Billie Jean King has urged Emma Raducanu not to play until she is completely healthy. The Brit underwent three surgeries in May and has not competed since. Raducanu’s comeback date is still unknown after she wasn’t included in Britain’s BJK Cup squad for next month’s tie against Sweden but King doesn’t want the 20-year-old to rush her return anyway. Raducanu […]

Holger Rune lost his first match after teaming up with Boris Becker for a training week. The pair are playing coy over whether they have formed a long-term coaching partnership but Becker joined the world No 6 for a recent practice block in Monaco. The German previously worked with Novak Djokovic and will be hoping to inspire Rune to follow […]

New career Emma? Raducanu shows off impressive skills she picked up during trip to China while her recovery from injury continues Emma Raducanu underwent ankle and wrists surgery in May  The 2021 US Open champion is targeting a return to action in 2024  Raducanu fell outside the top-200 in the WTA rankings last month Emma Raducanu appears to be as […]

Halep given four-year ban from tennis over doping offences Carlos Alcaraz has been handed a second blow in quick succession in his bid to become the world No.1. The Spaniard set his sights on moving above Novak Djokovic in the standings before the end of the year by participating in the Far East swing of the ATP Tour, but he […]

Carlos Alcaraz has been warned over his recent fixation on Novak Djokovic. The 20-year-old has openly admitted that he thinks about the Serb and their battle for the world No 1 ranking “in every practice and at every tournament”. But retired tennis legend Jimmy Connors believes it could leave Alcaraz vulnerable when he faces other players as the Spaniard’s focus […]

Venus Williams is surprisingly reversing her retirement from playing doubles tennis to partner three-time Grand Slam finalist Ons Jabeur. The 14-time women’s doubles champion has not played alongside anyone for over a year since Serena retired from the sport after the 2022 US Open. Venus, 43, has accepted a wildcard into the Jasmin Open. The WTA 250 tournament in Monastir, […]

Daniil Medvedev’s early exit at the Shanghai Masters could turn out to be a blessing in disguise as he bids to pick up at least one more title this season. The world No 3 will have extra time to rest before his last three events of the year, making him even more dangerous for the likes of Novak Djokovic and […]

Marco Trungelliti has claimed that Novak Djokovic has been offered the chance to fix his matches in the past. The Argentine tennis player made waves when he became a whistleblower exposing match-fixing but instead of being praised, he said he was labelled a “snitch”. More than four years on, Trungelliti now has the support of Djokovic and the Professional Tennis […]

Carlos Alcaraz has been told he has the same effect as Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal when entering tournaments. Daniil Medvedev said the 20-year-old was the title favourite everywhere he went as the Russian spoke following his early exit from the Shanghai Masters. It comes after Alcaraz snubbed Djokovic and labelled Medvedev the man to beat on hard courts right […]

Ash Barty sends rumour mill into overdrive with cryptic comeback clue – as tennis legend notes the ‘interesting’ timing of the Aussie superstar’s message  Barty sends fans wild with comeback clue  Tennis great speculates on timing of post  Barty has been retired since March 2022 Retired tennis champion Ash Barty recently whipped her fans into a frenzy by hinting she […]