The two Americans earned milestone wins in Houston and Charleston. Will that set them up for spring success?

With the big U.S. events around the corner, the cast of American women contenders grew larger.

February is the season of small victories. Lots of them. Sometimes, though, they can be building blocks.

But the former Top 10 player knows he's running a marathon, not a sprint: “The focus is on being consistent with what’s in my control and how well I do my work."

Injury tripped up Opelka and Osaka at the finish line; Rybakina moved forward ... then back; Sabalenka survived a new Kudermetova; the U.S. won United Cup; and Gauff vs. Swiatek turned spicy, then icy.

For the better part of two decades, the men’s game has been waiting, hoping, praying, for a youthful revolution. In 2024, the tour finally got its wish.

In addition, Gabriel Diallo, 6-foot-8 runner-up in Almaty, showed off a game fit for the future.

A look at their winning performances in Canada along with Amanda Anisimova's runner-up finish.

Is it a good sign, or a one-off, as the tours head to Europe?

The Aussie and Frenchman hustled and powered their way to titles ahead of the upcoming "Sunshine Double" in Indian Wells and Miami.

Plus: Jelena Ostapenko shows that irrational hope may be her ticket back to the top.