Sibling rivalry was evident as the Williams sisters met in the final of the Australian Open where the winner was destined to make history. That...
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by Henry Wancke | Jan 26, 2017 | Australian Open, Grand Slams, WTA Tour
The sisters have done it, Both aged in their mid-thirties, Venus and Serena Williams have reached the final of the Australian Open and in the process have set a series of...
Coco keeps going
by Henry Wancke | Jan 24, 2017 | ATP Tour, WTA Tour
The surprise of the day was in the womenÈs draw where the unseeded American Coco Vandeweghe comfortably eliminated the French Open champion and seventh seed, Garbine...
Williams ousted by compatriot
by Henry Wancke | Jan 5, 2017 | ATP Tour, WTA Tour
The Williams sisters depart from Auckland while Roger Federer shrugs off a defeat in the Hopman Cup but both Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic continue on their way to a...
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Austin | Dart falls to 18-year old in longest match of the year
Mar 1, 2023
Harriet Dart saw 2 match points come and go against 18-year old Erika Andreeva, a Russian Lucky Loser who prevailed over the British No 2 after a 3-hour and 32-minute marathon in the opening round of the inaugural ATX Open, while the teenager’s compatriot Varvara...

Acapulco | Alcaraz and Norrie pull out
Mar 1, 2023
A double blow for the organisers of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel tournament in Acapulco, an ATP 500 event, as both Carlos Alcaraz and Cameron Norrie, withdraw following their exhausting labours in Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro where they both reached the finals,...

Doha | Djokovic edges his opener while Evans retires in his
Mar 1, 2023
The world No.1 Novak Djokovic returned to on-court action for the first time since winning his record tenth Australian Open and immediately suffered a scare as he dropped a set and was taken to a deciding tiebreak in his opening round at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis...

Dubai | Rublev wins through to R2 but Murray withdraws
Feb 28, 2023
On the opening day of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships at the Aviation Club Tennis Centre, the defending champion Andrey Rublev, seeded two for the event, got the defence of his title successfully underway by defeating Serbia’s Filip Krajinovic 7-5 6-2.

London | Raducanu signs up for the Eisenhower Cup
Feb 28, 2023
Emma Raducanu, who had to withdraw because of tonsillitis from this week’s ATX Open, the WTA 250 event in Austin, Texas, is now expected to return to action on 7 March, when she will team up with British No 1 Cameron Norrie for the mixed doubles at the Eisenhower Cup...