Tennis: Djokovic thanks fans after breaking record When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. Novak Djokovic could “struggle” when he […]

Andy Murray enjoys winning return to action alongside fellow Brit Liam Broady in the second round of the Italian Open doubles Murray partnership Broady in the the Italian Open doubles on Wednesday They were late entrants in the draw after numerous withdrawals in Rome British pair defeated Australians Max Purcell and Luke Saville 5-7, 7-6, 10-6 Andy Murray’s first match since early […]

ROME (REUTERS) – Former French Open champion Simona Halep retired from her Italian Open second-round match against Angelique Kerber on Wednesday (May 12) with a calf injury, raising doubts over her participation at Roland Garros. Third seed Halep was leading 6-1 3-3 when she showed discomfort while trying to reach a first serve from her German opponent. Halep massaged her […]

Andy Murray prepares to make his competitive return to action in Rome after he is granted entry into Italian Open doubles tournament with Liam Broady as alternates Andy Murray will return to competitive action this week at the Italian Open  The 33-year-old had travelled to Rome purely with the intention of training However, he and Liam Broady have been entered […]

Novak Djokovic lost his cool during his second-round victory at the Rome Masters as Britain’s Cam Norrie stayed on course for a potential showdown with the world No 1 with another confidence-boosting win. Djokovic, back in action after sitting out the Masters in Madrid, had taken the opening set 6-3 against Taylor Fritz before moving a break ahead in the […]

Andy Murray continued his bid to return to fitness in time for next month’s French Open after practising with world No 1 Novak Djokovic in Rome. Murray, runner-up to Djokovic at Roland Garros in 2016, is not guaranteed a place in the main draw via a wild card this year after suffering a groin injury which has sidelined him since […]

There are no American men in the ATP’s Top 30 for the first time in the nearly half-century of computerized tennis rankings. The highest-ranked man from the U.S., Taylor Fritz, slid one place to No. 31 on Monday after a first-round loss at last week’s Madrid Masters. Next is John Isner, who made it to the quarterfinals on the red […]

Serena Williams reveals she is ready to MISS the Olympic Games in Tokyo because she doesn’t want to be away from her ‘best friend’, daughter Olympia… but she will play the French Open and Wimbledon this summer Serena Williams is likely to skip the delayed Olympics in Tokyo this summer The American superstar does not want to be away from […]

Record five-time champion Andy Murray says he “can’t wait” to play at Queen’s Club with the tournament set to return as part of the LTA’s summer of grass court events. Murray and British No 1 Evans will be vying for the title, and in doubles, 2017 champions Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares will be back. The key Wimbledon warm-up event […]

World No 1 Ashleigh Barty says fatigue was a “good problem” to have since it meant she was going deep in a run of tournaments. Since leaving Australia in March for the first time in more than a year, Barty has won the Miami Open, reached the quarters in Charleston, beat Aryna Sabalenka in the Stuttgart final before reaching the […]