Heads up for everyone. The Match Points for Day 1 was delayed due to a technological issue. This issue has been resolved, and the results will be published in a more timely manner moving forward. All 33 matches (17 ATP, 16WTA) have been input and verified.
2026-01-18
2026-01-17
FTL2026 Main Sheet
The FTL2026 MainSheet is available for the upcoming season.
The
FTL2026 website lists a players points for an event, but doesn't
breakdown how those points were awarded. The mainsheet lists a players
points for each match, and shows the ranking points that were
rewarded for the event.
The FTL CUP is also unavailable on the FTL2025 website, so the mainsheet will be where you can find all of the information regarding every H2H matchup and the Round Robin results for the season. Information regarding the FTL Cup will be coming out in the next week or 2
2026-01-15
AUS OPEN MAIN DRAW & DARK HORSE BREAKDOWN
I have attached the Australian Open Main Draw (FTL Version) and the Dark Horse Breakdown. The Qualifying for both the Mens and Womens events were completed earlier today and as a result, the placement of the 32 Qualifiers and 1 Lucky Loser (Thanasi Kokkinakis was forced to withdraw) has been finalized.
Do not forget to select your Dark Horses for both the Mens and Womens events!
If you want a copy, click on the link, AUS OPEN DRAWS Once you do so, click on FILE, and scroll to MAKE A COPY, and call it whatever you want
2026-01-13
NEW MATCH POINT CALCULATION - DOWNLOADABLE!!!
Hard to imagine, but the start of the FTL2026 season is less than a week away!!
As everyone knows, the calculation of the Match Points for the season will be different. Over the past couple of weeks, we've described in detail the rationale for this change and how these points will be calculated. For some all of this detail is not only needed, but necessary as they want to understand every little detail about the change, and how a player will now be receiving points, for others, it just feels like they are in the midst of information overload.
Today, I'm going to simplify things a bit, and give everyone access to the Match Point Calculator itself. As a result, you can input a matches results and give yourself an idea of exactly what the point total would be at any given moment (if a player is playing in a Bo5 match, just make sure that you use that format lol)
If you want a copy, click on the link,Match Point Calculator Once you do so, click on FILE, and scroll to MAKE A COPY, and call it whatever you want
2026-01-10
ATP/WTA schedule
For a (relatively) up to date breakdown of who is playing where throughout the season, I have created a spreadsheet that i'll update when necessary which shows a breakdown of the ATP/WTA Schedule.
Which players have caught your eye so far in 2026?
FTLers love a bit of recency bias and lets face it - what else do we have to go on as we head into the Australian Open.
Has anyone been watching the United Cup? There have been some eye catching performances there:
Coco Gauff: 14m
Coco continues to be unpredictable. A woeful performance against Jessica Bouzas Maneiro suggested that her serve and forehand issues from last year are very much present but otherwise she played well at the United Cup culminating in her 4th straight sets win over Iga Swiatek in a row. (remember Iga used to beat her for fun?) What we can say is that when she's on, she's a match for anyone.
Hubert Hurkacz 5.25m How good is it to have a (muscle bound) Hubi back and he looks like he's on pretty decent form, easily despatching Zverev in Poland's match against Germany but just falling short in his match with ADM. It may take him a while to get totally up to speed but at that price and with him scheduled to play in Game Week 2, he might well be worth a punt.
Belinda Bencic 8.5 Momma Bencic (accompanied at her practice sessions by little Bella) has been terrific this week almost singlehandedly securing Switzerland's spot in the final with a little help from Jakub Paul in the doubles. She had to dig deep against Mertens but she's definitely got what it takes to go deep at the AO.
The same can be said for Elina Svitolina (8m) who like Belinda has plenty of experience and a never say die attitude. She's in the final in Auckland and has had to come through some tough battles in the process. The question is - will she have enough when it comes to tougher opponents if she goes deep at the AO?
Alexander Bublik (8m) really seemed to come of age last year, playing some terrific tennis and remarkably securing a reserve spot at the year end finals. Suddenly he realised that it might be a good idea to take tennis a little more seriously. That form seems to have continued into 2026 and the final against Musetti should be a great match.
By contrast Daniil Medvedev (9.5m) had a pretty rough year by his standards and ultimately parted ways with his long term coach Gilles Cervara. His form actually picked up significantly during the Asian swing with new coach Thomas Johanssen and that form seems to be continuing into 2026, Medvedev will play Nakashima in the ATP Brisbane final.
And we have a mouth watering final to look forward to at the WTA event in Brisbane.
Dare you go into the Australian Open without two time Champ Aryna Sabalenka? She'll set you back a cool 20m but she's looking every bit the no 1 at the moment.
Her opponent Marta Kostyuk has got everyone talking this week. Marta will only set you back 6m and she looks as if she has got big ambitions this season. Straight sets wins over Anisimova, Andreeva and Pegula suggest that we have a very different Marta from the player who struggled with confidence last year.
2026-01-03
NEW MATCH POINT CALCULATION - REAL TIME SCORING - end of match
Lets continue to take a look at how the point totals vary throughout the Taylor Fritz vs Sebastian Baez's match at the United Cup from earlier today.
Now we'll look at how things after the final ball is played!
SERVICE POINTS: TAYLOR FRITZ
= 0.04 X Service Points Won % MINUS 0.05 X Service Games Lost %
= 0.04 X (63) - 0.05 X (25)
= 2.5 - 1.3
= 1.2
TOTAL RETURN POINTS:
First Serve Return Points = 0.005 X (0.2 X Opponents 1st Serve % X 1st Serve Return Win %)
= 0.005 X (0.2 X 75 X 36)
= 2.7
Second Serve Return Points = 0.005 X (0.1 X Opponents 2nd Serve % X 2nd Serve Return Win %)
= 0.005 X ( 0.1 X 25 X 41)
= 0.5125
Break of Serve Points = 0.05 X Break %
= 0.05 X (19)
= 0.95
Total Return Points = First Serve Return Points + Second Serve Return Points + Break of Serve Points
= 2.7 + 0.5125 + 0.95
= 4.163
KSI POINTS:
Game % = 6 X (Games Won/Games Played)
= 6 X (15/32)
= 2.8
Tiebreak Won = 0.5 X # of times a player achieved this is any given set
= 0.5 X 0
= 0
Lost the Match so no 0.0 points for match won.
Game % Bonus : (15 games won > 14 games won, therefore eligible)
=1.0
KSI POINTS = Game % + Tiebreak Won + Match Won in Straight Sets + Match Won while losing a Set+ Game % Bonus
= 2.8 + 0 + 0 + 1.0
= 3.8
TOTAL POINTS = SERVE POINTS + RETURN POINTS + POINT DIFF % + KSI POINTS
= 1.2 + 4.163 + 0.1 X (1) + 3.8
= 9.2
As a result Taylor Fritz's FTL Match Point total for the match ends up being 9.2 points. After the first set, Taylor was projected to acccumulate 11.8 points (and 9.1 points after the 2nd set), highlights the fact that the points can vary up and down based on how you perform. This is something that couldn't happen with the original format.
SERVICE POINTS: SEBASTIAN BAEZ
= 0.04 X Service Points Won % MINUS 0.05 X Service Games Lost %
= 0.04 X (63) - 0.05 X (19)
= 2.5 - 1.0
= 1.5
TOTAL RETURN POINTS:
First Serve Return Points = 0.005 X (0.2 X Opponents 1st Serve % X 1st Serve Return Win %)
= 0.005 ( 0.2 X 55 X 23)
= 1.265
Second Serve Return Points = 0.005 X (0.1 X Opponents 2nd Serve % X 2nd Serve Return Win %)
= 0.005 ( 0.1 X 45 X 54)
= 1.215
Break of Serve Points = 0.05 X Break %
= 0.05 X (25)
= 1.3
Total Return Points = First Serve Return Points + Second Serve Return Points + Break of Serve Points
= 1.265 + 1.215 + 1.3
= 3.73
KSI POINTS:
Game % = 6 X (Games Won/Games Played)
= 6 X (17/32)
= 3.2
Tiebreak Won = 0.5 X # of times a player achieved this is any given set
= 0.5 X 0
= 0
Match Won while Losing a Set = 3.0
Game % Bonus : (17 games won > 16 games won, therefore eligible)
= 4 - Game %
= 4 - 3.2
= 0.8
KSI POINTS = Game % + Tiebreak Won + Match Won in Straight Sets + Match Won while losing a Set+ Game % Bonus
= 3.2 + 0 + 3.0 + 0.8
= 7.0
TOTAL POINTS = SERVE POINTS + RETURN POINTS + POINT DIFF % + KSI POINTS
= 1.5 + 3.7 + 0.1 X (0) + 7.0
= 12.3
As a result Sebastian Baez's FTL Match Point total for the match ends up being 12.3 points. After the first set, Sebastian was projected to acccumulate 5.4 points (and 8.1 points after the 2nd set), highlights the fact that the points can ramp up quickly if you play well after losing the first set.
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