it was ...