Expected Points

Karatsev outhits the field to win the Dubai title and improve his record on the season to 15-2, Daria Kasatkina is combining small-scale comebacks into a bigger one, and the Miami field will be just fine, if a little less glamorous than usual.

Margarita Gasparyan charges into the St Petersburg quarter-finals behind an eye-popping one-handed backhand, El Shapo leaves his opponents helpless on return, and Wimbledon announces a timetable to finally move its qualifying tournaments on site.

Stefanos Tsitsipas leaves no doubt that he can handle the unique challenge of John Isner, Anastasia Gasanova and Vera Zvonareva get through their St. Petersburg matches the hard way, and it’s 98 years since the birth of a remarkable figure in Norwegian tennis.

The Italian teen scores his first top-ten win, the WTA Monterrey field has an improbable favorite, and fans will have to wait for clay season for their next glimpse of Rafael Nadal or Dominic Thiem.

The St. Petersburg draw leaves little room for foreign challengers, Cristian Garin prefers to keep his clay court points short, and the upcoming Miami Open will feature a global assortment of IMG clients.

Muguruza’s Dubai title makes her computer ranking look even more outdated, Nikoloz Basilashvili and Cristian Garin reverse their losing streaks in style, and the ATP is putting an impressive amount of prize money in the pockets of its players.

An unconverted break point puts Roger Federer’s comeback on pause, Elise Mertens stops the momentum of another lower-ranked player, and Andrey Rublev rests his way into the Doha semi-finals.

A trio of wild cards are proving that they belong in Dubai and Guadalajara, Dominic Thiem is flying under the radar as the top seed in Doha, and Jessica Pegula has mastered the art of dismissing Karolina Pliskova.

We’ll soon get a look at how 39-year-old Federer stacks up against veterans of the past, Coco Gauff is learning to love third sets, and Aryna Sabalenka joins an extremely crowded list of active doubles number ones.

Rublev continues his winning ways just outside of the sport’s biggest stages, Misaki Doi is more than the usual lucky loser, and Frances Tiafoe comes through a nailbiter in Santiago.