Johanna Konta, the former British No 1 who retired from pro tennis last December, has announced that she and husband Jackson Wade are expecting...
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by Barbara Wancke | Sep 4, 2021 | Off Court
Maria Sakkari is the latest player at the US Open to speak out about vaccinations on the pro tours, the World No 18 from Greece expressing her views that are distinctly...
Murray leads Brits at Wimbledon
by Mike Donovan | Jun 26, 2021 | Wimbledon
Two-time champion Andy Murray has a “good draw” as he begins his return to the singles at Wimbledon after a four-year absence.
Halep pulls out of Wimbledon minutes ahead of the draw
by Barbara Wancke | Jun 25, 2021 | Wimbledon
As feared, defending Wimbledon champion Simona Halep has withdrawn from The Championships after being unable to recover from a calf tear injury sustained at the Italian Open...
Kenin and Serena get off the mark, but Brits stall
by Barbara Wancke | Jun 1, 2021 | French Open
Last year’s French Open finalist Sofia Kenin avoided becoming the second Top 10 seed to fall on Monday, getting past 2017 champion Jelena Ostapenko in three sets, while...
Jo Konta and Venus Williams enter Nottingham
by Barbara Wancke | May 13, 2021 | WTA Tour
British No 1 Johanna Konta and 10-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams will headline this year’s Nottingham Open field, the first of the returning LTA summer grass court...
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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.