In the late matches played at the US Open on Tuesday night, Barbora Krejcikova, the 12th seed, was upset by Lucia Bronzetti in the 1st-round,...
READ MORECleveland | Williams pulls out of Tennis In The Land WTA 250
by Barbara Wancke | Aug 21, 2023 | WTA Tour
Tendinitis of the left knee has forced Venus Williams to pull out of the Tennis In The Land WTA 250 hard court tournament in Cleveland, Ohio, but the 43-year old veteran...
Cincinnati | Williams upsets Kudermetova, Svitolina pulls out
by Barbara Wancke | Aug 15, 2023 | WTA Tour
On an opening day curtailed by rain, Venus Williams stunned Veronika Kudermetova at the Western & Southern Open being held at the Linder Tennis Family Center in...
Wimbledon | Kenin knocks-out Gauff, as Svitolina sweeps past injured Williams
by Barbara Wancke | Jul 4, 2023 | Wimbledon
Late on Day 1, former Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin upset her compatriot, 7th-seeded Coco Gauff, while Elina Svitolina ended Venus Williams’ hopes of a deep run at...
Birmingham | Ostapenko holds off Venus, Cirstea exits
by Barbara Wancke | Jun 23, 2023 | WTA Tour
At the Rothesay Classic in Birmingham on Thursday, No 2 seed Jelena Ostapenko needed 3 sets to get past veteran Venus Williams, while Sorana Cirstea, the 8th seed, lost...
Birmingham | Venus Williams opens with a win, but Svitolina falters
by Barbara Wancke | Jun 20, 2023 | WTA Tour
43-year old Venus Williams won her first match against a player in the Top 50 in nearly 4 years on the WTA Tour on the grass courts of Edgbaston Priory Lawn Tennis Club in...
Further Reading

Vancouver | Team Europe gain their first points
Sep 24, 2023
It seems that John McEnroe will not be returning the Laver Cup to Bjorn Borg as his Team World, having won it for the first time in the fifth year of the competition, continue to dominate Team Europe in the Rogers Arena, Vancouver, Canada where the event is being...

Vancouver | Team World sweep the opening day
Sep 23, 2023
The three-day Laver Cup, this year being played in the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, Canada, got under way on Friday with Team World, the Cup holders, making a clean sweep of the four matches played against Team Europe.

Manchester | GB snatch the Malaga prize from FRA!
Sep 18, 2023
Team Britain has reached next November’s Davis Cup ‘Final Eight’ shootout in Malaga after winning their last, crucial, Group A match against France in the Manchester AO Arena.

Manchester | Smith calls for strong vocal support to clinch crucial win
Sep 17, 2023
Australia beat Switzerland 3-0 and have secured one of the two places available from Group B for November’s Davis Cup Finals in Malaga, Spain, leaving Great Britain with the task of defeating France on Sunday in the last of the pool matches being played in Manchester...

Manchester | Murray overcomes Riedl in Davis Cup while his beloved Gran is buried
Sep 16, 2023
For Britain’s second tie in Group A of the Davis Cup Finals playoffs being staged in Manchester, captain Leon Smith opted for Andy Murray and Cameron Norrie for the singles against Switzerland, no doubt giving Jack Draper and Dan Evans extra time to recover from their...