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Fans vote Alcaraz for Stella ATP Perfect Serve of the Year

Tennis fans have voted Carlos Alcaraz’s sizzling Cincinnati showcase as the ATP Perfect Serve of the Year by Stella Artois.

Celebrating the standout serving performances from the 2025 season, fans voted to award the honour to the Spaniard, who beat out efforts from Jannik Sinner and Taylor Fritz.

Watch the video below to see Alcaraz’s winning performance.

Alcaraz seized his moment in a Cincinnati Open semi-final against rival Alexander Zverev, ripping off three straight aces in the early stages of battle.

In the other notable efforts, Fritz went unbroken across 43 service games at the ATP 250 in Stuttgart, where he also crushed 45 aces and only faced four break points to remain untouchable all week.

Sinner stood firm against the best-of-the-best players en route to a title run at the prestigious NItto ATP Finals. The Italian saved 14 of the 15 break points he faced, according to Infosys ATP Stats, to successfully defend his Turin crown.

The Stella Artois ATP Perfect Serve award gives fans the chance to vote for their favourite magical moments from the line. Stella Artois, one of the world’s leading premium beer brands, is a Gold Partner and Official Beer of the ATP Tour through 2028.

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ATP announces Player Advisory Council for 2026

The ATP on Thursday announced the Player Advisory Council for the 2026 season.

Marcelo Arevalo, Zizou Bergs, Nuno Borges and Zhang Zhizhen are newly elected members of the Council for three-year terms (2026-2028), while Mackenzie McDonald was re-elected for a second three-year term (also 2026-2028). They join Camilo Ugo Carabelli, Pedro Martinez, Jaume Munar, Andrey Rublev and Andrea Vavassori on the 2026 Council.

Federico Ricci remains the coach representative on the Council and Nicolas Pereira was re-elected to retain his position as alumni representative.

2026 ATP Player Advisory Council

The ATP Player Advisory Council is elected by its peers. Those who are designated to a specific rankings category — 1-50 singles, 51-100 singles, 1-25 doubles and 1-50 doubles and at large by all Group 1 members — are elected by player members from the same rankings category.

The Council’s coach representative is elected by ATP coach members and the Alumni representative is elected by ATP alumni members.

The ATP Player Advisory Council meets several times a year and makes recommendations to ATP Management and the ATP Board of Directors through the Player Board representatives, whom the Council elects. The first Council meeting of the year will take place in Melbourne ahead of the Australian Open.

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