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Stosur becomes a Mum

Australia’s Samantha Stosur announced on Instagram on Monday that her partner, Liz, has given birth to their baby daughter, Genevieve, over the coronavirus lockdown.

Clijsters comeback resumes at World TeamTennis

World TeamTennis (WTT) kicked off its 3-week season on Sunday, as the world of professional tennis moves forward in the United States despite the coronavirus outbreak, and with Kim Clijsters looking to continue her comeback after 8 years off the tour.

Boulter keen to work off cake

As tennis inches its way towards a long awaited restart of the two main professional tours in August, a number of exhibition events have taken place to provide players with opportunities to shake off some of the match rust caused by the four month long Coronavirus...

Berrettini ‘Hammers’ home to inaugural UTS title

Matteo ‘The Hammer’ Berrettini snatched the Ultimate Tennis Showdown title on Sunday in the south of France, outlasting Stefanos ‘The Greek God’ Tsitsipas in the final after saving 2 match points in sudden-death to capture the experimental invitational.

Tsitsipas tops UTS League ahead of play-offs

'The Greek God', Stefanos Tsitsipas, consolidated his lead at the top of the Ultimate Tennis Showdown standings on Saturday with a win over David ‘The Wall’ Goffin, the player he will meet again in a semi-final re-match on Sunday.

Rublev wins THIEMSs7 title

On a rain-interrupted Saturday in the Austrian Alps, Russia’s Andrey Rublev battled past Dominic Thiem, 6-2 5-7 [10-8], to win the THIEMs7 presented by Soccercoin invitational tournament in Kitzbühel, avenging the defeat at the hands of the local hero in straight sets...

WTA still hopeful China swing can take place

No 'final decision' has been made by China on cancelling events, the WTA says, despite authorities calling off most international sports events in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Thiem battles past Bautista Agut into final

Dominic Thiem booked his place in the final of his own tournament after battling back from a set down to score a semi-final win over Roberto Bautista Agut in Kitzbühel on Friday.

Wimbledon’s prize money payout

Prize money set aside for this year’s Championships at Wimbledon will be distributed to those players who were set to take part at this year’s cancelled tournament, the AELTC announced on Friday.

Wimbledon makes further donations

Marking what would have been the second week of The Championships, the AELTC is donating 70,000 Championships tennis balls and towels to the LTA for its ‘Play Your Way’ campaign as part of The Club’s contributions to the recovery from the coronavirus (COVID-19)...

Eastbourne | Kerber to face Pliskova for title

WTA Tour

Eastbourne | Kerber to face Pliskova for title

by Tennis Threads | Jun 29, 2019 | WTA Tour

The Nature Valley International, Eastbourne, final is set with Angelique Kerber taking on Karolina Pliskova in the...

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Eastbourne | Edmund wins Battle of Brits

ATP Tour

Eastbourne | Edmund wins Battle of Brits

by Tennis Threads | Jun 28, 2019 | ATP Tour

British No.1 Kyle Edmund (Hull) recovered from a slow start against Dan Evans (Birmingham), to win through an all-British battle and into the...

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Eastbourne | Kerber downs Halep

WTA Tour

Eastbourne | Kerber downs Halep

by Tennis Threads | Jun 28, 2019 | WTA Tour

Reigning Wimbledon champion and No.4 seed Angelique Kerber reached the semi-final stage at the Nature Valley International Eastbourne for the...

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London | Fed Cup format undergoes change

Fed Cup

London | Fed Cup format undergoes change

by Henry Wancke | Jun 28, 2019 | Fed Cup

The ITF have finally revealed the changes they are bringing about to freshen up the Fed Cup women’s international team event which is to become...

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Eastbourne | Konta’s run ends abruptly

WTA Tour

Eastbourne | Konta’s run ends abruptly

by Tennis Threads | Jun 27, 2019 | WTA Tour

Eastbourne’s Johanna Konta ran into an in-form Ons Jabeur, falling 6-3 6-2 in an hour and 10 minutes to the Tunisian in the third round...

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Eastbourne | Edmund makes winning start defeating Norrie

ATP Tour

Eastbourne | Edmund makes winning start defeating Norrie

by Tennis Threads | Jun 27, 2019 | ATP Tour

Britain’s Kyle Edmund (Hull) and Dan Evans (Birmingham), advanced their campaigns at the Nature Valley International, Eastbourne, on...

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