Format
Year-long calendar of Masters 1000, ATP 500 and ATP 250 events, ending at the season-finale in Turin. The race to the Finals is the headline number; the seedings follow on Monday after each week.
Race standings
The race resets every January and counts the year’s points only. We publish a weekly table alongside the rolling 52-week ranking — they tell different stories and we mark which is which.
Recent reporting
Practice-court reads, post-match column and surface-by-surface form tables. Coach quotes in their own language where the player has translated for us.
Tournament grammar
The four things to read first
Tier separation
Masters 1000 points are weightier than ATP 500 and 250. The split isn’t proportional to prize money — it’s set against the tour calendar, and we track how the splits change year on year.
Race vs. ranking
The 52-week ranking carries eight events from the year. The race counts the year only. The seedings for the Finals are taken from the race, not the rolling ranking.
Seeding rules
At Masters 1000 events, only the top eight seeds get byes to the second round. Seeding follows the entry cut-off, which is several weeks before the tournament.
Surface splits
Clay, hard and grass each have their own statistical profile. We publish win-rate-by-surface rather than an overall figure, because a player’s tournament schedule is built around the surface profile they lead in.
What our ATP coverage does — and what it doesn’t
We publish a tournament preview on Friday, a Sunday column on the title winner, and a Monday race-table update. We do not take agent statements as confirmed without the tour office release, and we never republish rumours about withdrawals before the draw is updated.