Kaia Kanepi, Estonia’s dark horse is a force to be reckoned with, who causes problems for many players at the Grand Slams, and has just won the...
READ MOREITF World Tennis Tour returns with new Covid-19 protocols
by Barbara Wancke | Aug 19, 2020 | ITF 25K, Uncategorized
The ITF World Tennis Tour returned on Monday, 17 August, with events in Austria and Portugal, as part of the next stage of the ITF’s Return to International Tennis...
China events cancelled while ITF Tours resume
by Barbara Wancke | Jul 24, 2020 | ATP Tour, ITF 25K, Off Court, WTA Tour
Due to the recent decision by China’s General Administration of Sport, all international tournaments planned for the rest of the year will not be held, after all, as a...
Las Vegas | Teen Montgomery makes her mark
by Barbara Wancke | Mar 11, 2020 | ITF 25K
The USA has yet another teenage phenom making an impact in the form of 15-year old Robin Montgomery, who has just won her first pro event, the ITF $25K event in Las Vegas,...
Ilkely | Koepfer and Niculescu conquer
by Tennis Threads | Jun 24, 2019 | ATP Challenger, ITF 25K
On an exciting final day at the LTA’s Ilkley Trophy, it was Germany’s Dominik Koepfer that took home the men’s singles trophy, beating Austria’s Dennis Novak. The German...
Ilkley | Heartbreak as Jubb and Swan bow out
by Tennis Threads | Jun 21, 2019 | ATP Challenger, ITF 25K
Day four, ladies day, at the LTA’s Ilkley Trophy was filled with heartbreak as the last Brits standing made their exit.
Further Reading

Wimbledon | Jevans says Londoners will suffer if AELTC expansion plans do not go ahead
Dec 6, 2023
Deborah Jevans, CBE, who took over as Chair of the All England Lawn Tennis Club from Ian Hewitt after The Championships this summer, wrote a letter to local residents about the Wimbledon Park Project expansion plans, approved by Merton Council but currently blocked by...

Andorra | Bassols Ribera claims Andorra Open WTA 125 title
Dec 5, 2023
Marina Bassols Ribera, the 6th seed from Spain, claimed her second WTA 125 title of 2023 at the Creand Andorra Open, defeating Russian Erika Andreeva, 7-5 7-6(3), to win the final after a 2 hour 30 minute battle.

Buenos Aires | Pigossi lands her first WTA singles title
Dec 5, 2023
Brazil’s Laura Pigossi won her first title in Buenos Aires when she landed the WTA 125 IEB+ Argentina Open trophy with a 6-3 6-2 win over local favourite Maria Lourdes Carle in Sunday's final.

Malaga | Italy are Davis Cup Champions
Nov 27, 2023
In the seventies, Nicola Pietrangeli, Paolo Bertolucci, Adriano Panatta and Corrado Barazzutti were the backbone of the nation’s tennis and it was that team which won the Cup for Italy in 1976. Now, 47 years later, a new team has emerged to revive the spirit of that...

Florianopolis | Tomjlanovic lands WTA 125 title in Brazil
Nov 27, 2023
At the age of 30, Ajla Tomljanovic won the biggest trophy of her career at the WTA 125 tournament in Florianopolis, Brazil, on Sunday.