While there was massive disappointment for the British challenge in the women’s draw, the men’s, despite the absent Andy Murray, provided some...
READ MOREUS Open Day 1 | Krunic upends Konta
by Barbara Wancke | Aug 29, 2017 | US Open, WTA Tour
Johanna Konta is the British No 1 and the World No 7 and, in the absence of Andy Murray, was carrying the hopes of a nation on her shoulders at the last Grand Slam of the...
US Open | Konta shock first round defeat
by Paul Johnson | Aug 28, 2017 | US Open, WTA Tour
Britain’s Johanna Konta was knocked out in the US Open first round, losing 4-6 6-3 6-4 to Serbia’s Aleksandra Krunic. The world number seven made only 45% of...
US Open Preview | Anticipating Sharapova
by Barbara Wancke | Aug 28, 2017 | US Open, WTA Tour
The drama leading into this year’s US Open showcased many of the top men’s withdrawals, including Britain’s Andy Murray, and the impending arrival of Maria Sharapova for her...
US Open | An emotional Murray withdraws
by BBC Sport | Aug 27, 2017 | ATP Tour, US Open
Andy Murray has pulled out of the US Open two days before the start of the tournament in New York after failing to recover from a hip injury.
US Open Preview | The battle for WTA No.1
by Barbara Wancke | Aug 27, 2017 | US Open, WTA Tour
Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic may well be the World No.1 and top seed at the US Open which starts on Monday, but it is Maria Sharapova, the Russian wild-card...
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Buenos Aires | Nadal and Ruud to play exhibition following Udvardy’s first WTA 125 title
Nov 22, 2022
With both the WTA and ATP Tours now paused following the season-ending finals of both, top players are taking a well-earned rest, or are they?

Miami | Osaka amongst those named in FTX lawsuit
Nov 21, 2022
Naomi Osaka, Tom Brady and Steph Curry are among celebrities named as defendants in a lawsuit against FTX, the crypto exchange they have endorsed in the past, which filed for bankruptcy last week.

Washington | Venus and Serena honoured by Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Nov 21, 2022
Venus Williams and her younger sister, Serena, were among 7 new names to be honoured with portraits at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC, last week, and were also awarded during the National Portrait Gallery Gala on Saturday night, which was...

Turin | Djokovic ends year on a high
Nov 21, 2022
Novak Djokovic brought the curtain down on what has been a traumatic year for him, by winning his sixth ATP Finals trophy to match his old (but now retired) rival Roger Federer and replace him as the oldest player to win the title sponsored by the huge Japanese...

London | Raducanu lights up Harrods and eyes 2023
Nov 21, 2022
Emma Raducanu, who recently turned 20, is turning her attention to the 2023 season while maintaining her glittering off-court commitments by lighting up the 44 windows at Harrods.