The unexpected happened at the Citi Open in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, as defending champion and top seed Jessica Pegula and 3rd-seeded...
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Washington | Pegula and Halep advance but Dart and Venus Williams fall
Top seed and defending champion Jessica Pegula got off to a flying start at the Citi Open in Washington, DC, on Monday, with a 1st-round win over fellow American, qualifier...
Wimbledon | Rybakina halts Halep to make first major final
If Wimbledon hoped to exclude Russians from this year’s Championships, Elena Rybakina’s arrival in the women’s final, albeit cloaked as a Kazakstan national, must be making...
Wimbledon | Rybakina recovers to reach first semi-final
Such is the nature of the international game these days that Russia-born Elena Rybakina fought back from a set down to beat Australia’s Ajla Tomljanovic, born in Croatia, to...
Wimbledon | Halep sees off Anisimova to reach semi-finals
Simona Halep romped through a set and three-quarters against Amanda Anisimova, and then suffered a major wobble, as the American staged a late come-back, before winning...
Wimbledon | Halep beats Badosa as Anisimova trounces Tan
Former World No 1 Simona Halep stamped her authority as a claimant to the title she won in 2019 by thrashing 4th-seeded Paula Badosa to reach the quarter-finals at Wimbledon...
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Warsaw | Abuse raises its ugly head in Poland
Abuse has raised its ugly head again in our sport, with the latest victim, a former tennis player and now a member of the Polish Parliament, Katarzyna Kotula, accusing Miroslaw Skrzypczynski, the country’s tennis association president, of sexual harassment.
Malaga | Italy and Canada advance into the semis
It was a double-header of quarterfinal ties on Thursday featuring the 32-time Davis Cup champions, the USA, taking on Italy in the morning session and five-time champions Germany facing the 2019 runners-up Canada in the afternoon.
Malaga | Croatia upset Spain
Between them Spain and Croatia have won the Davis Cup eight times with the hosts claiming it on six occasions but this year, they will no longer be in contention following their 2-0 defeat to the visiting Croats.
London | Wimbledon partners with Barclays
The All England Lawn Tennis Club announced Barclays as the official banking partner of Wimbledon, replacing its previous partner HSBC for the 2023 edition of The Championships, which held the sponsorship position for a 15-year period.
London | Djoko pips Iga at the post…
Novak Djokovic won the ATP Finals and narrowly pipped Iga Swiatek as the top earner in tennis when he pocketed a cool $4.7 million for his efforts in Turin, Italy, on Sunday, now the richest payday in the history of the sport.