The 2026 Tennis Thread

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The Tennis Letter
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1h
Anisimova d. Tomljanovic 6-1 5-7 6-4

Amanda gets her 1st win over Ajla… it was an adventure.

From match point in the 2nd set to getting delayed by the rain.

From 4-0 to 5-4 in the 3rd.

First time playing her home tournament since becoming a 2-time Slam finalist.

10th win of 2026
3rd Miami R32

Delivering at home.

 

[Adrian]

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52m
Quinn d. Ruud 6-4 7-6

Biggest win of his life

SEVEN set points saved

Ethan won a challenger event in Phoenix before coming to Miami... and it looks like it paid off for his confidence

Knocked out Hubi R1

Knocks out Casper today

1st Miami R32

Leveling up this year

 

[Adrian]

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1m
Muchova d. Camila Osorio 4-6 6-2 7-5

Karolina survives a tough test

Fantastic atmosphere for this match

She’s never been to the 2nd week of this event, but she has a ton of confidence coming off her 1st WTA 1000 title in Doha

Won 9 of last 10 matches
4th Miami R3

 

[Adrian]

José Morgado
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57m
Reilly Opelka plays an incredible match to beat Jack Draper 7-6(3), 7-6(0) and reach the 3rd round in Miami.

25 aces
48 winners

In just two sets.

Awaits Fritz or Van de Zandschulp.

 

[Adrian]

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10m
Gauff d. Cocciaretto 3-6 6-4 6-3

Coco gets revenge for her loss to Elisabetta last month in Doha

She had to retire from Indian Wells due to an arm injury… great to see her back

12th win of 2026
5th straight Miami R3

Showing that signature Coco fight

She’s baaack

 

[Adrian]

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40m
Gibson d. Osaka 7-5 6-4

We need to talk about Talia Gibson.

Before Indian Wells, she never had a top 20 win. She came from qualies & made it to the QF.

She beat #11 Alexandrova, #17 Tauson, & #7 Paolini.

Here in Miami, she’s also a qualifier & just beat #15 & 4-time Slam Champ Naomi Osaka.

Girl. On. Fire.

 

[Adrian]

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15m


Andreeva d. Marie Bouzkova 7-6(4) 6-2
Mirra reaches the Round of 16 in Miami for the first time. She’s now 4-0 against Marie.Not an easy match today… but she managed the pressure moments so well.

14th win of 2026
Making Mirra magic in Miami.

 

[Adrian]

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2h


Jannik Sinner ties Novak Djokovic as the man with the most consecutive sets won in Masters 1000 events. 24. Doing incredible things.

 

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49m


Naomi Osaka says she’s not going to stay on tour if she’s losing in the 1st round, ‘While I want to win titles and be the best player I can be, if it meant sacrificing time I could spend with my daughter, I'd rather not do it’“I feel like this also is a dilemma for me.

Obviously, I would love to play, but like I said last year … for me, my daughter is very important, and I want to be a mom.“I want to be the best mom I can, but sometimes I feel like I know what I have to do to become a really good player, and it’s very difficult. I’m not going to play Charleston.”

“I hope I can play Madrid, Rome and then obviously the French Open. For me, like I said last year, I’m not going to stay on tour if I’m losing in the first round.”(via Miami Open Press)

 

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18m
Gauff d. Sorana Cirstea 6-4 3-6 6-2

Coco reaches her first-ever Miami Quarterfinal

Coming off of an injury at Indian Wells a few weeks ago

Went 3 sets in every match she played this week

Such an impressive effort

Finally breaking through at her home tournament

 

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19m
Baptiste d. Ostapenko 6-3 6-4 in Miami

One of the weeks of her life

Hailey reaches her first-ever WTA 1000 quarterfinal

She hasn’t dropped a single set this week

She beat world #8 Svitolina & Grand Slam Champ Ostapenko back to back

One of the stories of the tournament

 

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Landaluce beats Sebi Korda 2-6 7-6 6-4 in Miami
Incredible moment.
Match point saved.
20 years old & a qualifier this week.
Before this week, Martin had never been past the 2nd round of a Masters event.
Now he’s into his 1st Masters Quarterfinal.
The biggest week of his life.

 

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3m


Fils d. Vacherot 6-4 6-7 6-4
Arthur reaches his 5th Masters QF
He’s never been past this stage, but he’s playing with so much confidence since coming back from injury
Back to back Miami QF
Won 10 of last 12 matches
Ready to do big things in 2026

 

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Stefanos Tsitsipas will drop to world #65 (at best) when the new rankings come out.

This will be his lowest ranking since 2018.

Tough times for the 3-time Monte Carlo Champ.

 

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2h
Roland Garros increases prize money by 9.5% for 2026.

Singles prize money breakdown for both men & women:

Q1 : €24,000
Q2 : €33,000
Q3 : €48,000

R1 : €87,000
R2 : €130,000
R3 : €187,000
R16 : €285,000
QF : €470,000
SF : €750,000
F : €1,400,000
: €2,800,000

 

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2h
The French Open will not add any more backstage cameras after players complained about the cameras at the Australian Open after Coco Gauff was caught smashing her racket.

“We really want to maintain respect for the players’ privacy,” tournament director Amélie Mauresmo said.

 

[Adrian]

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Apr 21
Amanda Anisimova has withdrawn from Madrid due to a wrist injury.

Tough news.

She hasn’t played a clay court event yet this year.

Wishing her a speedy recovery.