With match play now taking tentative steps to return to court following the worldwide coronavirus pandemic, fans attention has been locked on...
READ MOREKoblenz | Pro tennis kicks off with exhibition under wraps
by Barbara Wancke | May 2, 2020 | Off Court
It may not have been Wimbledon, but live professional tennis action resumed on Friday with the first of a series of exhibition events being staged at the Base Tennis centre...
London | ITF issues ‘Return to Tennis’ guidelines
by Barbara Wancke | May 2, 2020 | Off Court
The ITF has published a first set of ‘Return to Tennis’ guidelines to assist national tennis associations in restarting competitive tennis in their...
Belgium | Flipkens fined for crossing border
by Barbara Wancke | Apr 27, 2020 | Off Court
Kirsten Flipkens has been stopped by police in Belgium and fined €250 after taking a 130 kilometre bike ride during lockdown that inadvertently took her into the Netherlands...
London | Rebooting the sport
by Barbara Wancke | Apr 26, 2020 | Off Court
There are many scenarios spinning around the official think-tanks as to how to reboot the sport, both internationally and domestically, in the light of travel restrictions...
London | ATP/WTA merger idea gaining ground
by Barbara Wancke | Apr 25, 2020 | Off Court
It seems there is an appetite to unite the men’s and women’s tours after all, with the likes of Simona Halep, Rafael Nadal, Billie Jean King and Judy Murray all giving the...
Further Reading

Wimbledon | Parkland expansion plans face a setback from Wandsworth Council
Nov 14, 2023
Planning officers at Wandsworth Council have recommended Councillors refuse permission for the All England Lawn Tennis Club's proposal to build 39 new grass courts, including an 8,000-seater show court, on Wimbledon Park land, which is a major setback after Merton...

Turin | Zverev upsets Alcaraz’s debut
Nov 14, 2023
It was a great day for two former champions at this year’s Nitto ATP Finals in Turin, as they hoped to repeat their previous successes by claiming wins in the first round of Red Group matches.

Seville | Canada lift the BJK Cup for the first time
Nov 13, 2023
Leylah Fernandez was the hero of Team Canada as she won all her singles and doubles rubbers to lead her nation to a decisive win over Italy and their first Billie Jean King Cup triumph, well aided by Marina Stakusic, who provided yet another upset victory on Sunday in...

Turin | Djokovic and Sinner successfully open their Finals’ campaigns.
Nov 13, 2023
Novak Djokovic needed just one win at the Nitto ATP Finals to ensure he ended the year as the No.1 player in the world and, as expected, he achieved that with his opening match on the opening day of the end-of-season extravaganza in Turin.

London | Boulter leads Team GB into elite 2024 BJK Cup Qualifiers
Nov 13, 2023
Katie Boulter and Harriet Dart saw Great Britain safely through to next year’s elite group of the World Cup of Tennis by beating Sweden in the Billie Jean King Cup Play-offs, 3-1, at London’s Copper Box on Sunday.