Dominic Thiem has come under fire for refusing to contribute to a fund set up to assist lower-ranked players struggling financially because of...
READ MORELondon | Murray cautions against a quick return
by Henry Wancke | Apr 29, 2020 | Off Court
The tennis governing bodies including the Grand Slams, are no doubt, struggling to find a way out of the pandemic once the various restrictions countries are imposing on...
Madrid | Murray trounces Nadal
by Henry Wancke | Apr 29, 2020 | Off Court
Day Two of the Mutua Madrid Virtual Open saw Andy Murray emerge as a hot favourite to claim the title as he qualified for the quarter-finals following his overwhelming...
Los Angeles | US Tennis Channel to launch international streaming service
by Barbara Wancke | Apr 28, 2020 | Off Court
As fans, eager to watch some on-court action, struggle to tune in to the virtual Madrid Matua Open this week, the Tennis Channel, an American sports-oriented digital cable...
Madrid | Murray gets off to a successful ‘virtual’ start
by Henry Wancke | Apr 28, 2020 | Off Court
Following the cancellation of the 2020 edition of the Mutua Madrid Open the organisers decided to set up a virtual online tournament for 16 men and 16 women, all top pros...
Melbourne | Remembering Wilma Rosewall
by Barbara Wancke | Apr 27, 2020 | Off Court
Tennis Australia has posted an obituary on Wilma Rosewall, who died in Sydney on Sunday, acknowledging that she was a much-loved member of the Australian tennis community,...
Further Reading

s-Hertogenbosch | Krueger fells Azarenka
Jun 15, 2023
Unseeded American teenager Ashlyn Krueger stunned No 3 seed Victoria Azarenka of Belarus, 6-3 6-2, to reach the quarter-finals of the Libema Open in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands, on Wednesday.

London | ATP Roundup: Sinner and Musetti open their accounts.
Jun 15, 2023
It’s never easy making the transition from clay to grass so getting through that first match is a satisfying experience as both Jannik Sinner did at the Libema Open in Den Bosch and his countryman Lorenzo Musetti at the Boss Open in Stuttgart.

Nottingham | Watson makes quarters but Sakkari falls
Jun 15, 2023
British No 6 Heather Watson reached the quarter-finals of the Rothesay Open in Nottingham after defeating her former doubles partner Tatjana Maria in straight sets, but top seed Maria Sakkari was no match for Alizé Corner and fell in the 2nd-round alongside others...

London | Swiatek holds onto her top spot, for now
Jun 14, 2023
At least for now, World No 1 Iga Swiatek is holding on to her top spot after winning the French Open title at Roland Garros on Saturday, which had been under threat by Aryna Sabalenka, while runner-up Karolina Muchova, and Elena Rybakina are among the big winners in...

s’-Hertogenbosch | Venus fades early on return
Jun 14, 2023
Seven-time major champion Venus Williams, who received a wild-card into the main draw, lost her first competitive singles match since injuring her hamstring in January, succumbing to 17-year-old Celine Naef, 3-6 7-6(3) 6-2 at the Libema Open in s’-Hertogenbosch, in...