Spanish teen will rise to world No 1 after 6-4, 2-6, 7-6, 6-3 victory As it happened: Beau Dure’s game-by-game report Women’s final: Swiatek holds off Jabeur rally to win title Throughout this historic season, as he methodically climbed towards the top of his profession despite being a teenager in just his second full year […]
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The use of different tennis balls for men’s and women’s matches in New York has sparked a debate about inequality “Oh, my God,” said Iga Swiatek, smiling, during a press conference at the Western and Southern Open in Cincinnati. A question had struck a nerve and for a split second she deliberated between whether to […]
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The US Open champion is preparing to face Serena Williams, while fending off familiar questions over her resilience As Emma Raducanu fielded questions before her debut at the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati, a wry smile slowly spread across her face and she jokingly held her head in her hands. It is a familiar […]
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Retired Australian grand slam winner posts a picture from her wedding day online with the caption ‘husband & wife’ Get our free news app, morning email briefing and daily news podcast Retired tennis superstar Ash Barty has married her longtime partner Garry Kissick. The 26-year-old exchanged vows in a private ceremony in Queensland earlier this […]
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US government bars unvaccinated non-citizens from country Serena Williams set to make attempt at seventh New York title Novak Djokovic’s hopes of playing in the US Open suffered another blow after the tournament said it would respect the United States government’s rules on the Covid-19 vaccine. The US requires non-citizens to be fully vaccinated against […]
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Kyrgios went down in four sets to Novak Djokovic on Sunday Australian says ‘I was right there’ against one of the all-time greats Nick Kyrgios’s bromance with Novak Djokovic is official, and he says the experience of contesting a first major final against the “god” has made him feel he finally belongs at the highest […]
‘The last one standing’: Norrie happy to carry British hopes Get in touch! Email John or tweet @JohnBrewin_ Before we begin with Alex de Minaur’s match with Christian Garin, let’s relive the golden moment of the fortnight so far, Ricky Livid himself, Sir Cliff Richard. Pat Cash, the 1987 Wimbledon champion and BBC pundit, has […]
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Briton hopeful of overcoming an abdominal injury to play ‘The plan is still to play. The injury is improving’ Andy Murray hopes to play at Wimbledon but has said he is still recovering from an abdominal strain and only the next few days will tell him how close he is to full fitness as the […]
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The French Open champion reflects on her journey from a junior to world No 1 and looks ahead to the grass court season A few hours after Iga Swiatek consolidated her dominance with a second French Open title while blazing to a 35th consecutive win in the run that never ends the exhausted champion from […]
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The mental trials that come from trying to make it as a professional tennis player are often severely underrated by fans “You get depressed for the first two days returning home and the first two days on the road, too?” I thought I was the only tennis player who struggled with this part of tour […]
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