Andy Murray is ‘incredibly courageous’ and an ‘incredible champion’, says Serena Williams’ coach

Serena Williams’ coach Patrick Mouratoglou has hailed Andy Murray as “incredibly courageous” for wanting to prolong his career and believes he can still return to the top of the men’s game, despite a number of injury setbacks. The former world No 1 has seen his progress this year hampered, only able to complete three tour-level singles matches. An untimely bout […]

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Johanna Konta adds Birmingham to her summer itinerary, which already includes Nottingham

Johanna Konta will step up her preparations for Wimbledon after adding the Birmingham Classic to her summer itinerary, which already includes Nottingham. British No 1 Konta will lead the home challenge at the Edgbaston Priory Club from 12-20 June but will face strong competition from top-seeded Elise Mertens and rising teenage sensation Coco Gauff. Konta and fellow Brit Heather Watson […]

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Serena Williams’ French Open preparations suffer another blow after defeat in Parma

Serena Williams’ French Open preparations suffered another blow after being sent crashing out of the Emilia-Romagna Open in Parma by Czech Katerina Siniakova. The American, who added the tournament to her French Open preparations after accepting a wild-card invitation, was looking to get some much-needed competitive tennis under her belt following an early elimination in Rome last week. She earned […]

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