2018 Men’s Tennis Progress Report

The first half of 2018 has thrown a few surprises. There were two first time winners of an ATP 1000 title, Del Potro at Indian Wells and John Isner at the Miami Open.There was Federer's erratic performance leading to a shock second round loss at the Miami Open and a finals loss at the Halle Open.

As usual, there was little challenge to Nadal on clay. He was beaten by Thiem for the second year in a row and was pushed to the limit at the Italian Open by Zverev, coming from a break down to win the title in 3 sets.

The Big 4: Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer

The second half of 2018 promises to be exciting with the younger players improving in game and confidence while the Big 4 strive to extend their dominance. Will we see more first time ATP 1000 winners or new Grand Slam champions? Will there be unexpected success stories like Chung Hyeon and Kyle Edmund? Will there be a brand new World No. 1? We will have to wait and watch.