All the best tennis stories of 2025. In the spirit of looking back on the previous season and remembering all the moments big and small that defined it, here is a compendium from The Athletic’s tennis ...

In cricket, tennis, athletics, on the F1 track, this has been a year of the underdog, of David slaying Goliath, of monoliths falling or being overthrown.

Carlos Alcaraz enjoyed a brilliant 2025 season, winning eight titles, and the Spaniard heads into 2026 on top of the ATP ...

This week is the Spaniard’s 817th career week in the Top 10, which breaks a tie with Jimmy Connors for second place in ATP history. Roger Federer holds the record with 948 weeks.

Jannik Sinner dominated for three hours and 43 minutes, but Carlos Alcaraz somehow prevailed in an adrenaline-filled fifth set and all-time classic French Open final ...

Serena Williams named Roger Federer the best player ever once upon a time, but Pete Sampras picked Novak Djokovic as the ...

Yesterday, in our No. 2 contest of the year, we watched as Maria Sharapova snatched defeat from the jaws of victory in the French Open final, before snatching the title back again at the last minute.

Novak Djokovic is now the last remaining member of the Big Three still active, with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal having ...