Jacob Fearnley has revealed the change he needs to make to improve his game heading into the 2026 season.
Fearnley qualified for the Paris Masters by beating Matteo Arnaldi and Yannick Hanfmann to set up a match with Andrey Rublev in the first round.
The British No. 3 hit a career-high of World No. 49 earlier this year, but he’s since dropped 73 in the rankings following injury issues over the summer.
Ahead of his match with Rublev at the Paris Masters, Fearnley revealed what he needs to do ascend back up the rankings.
Jacob Fearnley addresses his biggest issue
Asked what he wants to change in 2026 by Sky Sports, the British star revealed: “There’s a lot of things. I’m constantly improving my serve.”
“I’ve had some issues with my serve over the past five months and I keep polishing that technically and tactically.
“As long as I’m seeing improvement and I’m learning from playing those big matches against big players, that’s the main thing. I’m sure with time, it’ll come.”
Fearnley is the leader for double faults on the ATP Tour and particularly struggled with his serve during the grass court season.
The British star has shown excellent promise elsewhere, so fixing his serve could be the final piece of the puzzle for Fearnley.
Jacob Fearnley explains his drop down the rankings
Fearnley gained some major momentum at the start of the year and looked like he could crack the top 32 by the end of 2025.
That, unfortunately, didn’t happen for the British star and he’s explained why his form derailed over the summer.
“I think over the grass it was a tough period for me,” he said during an interview with Sky Sports Tennis. “I felt almost a little too much pressure that I put on myself, and I think that hurt my confidence a little bit.”
“After the grass, I hurt my back. My back kept spasming and that pretty much took me out up until the US Open.
“I was playing some matches, but I wasn’t really healthy. I’ve played three or four tournaments now. It’s been a quiet second half of the year for me, but right now I feel good, I feel healthy, and that’s the main thing.”
Fearnley has shown signs of promise during the indoor hard-court circuit, reaching the second round of the Stockholm Open and the first round of the Vienna Open.
