Videos - This week

World No. 40 Sara Bejlek survived a grueling two-hour and 50-minute battle to defeat Anna Blinkova in the opening round of the 2026 Prague hard-court event. The Czech standout overcame a second-set lapse to dominate the decider, reaffirming her strong hard-court credentials this season.

World No. 19 Ekaterina Alexandrova secured her spot in the third round of the 2026 Toronto hard-court event, overcoming World No. 60 Camila Osorio 6-3, 7-6(4). The victory avenges a clay-court loss to the Colombian earlier this season and signals a positive return to form for the Russian.

World No. 9 Ben Shelton and No. 7 Taylor Fritz navigated testing semi-final battles on the hard courts to secure a marquee title decider. While Shelton survived a three-set thriller against a resurgent Shapovalov, Fritz utilized tiebreak precision to halt veteran Marin Cilic's run.

World No. 16 Flavio Cobolli survived a grueling two-and-a-half-hour clay-court battle against Argentine qualifier Francisco Comesana, securing a 7-5, 2-6, 6-3 victory in the opening round of Monte-Carlo. The hard-fought win allows the Italian to regain momentum after a recent dip in hard-court form.

World No. 9 Mirra Andreeva continued her exceptional clay-court form, overcoming World No. 4 Iga Swiatek 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 in a grueling two-hour and 35-minute quarterfinal at Stuttgart. The victory extends Andreeva's unbeaten run on the dirt, underlining her rising threat level against top-tier opposition.

Belinda Bencic, ranked 14th, overcame No. 110 Taylor Townsend 6-7(5), 7-6(4), 6-4 on hard court in a 3-hour, 24-minute National Bank Open Round 3 battle, extending her strong recent record against ranked opposition.

Zeynep Sönmez (World No. 52) secured a straight-sets victory over Canadian Rebecca Marino (World No. 345) in the opening round of the 2026 Toronto hard-court event. The 7-5, 6-4 win highlights Sönmez's steady form, while Marino struggles to translate recent lower-tier success to the WTA tour.

World No. 21 Marie Bouzkova successfully transitioned back to hard courts, securing a hard-fought 7-5, 7-5 victory over Spain's Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro in the opening round of the 2026 Prague tournament. The two-hour baseline battle highlighted Bouzkova's superior consistency in crucial moments.

World No. 9 Alex De Minaur delivered a clinical performance to defeat 16th-ranked Luciano Darderi 6-0, 6-3 in the Hamburg 2026 quarter-finals. The Australian dominated the clay-court encounter in just 94 minutes, halting Darderi's recent momentum to secure his spot in the semi-finals.

World No. 172 Kayla Cross stuns former champion Katie Boulter in a hard-fought three-set battle at the 2026 Toronto Open, marking a significant upset and a return to form for the Canadian on home soil.