Nick Kyrgios has accepted a wild card to the BOSS Open in Stuttgart, signalling a planned return to grass-court competition. The former Wimbledon finalist, who has seen limited singles action to begin 2026, praised the tournament venue ahead of the event. “The Weissenhof is a fantastic venue with excellent grass courts,” Kyrgios said in a press release. “I’ve always enjoyed my time there—the fans and atmosphere are very special. I’m really looking forward to coming back.”

Kyrgios has played just one singles match so far in 2026, a first-round loss at the Brisbane International. That outing forms part of a very limited schedule: he has featured in only seven singles matches since 2023. Knee and wrist injuries have curtailed his play, and both issues required surgery.

Though his singles appearances have been sparse, Kyrgios did compete at the Australian Open in men’s and mixed doubles. He advanced a round in mixed doubles alongside partner Leylah Fernandez.

Earlier in the season Kyrgios indicated that 2026 could be his final year on tour, but he also committed to returning for the 2027 Australian Open. He later surprised followers on social media by announcing plans to compete “the grass & UTS events” on social media.

The BOSS Open wild card offers Kyrgios an opportunity to test his fitness on grass after a disrupted run of matches and procedures. With a limited match count over recent seasons, the grass swing represents a chance to rebuild competitive momentum before the summer events. His acceptance of the invitation confirms his intention to add grass-court competition to a season that has otherwise been defined by recovery and selective entries.

Tournament organisers confirmed his entry via the wild card, and Kyrgios’s comments emphasised his appreciation for the venue and supporters as he prepares to return to match play on grass.

Jannik Sinner closed out a breakthrough fortnight at Indian Wells by not only claiming his first Masters 1000 title on hard court but also completing a career set of Masters 1000 hard-court trophies. He is the youngest man ever to achieve that particular collection of titles.

There was additional reward beyond the trophy. The 24-year-old Italian entered Indian Wells with $57,544,926 in career prize money. With the $1,151,380 winner’s cheque and ATP profit sharing funds that were applied to a number of players during the tournament, Sinner’s reported career total now stands at $60,039,831. He’s one of just eight tennis players ever to hit that number.

Sinner is the second player born in the 2000s to clear the $60 million mark, following Carlos Alcaraz, who is listed at $64,274,163.

Other players also moved past major career-money thresholds after Indian Wells and the profit sharing adjustments. Alexander Zverev rose from $59,390,927 to $60,969,344; his semifinal run at Indian Wells contributed $340,190 to that increase. Daniil Medvedev cracked the $50 million barrier, moving from $49,938,657 to $51,150,419 after earning $612,340 as the tournament finalist.

Taylor Fritz also reached a new milestone, advancing from $29,839,634 to $30,319,179. That total places him among an exclusive group of just six American tennis players ever to cross the $30 million mark after the Williams sisters, Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi and Coco Gauff.

The financial updates underscore how significant results at a single high-level event and the distribution of ATP profit sharing can be to a player’s career totals. For Sinner, the Indian Wells title provided both a landmark victory and a new monetary milestone.

Taylor Fritz said he is close to a decision on whether to step away from competition to let a persistent knee problem recover. The 28-year-old American described tendinitis that has fluctuated from day to day and has altered his movement and serving mechanics at times.

“I’m still managing my knee. Some days it’s better than others, and I don’t know why exactly,” Fritz explained. He noted a sharp contrast between events: “In Dallas, for example, it felt amazing and it didn’t bother me at all the whole tournament. I felt like I was moving great. And then, in the lead-in to Indian Wells, it wasn’t. It felt like I almost regressed a little bit. Same thing happened in Australia, as well.”

Last year, Fritz described his knee as “completely cooked” after losing a long round-robin match against Carlos Alcaraz at the ATP Finals in Turin. He said the problem began as post-match pain that could be managed, then progressed to trouble bending his back leg on serve and later difficulty loading his right leg during points.

Results on the court have mirrored that inconsistency. After Tokyo at the end of September 2025, Fritz did not string consecutive wins until the Australian Open this year, where he reached the fourth round. He followed that with a deep run in Dallas, reaching the final before falling to Ben Shelton, but managed only two match wins combined across Delray Beach and Indian Wells.

Fritz and coach Michael Russell are weighing options, including an extended pause to allow full recovery rather than short-term management. “This is kind of the cut-off,” Fritz explained. “We said, after Miami if we’re not seeing big improvements, it might be time to… just, like, slow down a bit on the playing and get it healed 100 percent.

“Because if there was a portion of the season that I think I’d be more OK missing, it would be the clay-court season, like I did last year.

“I think this week is going to be very telling for it. But, overall, it’s not bad.”

Meanwhile Fritz said his serve has been a reliable weapon amid the flare-ups. “I do feel like, so far this year and toward the end of last year, I’m serving probably the best I’ve probably ever served in my career,” he said. “I still feel like that’s the case, I just need to make sure my body is healthy. When it feels 100 percent then I also feel like I can move really well. I think that’s something I maybe didn’t feel like I was doing great at Indian Wells.”