It’s January 2026. Elena Rybakina just pocketed the biggest cheque in tennis history at the WTA Finals, and the pundits are screaming "She's back!" But look closer at the 2025 Grand Slam log, and you’ll see a different story. Is the Ivanisevic era a revolution, or just a fresh coat of paint on a fragile engine?
Cruising into the 2026 Australian Open quarterfinals, Alexander Zverev is playing some of the best tennis of his life. Yet, stuck between a legal 'settlement' that didn't clear the air and a Sinner-Alcaraz duopoly that blocks his path to glory, the German remains the sport’s most polarizing paradox.
