De Minaur takes UTS3 honours
Alex ‘The Demon’ De Minaur defeated Richard ‘The Virtuoso’ Gasquet in Sunday’s final of the Ultimate Tennis Showdown in Antwerp, denying the Frenchman the title at his third time of asking.
Rublev captures St Petersburg title
Andrey Rublev has matched Novak Djokovic’s record of 4 titles this season, when he beat Borna Coric in the finals of the St Petersburg Open, and press for a place in the ATP Tour Finals at the O2 next month.
Ostrava main draw set to go
American teenager Coco Gauff booked her spot in the J&T Banka Ostrava Open main draw with a 6-4 6-4 win over former World No 22 Irina-Camelia Begu alongside Daria Kasatkina and hometown favourites Barbora Krejcikova and Tereza Martincova, who each pulled off...
Zverev claims the first leg of Cologne
Alexander Zverev collected his 12th career title by beating Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-3, 6-3 to win the ‘bett1HULKS INDOORS’ title in Cologne, the first tournament in the German city staging a double header of events there.
Djere doubles his tally of titles
Serbian Laslo Djere won his second career ATP title when he beat Italy’s Marco Cecchinato 7-6(3) 7-5in the ATP 250 event in Sardinia, the Forte Village Sardegna Open in Santa Margherita di Puta, Itlay.
ATP TOUR
Rublev captures St Petersburg title
Andrey Rublev has matched Novak Djokovic’s record of 4 titles this season, when he beat Borna Coric in the finals of the St Petersburg Open, and press for a place in the ATP Tour Finals at the O2 next month.
Zverev claims the first leg of Cologne
Alexander Zverev collected his 12th career title by beating Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-3, 6-3 to win the ‘bett1HULKS INDOORS’ title in Cologne, the first tournament in the German city staging a double header of events there.
Djere doubles his tally of titles
Serbian Laslo Djere won his second career ATP title when he beat Italy’s Marco Cecchinato 7-6(3) 7-5in the ATP 250 event in Sardinia, the Forte Village Sardegna Open in Santa Margherita di Puta, Itlay.
WTA TOUR
Vondrousova tests positive, out of Ostrava
Marketa Vondrousova has tested positive for coronavirus and will not play in the J&T Banka Ostrava Open, which begins tomorrow, Monday.
Konta opts out of Ostrava
British No 1, Johanna Konta, has decided not to play again this year after pulling out of next week's J&T Banka Ostrava Open because she does not feel comfortable travelling to the Czech Republic where cases are spiking.
Townsend is Pregnant
Taylor Townsend, the 24-year old American, is planning to join the growing ranks of tennis mothers on tour after announcing on Instagram that she is pregnant and expecting her baby in March.
OFF COURT
Konta opts out of Ostrava
British No 1, Johanna Konta, has decided not to play again this year after pulling out of next week's J&T Banka Ostrava Open because she does not feel comfortable travelling to the Czech Republic where cases are spiking.
Townsend is Pregnant
Taylor Townsend, the 24-year old American, is planning to join the growing ranks of tennis mothers on tour after announcing on Instagram that she is pregnant and expecting her baby in March.
Paris Indoors given green light, but…
The good news is that the FFT has confirmed that the Paris Masters, due to take place from 31 October to 8 November, can take place as scheduled at the Accor Arena, but the bad news is that it is only one in an handful fo events cited for the rest of the year.
Andy Murray elected to ATP Player Council
Andy Murray has been elected to the ATP Player Council following the Novak Djokovic-led resignations in September to form a breakaway union, the Professional Tennis Players Association (PTPA).
DAVIS CUP & FED CUP
Fed Cup rebrands as the Billie Jean King Cup
Tying in with the 50th Anniversary of the Fed Cup, the women’s team competition has been re-named the Billie Jean King Cup by the ITF, it was announced at a virtual press...
ITF World Tennis Tour returns with new Covid-19 protocols
The ITF World Tennis Tour returned on Monday, 17 August, with events in Austria and Portugal, as part of the next stage of the ITF’s Return to International Tennis strategy.
China events cancelled while ITF Tours resume
Due to the recent decision by China’s General Administration of Sport, all international tournaments planned for the rest of the year will not be held, after all, as a result of...
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GRAND SLAMS
Wimbledon will be played next year
Sally Bolton, the new Chief Executive of the All England Club, has confirmed that next year’s Championships will definitely be played, irrespective of prevailing health situation which the current pandemic is creating.
Tiley pleads for AO quarantine exemption
Australian Open Tournament Director Craig Tiley is seeking special exemptions for players arriving for the first Grand Slam tournament of 2021 in January in order to avoid the strict 14-day hotel quarantine currently mandatory for inbound travellers.
Świątek shocked by French Open win
Iga Świątek paraded her trophy in Paris in somewhat of a daze, saying she is still shocked to be the French Open champion, having beaten Sofia Kenin on Court Philippe-Chatrier at Roland Garros on Saturday.
LTA NEWS
Hewett clinches second singles RG title and fourth at GS level
Alfie Hewett produced an excellent performance on Saturday to clinch his second French Open men’s singles title and his fourth Grand Slam wheelchair singles title after beating Joachim Gerard of Belgium 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 in Paris.
Hewett and Lapthorne make RG singles finals
Britain’s Alfie Hewett, Gordon Reid and Andy Lapthorne secured a full house of semi-final victories for players on the LTA’s Wheelchair Tennis World Class Programme on Thursday as they reached the men’s singles, men’s doubles and quad singles finals respectively at...
Hewett reaches third Roland Garros semi-finals.
Alfie Hewett booked a place in his third French Open men’s singles semi-final in four years on Wednesday’s first day of wheelchair tennis action at Roland Garros after defeating Frenchman Stephane Houdet 7-5 6-3.
Battling mental health issues to return to the court
In a short film released this week, the LTA follows 38-year-old tennis player Steven McCann from North London, as he shares his inspirational story of battling addiction to reignite his love and passion for the sport. The feature brings to life Steven’s journey to...
Whiley wins second title while Hewett edged out
Britain’s Jordanne Whiley clinched her second US Open women’s doubles title with best friend Yui Kamiji of Japan on Sunday after the second seeds defeated Dutch top seeds Marjolein Buis and Diede de Groot 6-3, 6-3.
Hewett, Reid and Lapthorne clinch fourth US doubles ttles
Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid showed why they are the world’s top ranked men’s doubles partnership on Saturday’s penultimate day of the US Open Wheelchair Tennis Competition, as they claimed an unprecedented fourth title together in New York. Meanwhile, fellow Brit...
Hewett to bid for third successive US title
Alfie Hewett will bid for a hat-trick of US Open men’s wheelchair singles titles on Sunday after a magnificent performance saw him beat world No.2 Gustavo Fernandez of Argentina 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 in New York on Friday.
Hewett reaches fourth straight US Open semi-final
Alfie Hewett made an emphatic start to his bid to reach a fourth successive US Open men’s singles final after racing past his doubles partner and fellow Brit Gordon Reid 6-0, 6-2 on Thursday’s opening day of wheelchair tennis action at Flushing Meadows.