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Musetti continues his Roman run

At four-all in the second set the lights went out during the Italian Open which could have disrupted the concentration of Italy’s emerging starlet, the 18-year-old Lorenzo Musetti, who was on his way to eliminating another top player from the Rome Masters listings.

ATP and WTA Kremlin Cup tournaments cancelled

The ATP and WTA jointly announced on Friday that the 2020 Kremlin Cup tournaments in Moscow have been cancelled by a mandate from health officials in the Russian capital, where there has been a surge in coronavirus infections.

Osaka withdraws from Paris, fans reduced

Japan’s Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from the upcoming French Open with a hamstring injury, while the FFT is reducing the number of fans that will be allowed to attend Roland Garros due to the worsening coronavirus situation in the country.

On the day of the Bagel

Bagels are pretty rare in pro tennis but in Rome on Thursday, Johanna Konta and Victoria Azarenka scored three between them - Konta taking one against clay-court specialist Irina-Camelia Begu, 6-0 6-4, while just five days after losing the US Open final, Azarenka...

Battling mental health issues to return to the court

In a short film released this week, the LTA follows 38-year-old tennis player Steven McCann from North London, as he shares his inspirational story of battling addiction to reignite his love and passion for the sport. The feature brings to life Steven’s journey to...

Fans to return in Paris

No one at the beginning of this Covid year could have predicted that we here at Tennis Threads would be writing the French Open in September, just a couple of weeks after the US Open had concluded!

Fed Cup rebrands as the Billie Jean King Cup

Tying in with the 50th Anniversary of the Fed Cup, the women’s team competition has been re-named the Billie Jean King Cup by the ITF, it was announced at a virtual press conference on Thursday.

Halep and Plíšková start Rome campaigns

Top seed Simona Halep overcame an early scare as she was broken 5 times by local wildcard Jasime Paolini in her opening match of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia, but moved into the second round smoothly enough, 6-3 6-4, on Wednesday, while No 2 seed Karolina Plíšková...

Rafa and Novak back in action

The two players who have won the most Masters1000 titles between them were in action at the Rome stop for the first time having received byes in their opening matches.

Kerber falls as Muguruza kicks on in Rome

Falling victim to the quick transition from the slick fast hard courts of the US Open to the continental clay of Rome, No 15 seed Angelique Kerber was upset by Katerina Siniakova on Tuesday in straight sets, while Garbiñe Muguruza claimed the battle of Grand Slam...

London | Del Potro successfully tests his knee

ATP Tour

London | Del Potro successfully tests his knee

by Henry Wancke | Jun 19, 2019 | ATP Tour

Following the Tuesday washout, the Fever Tree Championships at Queen’s Club was hit again by the rain but not before a few matches were...

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Paris | Edmund’s knee strikes again

French Open

Paris | Edmund’s knee strikes again

by Henry Wancke | May 31, 2019 | French Open

British hopes in the men’s draw came to a premature end as Kyle Edmund was forced to retire midway through his second round match against Pablo...

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Rome | Djokovic beats Del Potro in match of the year, Nadal advances, Federer withdraws

ATP Tour

Rome | Djokovic beats Del Potro in match of the year, Nadal advances, Federer withdraws

by Tommy Villa | May 18, 2019 | ATP Tour

The world No.1 saved two match points, finishing past 1 am to reach the semif-finals in Rome, while Federer was forced to give way to Tsitsipas...

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Madrid | Nadal advances, while Ferrer bows out for good

ATP Tour

Madrid | Nadal advances, while Ferrer bows out for good

by Tommy Villa | May 9, 2019 | ATP Tour

Twelve second round matches were played, with an unlucky comeback from Del Potro and a farewell to professional tennis from David Ferrer, while...

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Live | Madrid | Del Potro vs Djere

ATP Tour

Live | Madrid | Del Potro vs Djere

by Tommy Villa | May 8, 2019 | ATP Tour

Juan Martin Del Potro plays in just his second tournament of the year, hoping to put an end to a streak of injuries worthy of Job. His opponent...

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London | Murray’s wildcard reserved as Queen’s announce 2019 entry list

ATP Tour, LTA

London | Murray’s wildcard reserved as Queen’s announce 2019 entry list

by Tommy Villa | May 8, 2019 | ATP Tour, LTA

The five-time champion is attempting a comeback on tour following surgery on his right hip, and will consider featuring at this year’s...

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