Category: Tennis

Australia next face Russia with unlikely finals berth in sight De Minaur must tackle US Open champion Daniil Medvedev Australia are eyeing an unlikely semi-final berth at the ATP Cup after Alex de Minaur downed Wimbledon runner-up Matteo Berrettini to spark a 2-1 comeback win. De Minaur bounced back from a 2021 season interrupted by […]

Canadian is in isolation after arriving for ATP Cup while No 1 Novak Djokovic reportedly pulls out of event Canadian tennis star Denis Shapovalov has announced he has tested positive for Covid-19 after arriving in Sydney ahead of the Australian Open. The 22-year-old is one of the first overseas players to arrive in Australia and […]

Jamie Demetriou’s lovably feckless estate agent, Rose Matafeo’s joyful romcom and Sophie Willan’s delightful autobiographical series continue our countdown of the year’s best telly More on the best culture of 2021 This list is drawn from votes by Guardian TV writers: each votes for their top 20 shows, with points allocated for every placing, which […]

Srdjan Djokovic equates vaccine mandate to ‘blackmail’ All players at staff at grand slam in Melbourne must be jabbed Novak Djokovic is unlikely to play at the Australian Open if rules on Covid-19 vaccinations are not relaxed, the world No 1’s father, Srdjan Djokovic, said. Organisers of the year’s first grand slam have said that […]

Peng makes allegation of sexual assault against politician ‘Peng Shuai, and all women, deserve to be heard, not censored’ The WTA Tour on Sunday called on the Chinese government to investigate allegations of sexual assault made by Peng Shuai against a former Chinese vice premier while also demanding an end to censorship of the former […]

World’s top two awaiting Tennis Australia policy ‘I won’t say if you’ll see me there,’ says Medvedev US Open champion Daniil Medvedev said he is eager to play in the Australian Open in January but could not confirm his participation if only players who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 are allowed in Melbourne. Victoria’s premier […]

Coach during Transylvania Open will be ‘myself’, Raducanu says British player faces Polona Hercog in first round on Tuesday Emma Raducanu has said she is “optimistic” about finalising a partnership with a new coach before the Australian Open. Raducanu has been without a coach since deciding not to stay with Andrew Richardson after their work […]

New world No 16 beats Nikoloz Basilashvili 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 in final Norrie the first British man to win title in Californian desert After an imperious breakthrough week at the BNP Paribas Open in which the heightened stakes of each new round brought out a greater level of play from Cameron Norrie, the best men’s […]

LTA head of women’s tennis Bates has confirmed involvement Raducanu has parted company with coach Andrew Richardson Emma Raducanu will be assisted by the former British men’s No 1 Jeremy Bates when her campaign at Indian Wells begins later this week. The new US Open champion, who ended her partnership with coach Andrew Richardson after […]

New research into performance under pressure among tennis players shows the biggest names do not just rise to the occasion on the biggest points Emma Raducanu is already proving a master of changing the narrative. At Wimbledon some questioned her temperament after she pulled out of her fourth-round match with breathing difficulties. Two months on, […]