The Suva Tennis Association’s junior players have gained invaluable international exposure after a 10-day training tour at Japan’s prestigious Yoshida Tennis Training Centre.

Top seed and World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz cruised into the quarterfinals of the Japan Open on Saturday, defeating Belgium’s Zizou Bergs 6-4, 6-3 in Tokyo.

World number one Carlos Alcaraz overcame a foot injury scare to beat Argentina’s Sebastian Baez 6-4 6-2 on his Tokyo Open debut on Thursday, extending his sizzling run of form to reach the second round at the ATP 500 event.

World number two Jannik Sinner said he is making small tweaks to his game following his defeat by Carlos Alcaraz in the U.S. Open final earlier this month and the Italian is confident it is only a matter of time before he implements the changes in matches.

Novak Djokovic will return to action in Shanghai next month in his first tournament since his U.S. Open semi-final defeat by Carlos Alcaraz, organisers of the Masters tournament said.

Taylor Fritz delivered the decisive blow at the Laver Cup on Sunday by beating Alexander Zverev 6-3 7-6(4) as Team World completed a 15-9 win over Team Europe to reclaim the men’s team competition title in San Francisco.

Britain’s Jack Draper has called time on his season after an arm injury that also forced him to withdraw from the U.S. Open, he said on Monday.

When Jannik Sinner walked off the Arthur Ashe Stadium court after falling 6-2 3-6 6-1 6-4 to Carlos Alcaraz in Sunday’s U.S. Open final, more than just a match had ended.

Carlos Alcaraz ended the reign of Jannik Sinner with a 6-2 3-6 6-1 6-4 victory to claim the U.S. Open title again on Sunday and tighten his grip on the era-defining rivalry between the torch-bearers of the men’s game.

World number one Aryna Sabalenka retained her U.S. Open crown with a battling 6-3 7-6(3) win over American eighth seed Amanda Anisimova in the U.S. Open women’s final on Saturday, underlining her claim as the modern queen of the hardcourt.

Over the past three years Carlos Alcaraz has emerged as an all conquering force, winning Grand Slam titles on three different surfaces.

Naomi Osaka said she had learned to love tennis more than ever after returning to the U.S. Open semi-finals on with a 6-4 7-6(3) victory over Karolina Muchova that underlined her resurgence on the sport’s biggest stage.