Welcome back to the Monday Tennis Briefing, where The Athletic will explain the stories behind the stories from the past week on court. This week, the headline tournaments were Shanghai and Wuhan.

Federer set to take part in a celebrity doubles match during the Shanghai Masters.

The 2026 Rolex Shanghai Masters will take place from Oct 5 to 18 at Qizhong Tennis Center.[Photo provided to ...

Jannik Sinner showed up in Shanghai feeling optimistic and ready to defend the title he claimed in 2024. As the current Shanghai Masters champion, he’s already making a splash this week, kicking off ...

Four runs in the sixth inning lift the Washington Nationals to a series win over the Cincinnati Reds, 8-2. Washington Commanders star left tackle Laremy Tunsil suffered a torn triceps during training ...

Frances Tiafoe might be in hot water after the American tennis star directed a profanity-laden outburst at an umpire following a controversial call at the ATP Shanghai Masters on Tuesday. In a ...

As active ATP Tour players battled for points at the Shanghai Masters, tennis icon Roger Federer hit the streets to promote the game at its grassroots as part of Swiss sportswear brand On’s, “On ...

Amid the romance of two cousins having the best weeks of their tennis careers facing each other in a Shanghai Masters final sprinkled with impossible stardust, the relentlessness of a tournament ...