Nadal avenges Madrid loss
Up to the quarter-final stage of the Rome Masters, Rafa Nadal could be said to have had a fairly torrid time and when he faced Alexander Zverev for a place in the last four, many expected the German, last week’s Madrid Masters winner, to maintain his winning form over...
Pliskova to meet Ostapenko in Rome quarters
Karolina Pliskova is the sole seed in the lower half of the draw and takes on Jelena Ostapenko, the 2017 French Open champion, in the quarter-finals of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia, while Petra Martic and Jessica Pegula will contest the last quarter on Friday.
Barty lets Coco through, Pliskova to meet Martic
On a wet and dreary Friday at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome, World No 1 Ash Barty retired from her quarter-final match against Coco Gauff, waving on the American teenager into the semis after leading by a set, while Karolina Pliskova survived 3 match...
Barty cruises, Gauff stuns Sabalenka and Svitolina swats Muguruza
World No 1 Ash Barty remains on track to add the Rome title to her expanding collection but must overcome Coco Gauff in the quarter-finals, who upset Aryna Sabalenka, the Madrid champion, at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia on Thursday, while Elina Svitolina took out...
Nadal one point from defeat
Rafa Nadal’s invincibility on clay is being tested more regularly than you would expect and makes his forthcoming challenge at Roland Garros in a few weeks’ time, the more intriguing.
ATP TOUR
Nadal avenges Madrid loss
Up to the quarter-final stage of the Rome Masters, Rafa Nadal could be said to have had a fairly torrid time and when he faced Alexander Zverev for a place in the last four, many expected the German, last week’s Madrid Masters winner, to maintain his winning form over...
Nadal one point from defeat
Rafa Nadal’s invincibility on clay is being tested more regularly than you would expect and makes his forthcoming challenge at Roland Garros in a few weeks’ time, the more intriguing.
Nadal back on track
Rafa Nadal, playing his first match at the Foro Italico following his quarter-final loss to Alexander Zverev at last week’s Madrid Masters, declared himself happy with his performance in overcoming Jannik Sinner in straight sets, but not so with the scheduling by the...
WTA TOUR
Barty lets Coco through, Pliskova to meet Martic
On a wet and dreary Friday at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome, World No 1 Ash Barty retired from her quarter-final match against Coco Gauff, waving on the American teenager into the semis after leading by a set, while Karolina Pliskova survived 3 match...
Pliskova to meet Ostapenko in Rome quarters
Karolina Pliskova is the sole seed in the lower half of the draw and takes on Jelena Ostapenko, the 2017 French Open champion, in the quarter-finals of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia, while Petra Martic and Jessica Pegula will contest the last quarter on Friday.
Barty cruises, Gauff stuns Sabalenka and Svitolina swats Muguruza
World No 1 Ash Barty remains on track to add the Rome title to her expanding collection but must overcome Coco Gauff in the quarter-finals, who upset Aryna Sabalenka, the Madrid champion, at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia on Thursday, while Elina Svitolina took out...
OFF COURT
Roman Shorts…
As action starts at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome, here are some off-court snippets...
Barty joins growing list of immunised players
World No 1 Ash Barty is one of a growing list of players to opt for vaccination against COVID-19 after she was one of the player field given access to a COVID-19 vaccine through a WTA Tour initiative in Charleston, South Carolina earlier this month.
The Murrays have a fourth child
Andy Murray has withdrawn from next week’s event in Dubai following the birth of his fourth child delivered recently by his wife Kim.
Mari Osaka retires at 24
Mari, Naomi Osaka’s older sister, has retired from tennis at the age of 24, having admitted that she no longer enjoys the game.
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...
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GRAND SLAMS
Wimbledon scraps rest day on Middle Sunday from 2022
Wimbledon’s spring press conference sprung a surprise when it was announced that The Championships is to become a 14-day event from next year, falling into line with the other three majors, the US Open, Roland Garros and Australia.
Paris move is causing problems
There has been a bit of kick-back over the FFT’s decision to postpone the French Open by a week to 24 May, with tournaments on the ATP and WTA calendars affected, and players critical.
French Open delayed by one week
The 2021 French Open, due to start on 23 May, is being delayed by one week and the main draw will now begin on Sunday 30 May, with qualifying rounds to be held from Monday 24 May.
LTA NEWS
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.
LTA announces a Summer of Tennis for 2021
The LTA today announced its calendar of major events for 2021, with a commitment to stage as much live competitive tennis this summer as is possible, despite the limitations caused by COVID-19.
Hewett suffers defeat in wheelchair final
Britain’s Alfie Hewett produced one of the finest comebacks of his illustrious career at the Australian Open on Wednesday, but ultimately his heroic efforts were not quite enough as Belgium’s Joachim Gerard claimed the men’s wheelchair singles title 6-0 4-6 6-4.
Hewett and Reid equal record for GB most successful Grand Slam doubles partnership
Britain’s Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid claimed their second successive Australian Open men’s doubles wheelchair tennis title together today (Tuesday) as they secured a record-equalling 10th career Grand Slam title with a 7-5, 7-6(3) victory over French second seeds...
Lapthorne, Hewett, and Reid reach AO Wheelchair singles semis
Brits Andy Lapthorne, Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid all booked their places in the Australian Open singles semi-finals on Sunday’s opening day of wheelchair tennis action at Melbourne Park.