Cincinnati | Swiatek sails on, as Badosa, Muguruza and Pliskova fall
World No 1 Iga Swiatek was pushed by Sloane Stephens but moved into the Last 16, joining tops seeds Ons Jabeur, Aryna Sabalenka and Jessica Pegula, but Paula Badosa, Garbiñe Muguruza and Karolina Pliskova all fell on Day 3 at the Western & Southern Open in...
Cincinnati | Raducanu blitzes Azarenka, Pegula next…
Emma Raducanu blitzed former World No 1 Victoria Azarenka, 6-0 6-2, in just 62 minutes on the centre court at the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati on Wednesday, continuing the same impeccable form with which she had dismissed 23-time singles Grand Slam...
New York | Is ‘Tennis Plays for Peace’ enough to help Ukraine?
Professional tennis has not altered its stance since the invasion of Ukraine 6 months ago, other than Wimbledon, which made a stand by excluding Russian and Belarusian players from The Championships, and was met with a mixed reception, even a hostile one by some.
Cincinnati | Norrie dispatches Murray
The intriguing match between Andy Murray and Cameron Norrie saw the current British No.1, seeded nine for the event, fight back to defeat the three-time grand slam winner 3-6 6-3 6-4 in the second round of the Cincinnati Masters.
Cincinnati | Nadal returns only to lose first match
Rafa Nadal’s return to the Tour after a month’s lay-off to recover from an abdominal injury picked up in in the Wimbledon semi-final, proved too early as Borna Coric pulled off the upset of the day.
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Cincinnati | Norrie dispatches Murray
The intriguing match between Andy Murray and Cameron Norrie saw the current British No.1, seeded nine for the event, fight back to defeat the three-time grand slam winner 3-6 6-3 6-4 in the second round of the Cincinnati Masters.
Cincinnati | Nadal returns only to lose first match
Rafa Nadal’s return to the Tour after a month’s lay-off to recover from an abdominal injury picked up in in the Wimbledon semi-final, proved too early as Borna Coric pulled off the upset of the day.
Cincinnati | Medvedev gets back on track
Daniil Medevedv’s preparations for the defence of his only major title at the forthcoming US Open, the last of the season’s four ’big ones’, has been an up-and-down affair since the start of the American hardcourt swing – a title at Los Cabos without dropping a set...
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Cincinnati | Swiatek sails on, as Badosa, Muguruza and Pliskova fall
World No 1 Iga Swiatek was pushed by Sloane Stephens but moved into the Last 16, joining tops seeds Ons Jabeur, Aryna Sabalenka and Jessica Pegula, but Paula Badosa, Garbiñe Muguruza and Karolina Pliskova all fell on Day 3 at the Western & Southern Open in...
Cincinnati | Raducanu blitzes Azarenka, Pegula next…
Emma Raducanu blitzed former World No 1 Victoria Azarenka, 6-0 6-2, in just 62 minutes on the centre court at the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati on Wednesday, continuing the same impeccable form with which she had dismissed 23-time singles Grand Slam...
Cincinnati | A rough day for the big names
It was a rough day for the big names at the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati, as Maria Sakkari, Belinda Bencic, Coco Gauff, Naomi Osaka and Serena Williams all failed to get off first base on Tuesday, while Simona Halep, Karolina Pliskova and Jelena Ostapenko...
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New York | Is ‘Tennis Plays for Peace’ enough to help Ukraine?
Professional tennis has not altered its stance since the invasion of Ukraine 6 months ago, other than Wimbledon, which made a stand by excluding Russian and Belarusian players from The Championships, and was met with a mixed reception, even a hostile one by some.
Toronto | Serena to retire after US Open
Just after winning her first singles match in 430 days, news broke in Vogue that Serena Williams plans to retire after the US Open.
Washington | Raducanu catches some flack
Emma Raducanu took to the WTA Tour doubles court for the first time in her fledgling career, and while she and her partner, fellow teenager Clara Tauson, were somewhat mauled by the No 3 seeds, Czech Lucie Hradecka & Monica Niculescu from Romania, the pair clearly...
Brisbane | Barty marries
In typical, understated Ash Barty style, the former World No 1 announced on Instagram on Saturday night that she has married her long-time partner Garry Kissick, posting the caption ‘Husband and Wife’ to a wedding image of the happy couple.
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London | Murray included in GB Davis Cup squad
Leon Smith, Britain’ Davis Cup captain and the LTA’s Director of Men’s tennis, has announced the team of four who will be playing in Group D of Davis Cup being played at the...
London | Draw completed for Glasgow Billie Jean King Cup Finals
Billie Jean King and Official Referee Jane Harvey conducted the draw for the 2022 Billie Jean King Cup by BNP Paribas Finals on the BBC’s Morning Live show on Friday.
London | Britain to host Billie Jean King Cup Finals in Glasgow
Great Britain is to host the Billie Jean King Cup by BNP Paribas Finals on 8-13 November 2022 in Scotland and, as the host nation, Team GB will take the final berth in the...
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New York | Djokovic included in US Open entry list
The entry list for this year’s last major of the season, the US Open, includes the Serbian former world number one, Novak Djokovic, who remains unvaccinated against Covid and, as the country’s entry regulations currently stipulate, he is consequently barred from...
London | The Aftermath of Wimbledon…
As the dust settles after Wimbledon, not only are the players suffering from the lack of ranking points, but the AELTC and the LTA must contend with being fined by the WTA and, possibly, the ATP, for taking making a stand against Russia’s on-going illegal and immoral...
London | McEnroe calls for Djokovic to be allowed entry
John McEnroe has called on American president Joe Biden to help Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic play the US Open in the autumn,
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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...