The balance seems to be tilted toward the young guns.

After plenty of progress to be satisfied with last season, did these two contenders reach their performance ceiling for the time being?

With four Russian men finishing the year ranked inside the Top 30, who is in pole position to lead the charge next season?

The world No. 5 joins a growing list of players that have captured the virus just before the 2022 season is set to begin.

The Russian took down Andy Murray in straight sets in Abu Dhabi, while Denis Shapovalov defeated Rafael Nadal in the third place match.

The 24-year-old, who ended 2021 at No. 5, is the fifth Russian in ATP rankings history to finish a year in the Top 5.

A review of the latest Davis Cup edition, the 2021 ATP season, and where the generational struggle in men’s tennis goes from here.

With 12 singles wins and 8 doubles wins, he’s just the fourth Russian to record 20 overall Davis Cup wins.

Andrey Rublev and Daniil Medvedev, who also guided their nation to February's ATP Cup, both shined Sunday with straight-set victories.

Croatia awaits Russia in Sunday's final at the Madrid Arena after eliminating the Novak Djokovic-led Serbian squad on Friday.