Seven-time major champion Venus Williams, who received a wild-card into the main draw, lost her first competitive singles match since injuring...
READ MOREMelbourne | Osaka is an AO no-show, as Venus Williams pulls out due to injury and Raducanu hopes for the best
by Barbara Wancke | Jan 8, 2023 | Australian Open
Naomi Osaka has pulled out of Australian Open, and is the third big name to withdraw over the past couple of days, with World No 1 Carlos Alcaraz and Venus Williams also...
Auckland | Raducanu stumbles and puts AO participation at risk
by Barbara Wancke | Jan 5, 2023 | WTA Tour
Emma Raducanu’s bad luck, it seems, continues as she pulled out of her 2nd-round match at the ASB Classic in Auckland with an ankle injury that left the British No 1 in...
Auckland | Fernandez, Marino, Zhu and Venus Williams advance
by Barbara Wancke | Jan 2, 2023 | WTA Tour
Action got underway on Monday at the ASB Classic, the WTA 250 tournament in Auckland, with an impressive win by 3rd-seeded Leylah Fernandez, who crushed the hopes of 15-year...
Washington | Venus and Serena honoured by Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
by Barbara Wancke | Nov 21, 2022 | Off Court
Venus Williams and her younger sister, Serena, were among 7 new names to be honoured with portraits at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC, last...
New York | Hradecka & Noskova knock-out Serena & Venus in showcase doubles
by Barbara Wancke | Sep 2, 2022 | US Open
In a highly unusual move, organisers gave Venus and Serena Williams top billing at the US Open by scheduling their 1st-round doubles match in Arthur Ashe Stadium for...
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London | GB drawn away to France in 2024 BJK Cup Qualifiers
Nov 26, 2023
Team GB will face France in the qualifying round of the Billie Jean King Cup by Gainbridge Qualifiers, for the second successive year running, but will play away next April, having beaten Anne Keothavong's team in Coventry this year, meaning they will host April's...

London | Sky Sports to take over ATP and WTA tour coverage from Amazon Prime next year
Nov 26, 2023
Sky Sports has confirmed a five-year agreement with the ATP and WTA for exclusive rights in the UK and Ireland, Italy, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland that will see more than 80 tournaments and 4,000 tour matches transmitted live on the British subscription sports...

Malaga | Serbia fall to Italy in S/F
Nov 26, 2023
Australia, who booked their place in the final of this year’s Davis Cup last Friday, will no doubt be surprised to learn that their opponents for the 123-year-old competition will be Italy and not Serbia as many expected.

Malaga | Australia make their 49th appearance in the final
Nov 25, 2023
Davis Cup serial winners of the 123-year-old old competition with 28 wins from 48 final appearances, second only to the USA with 29 victories, brought to an end the Finnish dream of possibly capturing their first!

Malaga | Serbia sweep past Britain in Davis Cup competition
Nov 24, 2023
Any hopes of Great Britain succeeding in the final stages of this year’s Davis Cup were dashed by Serbia who proved more than resilient to knock the Brits out of the competition at the quartet final stage in Malaga, Spain.