Kontaveit stuns Sakkari to win Ostrava title
Anett Kontaveit denied Maria Sakkari her dream of taking the J&T Banka Ostrava Open title after a drought of two years, with a comprehensive 6-2 7-5 over the Greek 4th seed in Sunday’s final.
Europe crushes World
Considering the momentum which Team Europe had generated during the first two days of the Laver Cup to sweep into a 11-1 lead over Team World, it wasn’t surprising to see the visitors clinch overall victory with the first match played on the final day.
Clijsters plays Chicago Fall Classic
The Chicago Fall Classic, a WTA 500 event, gets under way this week with a field headed by Elena Svitolina and Garbiñe Muguruza that also includes the return of Kim Clijsters at the age of 38.
Hurkacz collects fourth title
Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz produced another impressive performance on Sunday when, as the top seed, he won the Moselle Open title in Metz, France, defeating the Tokyo bronze medallist and second seeded Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta in straight sets.
Kwon collects maiden ATP title
Soonwoo Kwon became a first time ATP champion in Nur Sultan, Kazakhstan, when he won the Astana Open by defeating James Duckworth 7-6(6) 6-3 after 95-minutes in a final featuring two unseeded players.
ATP TOUR
Hurkacz collects fourth title
Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz produced another impressive performance on Sunday when, as the top seed, he won the Moselle Open title in Metz, France, defeating the Tokyo bronze medallist and second seeded Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta in straight sets.
Kwon collects maiden ATP title
Soonwoo Kwon became a first time ATP champion in Nur Sultan, Kazakhstan, when he won the Astana Open by defeating James Duckworth 7-6(6) 6-3 after 95-minutes in a final featuring two unseeded players.
Murray succumbs to Hurkacz
Andy Murray’s Metz run was brought to an end by the top seeded Pole Hubert Hurkacz, who after a tight first set, eased himself into the Moselle Open semi-finals 7-6(4) 6-3.
WTA TOUR
Clijsters plays Chicago Fall Classic
The Chicago Fall Classic, a WTA 500 event, gets under way this week with a field headed by Elena Svitolina and Garbiñe Muguruza that also includes the return of Kim Clijsters at the age of 38.
Kontaveit stuns Sakkari to win Ostrava title
Anett Kontaveit denied Maria Sakkari her dream of taking the J&T Banka Ostrava Open title after a drought of two years, with a comprehensive 6-2 7-5 over the Greek 4th seed in Sunday’s final.
Sakkari and Kontaveit, surprise Ostrava finalists
Maria Sakkari and Anett Kontaveit overturned the form books by taking out the two top seeds at the J&T Banka Ostrava Open on Saturday, upsetting Iga Swiatek and Petra Kvitova respectively, and they will now meet in Sunday’s final.
OFF COURT
A great homecoming for Emma, Joe, Alfie and Gordon
A special day of celebration started with a chat and a spot of doubles with the Duchess of Cambridge for Emma Raducanu at the National Tennis Centre in Roehampton on Friday, ahead of The Homecoming event hosted by the LTA Youth programme to honour the four British US...
Raducanu’s Homecoming live on BBC and LTA social channels
Watch The Homecoming live on BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport online and the Red Button today, Friday, at 12.30pm as the LTA celebrates the return of Emma Raducanu and the other British US Open champions, Joe Salisbury, Gordon Reid and Alfie Hewett.
Raducanu becomes a Tiffany ambassador
Newly-minted US Open champion Emma Raducanu is now an ambassador for Tiffany & Co, the luxury jeweller owned by LVMH.
Phlebotomus simonahalepae
Simona Halep has been in the news with her recent wedding but now, in one of the more bizarre stories of the week, the former World No 1 has given her name to a newly discovered species of insects in Romania.
DAVIS CUP & BJK CUP
France to open BJK Cup in Prague
The ITF has announced the schedule for the Billie Jean King Cup by BNP Paribas Finals 2021 to be held at the O2 Arena in Prague from 1-6 November.
Prague to host rescheduled BJK Cup Finals
The Czech Republic is set to host the Billie Jean King Cup by BNP Paribas 2021 Finals from Monday 1 to Saturday 6 November, the ITF has announced, after the event was originally...
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...
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GRAND SLAMS
Medvedev crushes Djokovic and Calendar Grand Slam dream
Novak Djokovic’s bid to join Don Budge and Rod Laver as the only men to win all four majors in the same season, namely a Calendar Grand Slam, was crushed in straight sets by Daniil Medvedev as the weight of what the world number one from Serbia was trying to achieve,...
Joe at the double!
Joe Salisbury, 29 and American Rajeev Ram won their second Grand Slam doubles title in New York at the weekend, the British/American pairing coming from behind to defeat another Brit, Jamie Murray and his partner, the Brazilian Bruno Soares, in three sets.
Following Emma…
Channel 4 attracted a peak audience in the UK of 9.2 million viewers late on Saturday evening after securing live rights to Emma Raducanu’s history-making US Open final from Amazon Prime Video.
LTA NEWS
A chance which can’t be missed
Andy Murray, a triple Slam title winner, reckons Emma Raducanu’s US Open triumph is a “huge opportunity for British tennis”.
Hewett and Reid complete historic calendar Grand Slam
Britain’s Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid made history on Saturday in New York after their fifth successive US Open title together saw them become the first ever wheelchair tennis partnership to complete the calendar Grand Slam in men’s doubles.
Reid ends 2021 Wimbledon challenge as runner-up
Eighteen-time Grand Slam champion Gordon Reid hopes his Wimbledon success and that of fellow Brits Alfie Hewett, Jordanne Whiley, Andy Lapthorne and Lucy Shuker will inspire the next generation of wheelchair tennis players to pick up a racket after he finished...
Hewett, Reid and Whiley improve their Wimbledon title hauls
Brits Alfie Hewett, Gordon Reid and Jordanne Whiley all added to their collections of multiple Wimbledon doubles titles on Saturday, as four of five players on the LTA’s Wheelchair Tennis Performance Pathway tasted victory on the penultimate day of The Championships.
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.