World number one Jannik Sinner said Tuesday his principal aim as he prepares for the Madrid Open is to be in the "best possible shape" for Roland Garros next month as he seeks to complete a career Grand Slam.

The pair were honoured after glittering 2025 campaigns that saw them finish atop the women's and men's tennis rankings respectively.

The 22-year-old pulled out of the Barcelona clay-court tournament last week when he felt his wrist "give out on a return" and then revealed the injury to be "a more serious injury than any of us expected".

Carlos Alcaraz withdrew from the Madrid Masters on Friday, increasing concerns over whether he will be able to defend his Roland Garros title.

Spanish tennis star Carlos Alcaraz said Monday his battle with new world number one Jannik Sinner was giving him extra inspiration ahead of the Barcelona Open.

Jannik Sinner beat Carlos Alcaraz in straight sets to win the Monte Carlo Masters for the first time Sunday and reclaim the world number one ranking from his Spanish rival.

Carlos Alcaraz teed up a blockbuster Monte Carlo Masters final with Jannik Sinner as the world's top two players will face off on Sunday for the number one ranking.

“We don’t have much privacy at tournaments to begin with, and I think this is too much. We should have spaces where we can be alone without being filmed,” he said

Korda, ranked 36th in the world, notched his first victory over a world number one, sending Alcaraz to his second straight early exit in Miami.

At Indian Wells, Fonseca met Sinner in the round of 16 and suffered a narrow 7-6 (6), 7-6 (4) defeat in a tightly contested encounter. At the Miami Open, the draw paired him with world number one Alcaraz.

World number one Carlos Alcaraz was dialed-in on Friday, powering past rising Brazilian talent Joao Fonseca 6-4, 6-4 to reach the third round of the Miami Open.

Novak Djokovic was dumped out by Jack Draper in a slugfest Wednesday as the defending champion won 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7/5) to reach the quarter-finals at Indian Wells.

World number one Carlos Alcaraz believes controlling his emotions has been the secret of his unbeaten start to 2026 as he chases a third title of the year at Indian Wells.

With the win, Alcaraz improved to 12-0 for the year and collected his ninth ATP 500 trophy.

The Spaniard became the youngest man to complete the career Grand Slam when he beat 24-time major winner Novak Djokovic 2-6 6-2 6-3 7-5 in the Australian Open final this month.

Novak Djokovic said it had been "a great ride" and "God knows what happens tomorrow" after losing Sunday's Australian Open final to Carlos Alcaraz.

Carlos Alcaraz said having Rafael Nadal watching in the crowd helped drive him to a maiden Australian Open title on Sunday and made the win "even more special".

Alcaraz has immense respect for Nadal and Djokovic, but the world number one's hero growing up was Roger Federer.

Carlos Alcaraz swept past Novak Djokovic to win his first Australian Open on Sunday and become the youngest man to complete a career Grand Slam, denying the Serbian great an unprecedented 25th major.

Carlos Alcaraz said he did not think he had cramp initially when he took a medical timeout that left Alexander Zverev fuming in their marathon Australian Open semi-final on Friday.