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The season moves to Asia
With the Laver Cup over, won 13-5 by Team Europe after Alexander Zverev clinched it in London, the tour turns to the Asian hard courts. Two ATP 500 events start on 30 September: the ATP China Open in Beijing, where Zverev is the top seed, and the Japan Open in Tokyo, led by Carlos Alcaraz.
The WTA China Open runs alongside in Beijing until 11 October, with Elena Rybakina and Aryna Sabalenka the top two seeds. The Shanghai Masters follows from 5 October and the Wuhan Open from 12 October.
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The four majors, all year round
Four majors, three champions on each tour
2026 spread the men’s majors around. Carlos Alcaraz opened the year by beating Novak Djokovic to win the Australian Open and complete the career Grand Slam at 22, before a wrist injury cost him Roland-Garros and Wimbledon. Alexander Zverev landed a maiden major in Paris and added the US Open in September, and Jannik Sinner defended his Wimbledon title to stay clear at world No. 1.
On the WTA Tour Elena Rybakina finished the majors as world No. 1, having beaten Aryna Sabalenka in both the Australian Open and US Open finals. Mirra Andreeva won in Paris and Linda Nosková at Wimbledon, where she beat Karolína Muchová in the first all-Czech Grand Slam final.
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Rivalries, settled by the record
Alcaraz10–717 mtgsJSSinnerThe rivalry that defines men's tennis. Sinner is unbeaten on grass; Alcaraz dominates clay and outdoor hard. Three straight Slam finals in 2025.
Djokovic5–5TiedCAAlcarazTied 5–5 overall, but Alcaraz has won all three of their Grand Slam final meetings. Djokovic's best recent result was the 2025 AO quarter-final.
Świątek8–513 mtgsASSabalenkaThe most high-stakes rivalry in women's tennis. Świątek leads 5–2 on clay, but Sabalenka ended her 26-match Roland-Garros streak in the 2025 semi-final.
Sabalenka7–613 mtgsCG
GauffSabalenka leads 7–6 after winning the 2026 Miami Open final, and 5–4 on hard courts. Gauff leads 2–1 at the Slams and took their only clay-court major meeting, at Roland-Garros in 2025.
NadalMost playedNDDjokovicThe most-played rivalry in men's tennis. Sixty meetings across 17 years and Djokovic finished just two ahead, closing it at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Federer16–2440 mtgsRNNadalThe defining rivalry of the 2000s. Nadal leads 24-16, but the margin is built on clay, where his left-handed topspin attacked Federer's one-handed backhand.
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