Cruz Hewitt, son of former world number one Lleyton Hewitt, earned his first ATP Tour-level win at the Washington Open at the age of 17, defeating Marcos Giron.
MERTENS OVERPOWERS RUSE TO WIN FIRST GRASS TITLE
Rafael Nadal has booked his place at the World Tour finals after winning a record eighth French Open title, the ATP said on Monday.
Japan's Kei Nishikori will make a third straight appearance at the ATP Tour finals next month after becoming the fifth player to qualify for the season-ending tournament, organisers said on Wednesday.
Cilic, eliminated after two three-set losses, was hoping to end his year on a high in the city where his Wimbledon dream was ended in this year's final by Federer - the Croatian sobbing on court after suffering blisters.
Greece's Tsitsipas battled back from 3-5 down in the third set to eliminate Medvedev with a 6-3, 6-7(11), 7-6(1) win to set up a showdown on Friday with Rublev for the Red Group's other semi-final spot.
The Canadian Open has voiced its disappointment over the withdrawals of Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic, highlighting a 'broader issue' of top players missing ATP 1000 events due to demanding schedules, prompting calls for adjustments to protect tournament integrity.
Canada's Milos Raonic has withdrawn from the ATP Tour Finals in London due to injury and been replaced by Spain's David Ferrer.
Japan's Kei Nishikori dispatched error-strewn Swiss Stan Wawrinka 6-2, 6-3 in a disappointingly one-sided clash at the ATP World Tour Finals on Monday.
Stanislas Wawrinka returned to form with a 6-1, 6-1 thrashing of Tomas Berdych at the ATP World Tour Finals on Monday.
Rohan Bopanna and his doubles partner Florin Mergea qualified for the year-end ATP World Tour Finale when Vasek Pospisil and Jack Sock lost the Paris Masters final, on Sunday.
In the earlier match, Zverev beat Cilic -- the Croat's 9th loss in 10-round robin matches in the Finals
Stuns World No 1 Djokovic to win 'biggest title of career'
Belgian Goffin, thrashed by Grigor Dimitrov two days ago, appeared to be feeling the effects of that mauling as he went 3-0 down with a whimper, but came alive to win 15 points in a row during a first-set comeback.
World No 1 Rafael Nadal, who is hoping to recover from a knee injury to play in the season-ending showpiece, heads the other group and will face Belgian David Goffin, Bulgarian debutant Grigor Dimitrov and Austrian Dominic Thiem.
American Jack Sock clinched the last spot in the ATP Tour finals when he beat Serbian qualifier 5-7, 6-4, 6-1 to win the Paris Masters title on Sunday.
Britain's Andy Murray joined world number one Novak Djokovic and newly-crowned US Open champion Rafa Nadal as definite qualifiers for the ATP World Tour finals on Tuesday, but Roger Federer faces an uphill task to make the eight-man field.
Photos from the ATP World Tour Finals matches played in London on Monday
Nikolay Davydenko beat weary Argentine Juan Martin del Potro 6-3, 6-4 to claim the ATP World Tour Finals title at the O2 Arena on Sunday. The wiry Russian, who has climbed to sixth in the world this week, produced a faultless display to claim the biggest title of his career and a $1.5 million cheque.
Novak Djokovic has reportedly proposed to move the ATP World Tours Finals from London after 2015 by citing the need to expose the tournament to more cities around the world.
Six-time champion Roger Federer survived a late-night Swiss semi-final thriller against Stanislas Wawrinka on Saturday to set up an ATP World Tour Finals showdown against Novak Djokovic.
Novak Djokovic's tremendous run of form since the start of the year means the Serb has already booked his spot at the ATP World Tour finals in London.
Roger Federer ended Grigor Dimitrov's seven-match winning streak and showed the Bulgarian he has some way to go to live up to his 'Baby Federer' tag with a 6-3 7-6 (2) quarter-final victory at the Basel Open on Friday.
French Open champion Stan Wawrinka has become the fourth player to qualify for the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals in London.
Alexandra Eala of the Philippines made history by becoming the first player from her country to win a WTA Tour-level singles title at the Washington Open, defeating top seed Jessica Pegula.
The 26-year-old has not always handled the expectations placed on his shoulders after he won the Wimbledon junior title in 2008 with a game style uncannily like Federer's.
The opening match in the Pete Sampras Group produced a feast of stylish backhands from both players but it was Dimitrov, the first Bulgarian to qualify for the tournament in its 48-year-old history, who overcome some late jitters to prevail.
Kei Nishikori announces he will retire after the 2026 season, ending a historic career that saw him become Japan's first Grand Slam finalist.
Roger Federer eased his way into the ATP World Tour Finals with a 6-1, 7-6 (0) defeat of Canadian newcomer Milos Raonic in his opening round-robin match on Sunday.
Petr Bar Biryukov defeated Ilya Ivashka to win the men's singles title at the SM Krishna Memorial Open. Adil Kalyanpur and Mukund Sasikumar won the doubles title.
Rafael Nadal produced one of his best performances of the year to beat Andy Murray 6-4, 6-1 at the ATP World Tour Finals and move within sight of the semi-finals on Wednesday.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and rival Carlos Alcaraz led congratulations for Jannik Sinner after he successfully defended his Wimbledon men's singles title, a victory that also significantly widened his lead over Alcaraz in the 'Big Titles' race.
Dominic Thiem stayed very much in the mix at the ATP World Tour Finals with a 6-3, 1-6, 6-4 victory over mercurial Frenchman Gael Monfils at the O2 Arena on Tuesday.
World number one Novak Djokovic will bid for a record fourth successive ATP World Tour Finals crown in London later this year after becoming the first man to qualify for the season-ender.
World number one pair Henry Patten and Harri Heliovaara successfully defended their Wimbledon men's doubles title, defeating Mate Pavic and Marcelo Arevalo in two tie-break sets. This marks their second Wimbledon victory and third major title together, highlighting their dominance in men's doubles.
India's Yuki Bhambri and his New Zealand partner Michael Venus finished runners-up at the Geneva Open after suffering a defeat in the ATP 250 doubles final.
With 1,500 points available for an undefeated champion next week, the tournament could produce a thrilling climax with Murray and Djokovic, who have never met at the O2, facing off in the final for the year-end number one ranking.
The 38-year-old said he had been dealing with the injury throughout the tournament in Athens.
With world number four Ruud already assured of a semi-final berth the match was in reality a dead rubber.
World No. 1 Jannik Sinner successfully defended his Wimbledon men's singles title, defeating Alexander Zverev 6-7(7), 7-6(2), 6-3, 6-4 to lift his fifth Grand Slam trophy and first major title of the 2026 season, becoming only the 10th player in history to retain the Wimbledon men's singles crown.
