Australian Open | Can Barty fulfil her promise?
Coming into the Australian Open, Ash Barty was always the favourite for the title, but pulling it off involves winning 7 matches on the trot over the fortnight against some of the world’s best and, on Saturday, she has to get past the second woman left standing at...
Australian Open | TA cleans up its act
Tennis Australia is working on brushing up its environmental image by announcing this week that it has teamed up with a game-changing Australian enviro-tech startup to reduce plastic bottle waste at the Australian Open, and ending its controversial partnership with...
Australian Open | Nadal and Medvedev line up for Aussie final.
The Australian Open, the first grand slam of the season, is down to the last two, the man who from the start, has been the title favourite, and the only man who has previously won the event who in turn, if successful, could rewrite the tennis history books.
Australian Open | Hewett beaten in final
Alfie Hewett’s bid to complete this year’s Australian Open as men’s singles and men’s doubles champion ended in a gallant three-set loss on Thursday as world No.1 Shingo Kunieda of Japan regained the title after a 7-5 3-6 6-2 win
Tokyo | Nishikori undergoes hip surgery
Kei Nishikori underwent arthroscopic left hip surgery on Tuesday, which will keep him off the men’s tour for about six months.
ATP TOUR
Djokovic now facing ban from France
Novak Djokovic may well have thought that on landing back in Belgrade following his eviction from Australia, the curtain would have fallen on the events of the past fortnight.
Murray loses out in Sydney final
Andy Murray’s bid to win his first title since 2019, was crushed in straight sets by Aslan Karatsevs in the final of the Sydney Tennis Classic but despite the defeat, the former world No.1 was delighted with the progress he has shown by reaching the title round.
Kokkinakis delights home crowd with title win
It has been some time, but Thanasi Kokkinakis is finally realising his potential as he collected the Adelaide International 2 trophy and champion’s spoils after defeating Arthur Rinderknecht 6-7(6) 7-6(5) 6-3 in the final.
WTA TOUR
Badosa edges Krejcikova to take Sydney honours
Very little separated them, and it took a 3rd-set tiebreak to resolve it, but Spain’s Paula Badosa emerged as the Sydney Tennis Classic champion after an enthralling 2 hour 22 minute battle with Czech Barbora Krejcikova on Saturday.
Keys dominates Riske for Adelaide 2 title
Madison Keys won the All-American final against Alison Riske in the Adelaide International 2 warm-up tournament on Saturday, finding strong form ahead of the Australian Open, which starts of Monday.
Keys takes out Gauff to play Riske in Adelaide final
The Adelaide International 2 final will be contested by two Americans, Madison Keys and Alison Riske, who had distinctly different paths into the last 2.
OFF COURT
Tokyo | Nishikori undergoes hip surgery
Kei Nishikori underwent arthroscopic left hip surgery on Tuesday, which will keep him off the men’s tour for about six months.
Australian Open | COVID is not going away…
The fact that COVID-19 is still around was pushed home when Belgian Van Uytvanck tested positive for the virus after playing at the Australian Open, one of several players to pick up the Omicron variant of the Coronavirus in Melbourne.
Australian Open makes a U-turn on Peng T-shirts
The Australian Open has made a U-turn over its stance over ‘Where is Peng Shuai?’ T-shirts, shamed into reconsidering its policy by public opinion and criticism from the likes of Martina Navratilova as well as on social media.
London | Netflix to serve up pro tour docu-series
Filming of a new documentary series to be aired by Netflix has begun at the Australian Open in Melbourne this week in partnership with the ATP and WTA tours, plus the 4 Grand Slams, including the Wimbledon Championships.
DAVIS CUP & BJK CUP
Rakuten aces innovative fan interaction at the Davis Cup
Rakuten, the Global Presenting Partner and Global Innovation and Entertainment Partner of the Davis Cup by Rakuten, launched an innovative way for fans to creatively cheer for...
Davis Cup – reflections and the changes for 2022
Like it or not, the Davis Cup has changed – whether it has changed for the better, only time will tell but the traditionalists amongst us, certainly don’t believe it carries the...
The RFT dominate Croatia for DC title No.3
The Russian Tennis Federation claimed a third Davis Cup title on behalf of their nation which is banned from international competition for state doping violations, by beating...
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GRAND SLAMS
Australian Open | Nadal and Medvedev line up for Aussie final.
The Australian Open, the first grand slam of the season, is down to the last two, the man who from the start, has been the title favourite, and the only man who has previously won the event who in turn, if successful, could rewrite the tennis history books.
Australian Open | Can Barty fulfil her promise?
Coming into the Australian Open, Ash Barty was always the favourite for the title, but pulling it off involves winning 7 matches on the trot over the fortnight against some of the world’s best and, on Saturday, she has to get past the second woman left standing at...
Australian Open | TA cleans up its act
Tennis Australia is working on brushing up its environmental image by announcing this week that it has teamed up with a game-changing Australian enviro-tech startup to reduce plastic bottle waste at the Australian Open, and ending its controversial partnership with...
LTA NEWS
Australian Open | Hewett beaten in final
Alfie Hewett’s bid to complete this year’s Australian Open as men’s singles and men’s doubles champion ended in a gallant three-set loss on Thursday as world No.1 Shingo Kunieda of Japan regained the title after a 7-5 3-6 6-2 win
Australian Open | Hewett and Reid make wheelchair history
Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid secured their latest chapter in the tennis history books on Wednesday at the Australian Open when they won their third successive Australian Open men’s wheelchair doubles title, extending their tally of consecutive Grand Slam titles...
Australian Open | Hewett races into second men’s singles wheelchair final as Brits eye three doubles titles.
Alfie Hewett was in imperious form on Tuesday as he booked his place in his second successive Australian Open men’s wheelchair tennis singles final with a 61 61 victory over Stephane Houdet of France at Melbourne Park.
Australian Open | Hewitt, Reid, Shuker all through to wheelchair doubles finals
Alfie Hewett, Gordon Reid, Lucy Shuker and Andy Lapthorne made it a highly successful second day of wheelchair tennis competition for British players at the Australian Open on Monday as all four secured their places in Wednesday’s men’s, women’s and quad doubles...
Australian Open | Shuker, Hewett and Lapthorne through to wheelchair semis
Lucy Shuker, Alfie Hewett and Andy Lapthorne ensured that there will be British representation across the board in Tuesday’s men’s, women’s and quad wheelchair tennis singles semi-finals at the Australian Open, with Shuker leading the way at Melbourne Park on Sunday...
Wimbledon surplus revealed
The LTA (Lawn Tennis Association) is set to receive another cash boost following the announcement yesterday that Wimbledon has generated a £44 million surplus, a substantial part of which will be handed over to Roehampton for the benefit of British tennis.
LTA revives Colour Honours
The LTA is reviving Colour Holders to recognise and celebrate players who have represented Great Britain in tennis competition.
LTA confirms dates for summer events in 2022
The LTA has today (Friday) confirmed the dates of its Tour-level events for an exciting summer of British tennis. In 2022 all ATP and WTA Tour-level tournaments will take place in their traditional weeks.