Tony Trabert, a five-time Grand Slam singles champion and former No. 1 player who went on to successful careers as a Davis Cup captain,...
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Bob Brett 1953- 2021
Bob Brett, one of tennis’ most respected coaches and a former director of player development at the Lawn Tennis Association, has died of cancer. He was...
Obituary – Luigi Serra
One of the game’s great photographers, Luigi Serra, has died at the age of 80 from COVID-19 after being hospitalised for 15 days in Chicago.
Gordon Forbes: 1934 – 2020
Gordon Forbes died at his home in South Africa on December 6 aged 86. He was an excellent tennis player but he will be best remembered for his contribution to tennis...
Alex Olmedo – 1936 – 2020
Alex Olmedo, winner of the Wimbledon Championships and Australian Open in 1959, has died of brain cancer aged 84.
Dennis Ralston succumbs to cancer
Dennis Ralston, a five-time Grand Slam doubles champion, died of cancer on the 6th December aged 78, in Austin, Texas according to Darin Pleasant, director of tennis at Grey...
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Warsaw | Abuse raises its ugly head in Poland
Abuse has raised its ugly head again in our sport, with the latest victim, a former tennis player and now a member of the Polish Parliament, Katarzyna Kotula, accusing Miroslaw Skrzypczynski, the country’s tennis association president, of sexual harassment.
Malaga | Italy and Canada advance into the semis
It was a double-header of quarterfinal ties on Thursday featuring the 32-time Davis Cup champions, the USA, taking on Italy in the morning session and five-time champions Germany facing the 2019 runners-up Canada in the afternoon.
Malaga | Croatia upset Spain
Between them Spain and Croatia have won the Davis Cup eight times with the hosts claiming it on six occasions but this year, they will no longer be in contention following their 2-0 defeat to the visiting Croats.
London | Wimbledon partners with Barclays
The All England Lawn Tennis Club announced Barclays as the official banking partner of Wimbledon, replacing its previous partner HSBC for the 2023 edition of The Championships, which held the sponsorship position for a 15-year period.
London | Djoko pips Iga at the post…
Novak Djokovic won the ATP Finals and narrowly pipped Iga Swiatek as the top earner in tennis when he pocketed a cool $4.7 million for his efforts in Turin, Italy, on Sunday, now the richest payday in the history of the sport.