Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova will be out of tennis for at least six months as she recovers from a knife attack – but should...
READ MOREKvitova fighting to save her career
by Henry Wancke | Dec 21, 2016 | Off Court, WTA Tour
The shock news yesterday that Petra Kvitova has suffered a knife attack in her own apartment in Prostejov, some 160 miles southeast of Prague, has left the tennis world...
Duchess of Cambridge to take over as patron of the AELTC and LTA
by Henry Wancke | Dec 20, 2016 | AELTC, LTA, Off Court
The Queen has decided to step down as patron of the All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club, the home of the Wimbledon Championships, as well as the Lawn Tennis...
Petra Kvitova ‘fortunate to be alive’ after knife attack
by BBC Sport | Dec 20, 2016 | Off Court, WTA Tour
Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova said she is “fortunate to be alive” after being injured in a potentially career-threatening knife attack at her home on...
Andy Murray, first three-time winner
by Henry Wancke | Dec 19, 2016 | ATP Tour, Off Court
After winning the ATP World Tour Finals to end the year as the World No1 having collected nine titles during 2016, including Wimbledon for a second time and then retaining...
Moya gets the call up
by Henry Wancke | Dec 18, 2016 | ATP Tour, Off Court
There have been occasions during the past years where Rafa NadalÈs coaching team has been questioned. His uncle Toni has supervised that area ever since he was a child and...
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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...

Nottingham | Haddad Maia trips over first hurdle as 3 Brits advance
Jun 14, 2023
Defending champion Beatriz Haddad Maia, a semi-finalist at the French Open last week, was upset by lucky loser Daria Snigur, 6-4 6-3, at the Rothesay Nottingham Open on Tuesday, while 3 of 4 Britons also in action made it through to round 2.

Nottingham | Murray leads the way.
Jun 14, 2023
Following a disruptive day of rain, the Rothesay Open got under way with eight of the nine Brits competing in the men’s draw, making it successfully through to the second round of the Challenger event in Nottingham.