“I was trying to remind myself I’m strong enough to handle that," the world No. 1 said on Tennis Channel after a tense three-set win.

Alcaraz was at his comprehensive best in Doha, Korda started a new coaching partnership with a title in Delray Beach, and Pegula found her old flow—and made it more efficient—in Dubai.

Ranking Sunday’s five finals in order of importance as the year's first Grand Slam approaches.

Fonseca took his lumps in his rookie season, and bounced back with his biggest title in Basel, while Sinner found his top level at 5-5 in the third against Zverev.

At Shanghai, Valentin Vacherot, ranked 204th, completed a stunning nine-match run with a flawless final set against his own cousin.

Now No. 2, Sinner is the hunter rather than the hunted again. The switch suited him at the China Open.

On his blisteringly consistent week in Japan, and what it shows about the fast-court upgrades he has made in his game since the spring.

Here are three takeaways, as the summer tennis swing turns to fall.

American Jovic, 17, triumphed in Guadalajara while French 19-year-old Rakotomanga Rajaonah lifted the trophy in Brazil.

It all began, as it often does for him, with a smile: 'Seeing the hard work pay off makes me really happy.'

The two Americans earned milestone wins in Houston and Charleston. Will that set them up for spring success?