Konta withdraws from Eastbourne
British No 1 Johanna Konta has withdrawn from the Viking International, which starts next week at Devonshire Park in Eastbourne, to protect her troublesome right knee.
Jabeur and Kasatkina reach Birmingham quarters, as Ostapenko stumbles
At the Viking Classic Birmingham on Thursday, No 2 seed Ons Jabeur withstood an onslaught from Canadian teenager Leylah Annie Fernandez, while Daria Kasatkina, the 4th seed, and Anastasia Potapova also advanced, but 5th-seeded Jelena Ostapenko was outrun by Tereza...
Osaka pulls out of Wimbledon
In a decision that will no doubt disappoint organisers and fans, Naomi Osaka has confirmed her withdrawal from The Championships at Wimbledon, but is preparing to compete at the Tokyo Olympics.
Pegula fells Pliskova again, Muguruza and Azarenka advance in Berlin
With the demise of Karolina Pliskova, the World No 10, at the hands of Jessica Pegula, Belinda Bencic, Garbiñe Muguruza and Victoria Azarenka are the only remaining seeds to make the quarter-finals at the bett1open in Berlin on Thursday.
Murray goes out; Evans moves on
The hope that both Andy Murray and Dan Evans would join Camron Norrie and Jack Draper in the quarter finals of the cinci Championships at Queen’s were dashed by the top seeded Mateo Berrettini of Italy, who proved too strong for the former five-time champion of the...
ATP TOUR
Murray goes out; Evans moves on
The hope that both Andy Murray and Dan Evans would join Camron Norrie and Jack Draper in the quarter finals of the cinci Championships at Queen’s were dashed by the top seeded Mateo Berrettini of Italy, who proved too strong for the former five-time champion of the...
Norrie or Draper set to reach Queen’s semi-final place
Britain will have a singles semi-finalist at the LTA’s cinch Championships after Cameron Norrie and Jack Draper both scored impressive wins at The Queen’s Club on Wednesday.
Murray and Evans win at Queen’s
There were some tears and some fears as Andy Murray resumed his love affair with Queen’s on Tuesday, winning his first match back on the grass against Benoit Paire, 6-3 6-2, and joining Dan Evans in the second round after the British No 1 defeated Alexei Popyrin in...
WTA TOUR
Konta withdraws from Eastbourne
British No 1 Johanna Konta has withdrawn from the Viking International, which starts next week at Devonshire Park in Eastbourne, to protect her troublesome right knee.
Jabeur and Kasatkina reach Birmingham quarters, as Ostapenko stumbles
At the Viking Classic Birmingham on Thursday, No 2 seed Ons Jabeur withstood an onslaught from Canadian teenager Leylah Annie Fernandez, while Daria Kasatkina, the 4th seed, and Anastasia Potapova also advanced, but 5th-seeded Jelena Ostapenko was outrun by Tereza...
Pegula fells Pliskova again, Muguruza and Azarenka advance in Berlin
With the demise of Karolina Pliskova, the World No 10, at the hands of Jessica Pegula, Belinda Bencic, Garbiñe Muguruza and Victoria Azarenka are the only remaining seeds to make the quarter-finals at the bett1open in Berlin on Thursday.
OFF COURT
Sue Barker awarded CBE
Sue Barker has been awarded a CBE in the 2021 Queen's Birthday Honours for services to sport, broadcasting and charity.
Konta splits with coach ahead of grass court season
Johanna Konta, who is the top seed at the Viking Open in Nottingham this week, has split with her coach Dimitri Zavialoff for the second time in her career following her first-round defeat at the French Open and now heads into the grass-court season without a coach.
US Open opts for Hawk-Eye line-calling technology on all tennis courts for first time
The US Open will use Hawk-Eye Live electronic line-calling on all match courts during this year's tournament for the first time, the USTA said in a statement on Monday.
Roman Shorts…
As action starts at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome, here are some off-court snippets...
DAVIS CUP & BJK CUP
ITF seeks new host for BJK Finals
The ITF is said to be 'surprised and disappointed' after the Hungarian Tennis Association (HTA) withdrew as the host of this year’s Billie Jean King Cup Finals, electing to...
Boulter saves the day and GB makes BJK Cup Qualifiers
With Great Britain 2-0 up on Mexico overnight, it was up to Heather Watson to polish off the opponents in the Billie Jean King Cup Play-Offs on Saturday, but she met an inspired...
Britain 2 up on Mexico in BJK Cup
Great Britain are well poised for a memorable win over Mexico in the Billie Jean Cup after team stalwarts Heather Watson and Katie Boulter got past their nerves to win the...
FOLLOW US
GRAND SLAMS
Osaka pulls out of Wimbledon
In a decision that will no doubt disappoint organisers and fans, Naomi Osaka has confirmed her withdrawal from The Championships at Wimbledon, but is preparing to compete at the Tokyo Olympics.
Rafa pulls out of Wimbledon and Olympics, Osaka still a question mark
With The Championships just 10 days away, Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from both Wimbledon and the Tokyo Olympics, having decided to skip both events after ‘listening’ to his body, while Naomi Osaka’s participation at SW19 remains questionable.
Wimbledon updates arrangements for Championships
The AELTC has updated details of arrangements for Wimbledon, including ticketing capacities, COVID-status certification, other health and safety requirements, prize money for competitors, initial wild cards, and the launch of our third consultation on the AELTC...
LTA NEWS
Hewett lifts his third singles title
Alfie Hewett became a three-time French Open men’s wheelchair singles champion and a five-time Grand Slam singles winner on Monday after claiming a high-quality final against Japan’s world No.1 Shingo Kunieda 6-3, 6-4 at Roland Garros.
Hewett and Reid claim titles and make history
Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid produced a record-breaking performance at the French Open on Saturday as they became the most successful all-British partnership in Grand Slam competition after beating French second seeds Stephane Houdet and Nicolas Peifer 6-3, 6-0 at...
Hewett makes wheelchair final
Alfie Hewett pulled off the latest of the stunning comebacks for which he is renowned on Saturday to maintain his French Open men’s wheelchair singles title defence after defeating world No. 2 Gustavo Fernandez of Argentina 1-6, 7-5, 7-6(6) at Roland Garros.
Hewett begins defence of French Open title
Alfie Hewett produced a polished performance on Friday’s first of four days of wheelchair tennis at the 2021 French Open, opening his men’s singles title defence with a 6-1, 6-4 victory over 2020 runner-up Joachim Gerard at Roland Garros.
LTA suffers online glitches
The LTA has experienced a series of unfortunate computer glitches over the past days as the web site for sales of tickets for the summer tournaments crashed, and roll-out of its planned ClubSpark log-in migration experienced issues when it went live, causing...
Reid and Hewett claim title double at Indoor Wheelchair Tournament, Loughborough
Reigning Paralympic champion Gordon Reid claimed his first men’s singles title of 2021 today after beating fellow Brit and top seed Alfie Hewett 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 to lift the inaugural Loughborough Indoor Wheelchair Tennis Tournament crown.
Hewett retains singles title and with Reid, the doubles title
Britain’s Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid dominated the singles and doubles events for the second year in a row at the ABN AMRO World Wheelchair Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam, with Hewett retaining the singles title in Sunday’s all-Brit final before he and Reid went on...
Battle of Britain returns
Andy and Jamie Murray are to team up on home soil for Scotland against England in what the latter describes as a "super exciting" Battle of the Brits.