Ostrava | Kasatkina sees off Raducanu
5th-seeded Daria Kasatkina battled past Emma Raducanu to reach the 2nd-round of the AGEL Open 2022 on Tuesday, while Belinda Bencic, the 6th seed, needed 3 sets to get past qualifier Eugenie Bouchard but Jelena Ostapenko, the No 8 seed, was dispatched in straight sets...
Tokyo | Ruud crashes out early again
The top seed from Norway, Casper Ruud crashed out in the first round of the Rakuten Japan Open in Tokyo as he struggles to find the form that took him to the US Open final a few weeks back.
London | Swiatek swipes at the ITF and WTA as she pulls out of BJK Cup in Glasgow
World No 1 Iga Swiatek has withdrawn from this year’s Billie Jean King Finals in Glasgow because of the poor scheduling of the event just one day after the WTA Finals in Fort Worth, saying it is potentially dangerous to expect players to compete in both.
Astana | Alcaraz suffers surprise defeat
Carlos Alcaraz, the 19-year-old Spaniard who a few weeks ago won the US Open to become the youngest world number one, suffered a surprising first round defeat at the Astana Open in Kazakhstan to Belgium’s experienced David Goffin.
Ostrava | Rybakina, Alexandrova and Kvitova advance at AGEL Open
Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina came from a set down to beat Madison Keys in her opening match at the AGEL Open 2022 in Ostrava, Czech Republic, on Monday, while Ekaterina Alexandrova overcame Victoria Azarenka, and Petra Kvitova battled past Bernarda Pera, all in 3...
ATP TOUR
Tokyo | Ruud crashes out early again
The top seed from Norway, Casper Ruud crashed out in the first round of the Rakuten Japan Open in Tokyo as he struggles to find the form that took him to the US Open final a few weeks back.
Astana | Alcaraz suffers surprise defeat
Carlos Alcaraz, the 19-year-old Spaniard who a few weeks ago won the US Open to become the youngest world number one, suffered a surprising first round defeat at the Astana Open in Kazakhstan to Belgium’s experienced David Goffin.
London | ATP Round Up – Djokovic claims 89th title while Nishioka and Huesler stun final opponents
Novak Djokovic claimed his third title of the season and the 89th of his career with a comfortable straight-sets victory over Marin Cilic in the Tel Aviv Watergen Open final which was his first tournament since winning Wimbledon back in July.
WTA TOUR
Ostrava | Kasatkina sees off Raducanu
5th-seeded Daria Kasatkina battled past Emma Raducanu to reach the 2nd-round of the AGEL Open 2022 on Tuesday, while Belinda Bencic, the 6th seed, needed 3 sets to get past qualifier Eugenie Bouchard but Jelena Ostapenko, the No 8 seed, was dispatched in straight sets...
Ostrava | Rybakina, Alexandrova and Kvitova advance at AGEL Open
Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina came from a set down to beat Madison Keys in her opening match at the AGEL Open 2022 in Ostrava, Czech Republic, on Monday, while Ekaterina Alexandrova overcame Victoria Azarenka, and Petra Kvitova battled past Bernarda Pera, all in 3...
London | Raducanu looks to a busy month to improve her ranking
British No 1 Emma Raducanu returns to the match court this week at the AGEL Open in Ostrava, Czech Republic, at the start of what is a busy month for the 19-year old, who is targeting a Top 50 spot over the coming weeks with an eye of the 2023 season.
OFF COURT
London | Reflecting on Federer’s legacy
Roger Federer had just completed a post-final Wimbledon press conference at a tournament he won a record eight times. Another year of triumph in the men’s singles. Which one I cannot recall. I had the briefest of words with him as he made his way through the crowd of...
London | Halep has a nose job and pulls out of the rest of the season
Former World No 1 Simona Halep stated on Instagram on Thursday that she will not play again this year, a few days after having announced that she had underwent nose surgery and would miss ‘a few weeks’ from the on the WTA Tour.
London | Federer confirms retirement
Next week at the Laver Cup which is being staged at the O2 in London, Roger Federer, one of the greatest players in tennis, will play his last match as a professional having just announced that he will be retiring once the event is over.
London | Johanna Konta delivers a baby girl
Former British No 1 Johanna Konta has given birth to a baby girl named Emmeline.
DAVIS CUP & BJK CUP
London | Swiatek swipes at the ITF and WTA as she pulls out of BJK Cup in Glasgow
World No 1 Iga Swiatek has withdrawn from this year’s Billie Jean King Finals in Glasgow because of the poor scheduling of the event just one day after the WTA Finals in Fort...
Davis Cup | GB win consolation point as DC QF line-up is confirmed
The quarter final line-up for the knockout stage of the Davis Cup scheduled for next November in Malaga will feature Canada, Spain, Germany, Australia, the Netherlands, the USA,...
Davis Cup | GB fails to qualify for Malaga plus other results
Great Britain has failed to reach the knockout stage of this year’s Davis Cup competition in Glasgow where they lost 2-1 to The Netherlands, the team’s second defeat in the Group...
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GRAND SLAMS
New York | Subdued celebrations for Brits at Flushing Meadows
Britain’s Joe Salisbury and his American partner, Rajeev Ram won a tense US Open men’s doubles final over fellow Brit, Neal Skupski and his Dutch partner Wesley Koolhof on Friday. But, in light of the news that was filtering around the world about the passing of HM...
New York | US Open wrap: One of the best…
The 2022 edition of the US Open signalled the changing of guard with newly-crowned champions Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek leading the charge as the transition from the ‘Big Three’ and Serena Williams eras gathered pace.
New York | Tennis history in the making
The Philippines is not one of the first countries that spring to mind when thinking about tennis players, nor indeed tennis heritage. But that may be about to change with the emergence of 17-year-old Alexandra Eala, who has become the first player from that country to...
LTA NEWS
Wimbledon | Kunieda outlasts Hewett for title
Alfie Hewett and Andy Lapthorne both left Wimbledon with runners-up trophies on Sunday as a ground-breaking four days of wheelchair tennis at The Championships came to an end with the sport making history once again.
Wimbledon | Hewett and Reid run ends
Alfie Hewett will focus on trying to bring his 2022 Wimbledon campaign to a victorious end on Sunday after the 24-year-old and fellow Brit Gordon Reid saw their record-breaking sequence of 10 Grand Slam doubles titles in a row come to an end on Saturday after a 63 61...
Wimbledon | Hewett battles back to reach final
Alfie Hewett produced a comeback befitting of the first men’s wheelchair tennis match to be staged on No.1 Court as he reached his first Wimbledon singles final on Friday after a 2-6 7-6(3) 6-4 victory over 2019 champion Gustavo Fernandez of Argentina.
GeeWizz’s star-studded tennis raffle for paralympic hopeful Ruby Bishop
Suffolk based children’s charity, GeeWizz is raffling memorabilia from world-class tennis stars to raise funds for a new specialist sports wheelchair for paralympic hopeful, Ruby Bishop.
Paris | Hewett and Reid extend Grand Slam winning record sequence
Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid extended their record-breaking Grand Slam winning sequence to 10 titles in a row on Sunday after beating Gustavo Fernandez of Argentina and Shingo Kunieda of Japan 76(5) 76(5) to become the most successful men’s wheelchair doubles...
Paris | Hewett races into French Open men’s wheelchair semis
Alfie Hewett made a confident start to his French Open men’s singles title defence on Wednesday after beating Tom Egberink of the Netherlands 6-1 6-2 on the second day of wheelchair tennis action at Roland Garros.
London | Sandi Procter appointed as LTA President from 2023
The LTA, the national governing body for tennis in Britain, has announced Sandi Procter will become its 24th President. Her appointment was confirmed at the LTA AGM this week, with her taking up the position from the start of 2023.
Vilamoura | Silver lining for Brits at World Team Cup
Great Britain’s overall performance at last weekend’s 2022 BNP Paribas World Team Cup - the wheelchair tennis equivalent of the Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup - ensured that their men’s, women’s and junior wheelchair teams will qualify for next year’s...