As Christmas approaches there are fears that the plight of the Ukrainian population suffering under President Putin’s persistent bombardment of...
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by Barbara Wancke | Dec 9, 2022 | Off Court
The third charity evening hosted by the Elina Svitolina Foundation took place at the Monaco Yacht Club on 2 December in aid of war-torn Ukraine and raised more than $251,000...
London | Babies are trending…
by Barbara Wancke | Oct 17, 2022 | Off Court
Elina Svitolina and Gael Monfils have welcomed their first child this week, posting on social media: “Welcome to the world my little princess.”
Krakow | Radwanska steals a set off Swiatek to raise funds for Ukraine
by Barbara Wancke | Jul 24, 2022 | Invitational
Two Polish greats, Agnieszka Radwanska and Iga Swiatek, played a charity exhibition match at the Tauron Arena in Krakow on Saturday to raise money for children affected by...
London | Wimbledon continues to support Ukraine
by Barbara Wancke | Jun 26, 2022 | Off Court
Wimbledon has weathered a lot of politics over the years, and 2022 is proving to be an equal headache, what with the imposed absence of Russian and Belarusian players and...
London | Belarus appeals to CAS over ITF ban, while Kontaveit splits with Russian coach over Ukraine
by Barbara Wancke | Jun 8, 2022 | Off Court
The repercussions of the war in Ukraine continue to impact the tennis world, headlined by the news that the Belarussian Tennis Federation is filing an appeal to the Court of...
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Melbourne | Krejcikova & Siniakova to meet Aoyama & Shibahara in AO doubles final
Jan 28, 2023
Top seeds Barbora Krejcikova & Katerina Siniakova defeated Marta Kostyuk & Elena-Gabriela Ruse to advance to the Australian Open women’s doubles final, where they will face Shuko Aoyama & Ena Shibahara, the No 10 seeds, who put an end to the hopes of the...

Melbourne | Djokovic explains father’s ‘lapse’ after claiming place in final
Jan 27, 2023
As expected, Novak Djokovic, following a straight sets victory over Tommy Paul, has reached the final of the Australian Open where Stefanos Tsitsipas awaits and where he hopes to lift the men’s trophy for a record breaking 10th time for the 22nd grand slam of his...

Melbourne | Mirza hanging up her racket
Jan 27, 2023
Sania Mirza, India's greatest women's tennis player, reached the mixed doubles final at the Australian Open, the last Grand Slam of her illustrious career, with Rohan Bopanna, but fell short to Luisa Stefani & Rafael Matos, the first all-Brazilian team to win a...

Melbourne | Hewett and Reid seal record wheelchair doubles titles
Jan 27, 2023
Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid equalled the record for most Grand Slam men’s doubles titles won by a pair in the Open Era today after the British second seeds beat Dutch duo Maikel Scheffers and Ruben Spaargaren 6-1, 6-2 to seal their fourth successive Australian Open...

Melbourne | Tsitsipas overcomes hiccup to reach final
Jan 27, 2023
It was his fourth time in the semi-final of the Australian Open and for the first time, he overcame a major mental hurdle to reach the final of the ‘Happy Slam’ which looked possible when he dropped the third set against Karen Khachanov.