Ash Barty has survived a three-set scare from World No. 80 Tamara Zidansek in the second round of the Madrid Open. After a dominant win in her opening match of the tournament against Shelby Rogers on Thursday, Barty was expected to roll on through Zidansek with ease an into the third round but was given a scare by her Slovenian […]

MADRID (AFP) – Japan’s Naomi Osaka began her bid to capture a first clay-court title with a 7-5, 6-2 win over compatriot Misaki Doi in the opening round of the Madrid Open on Friday (April 30). The 23-year-old world No. 2 eased into the last 32 in 87 minutes on the back of six aces and five breaks of serve. […]

Britain’s Cam Norrie made it through to his fourth quarter-final of the year at the Estoril Open, while Johanna Konta made a strong start to her clay-court campaign. Norrie has been a consistent winner on the ATP Tour this season and he battled for three hours and six match points to see off Spanish qualifier Pedro Martinez 4-6 7-6 (7-1) […]

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LONDON (REUTERS) – Millions of Roger Federer fans around the world might be salivating at the prospect of owning some mementos of the Swiss great’s incredible career after he announced he is auctioning off a collection of personal items this summer. The 20-times Grand Slam champion, regarded by many as the greatest player to wield a tennis racket, is putting […]

Dayana Yastremska has had another application to lift her provisional suspension for a doping offence rejected. The 20-year-old Ukrainian, who is ranked 31st, tested positive for a metabolite of synthetic testosterone in late November and was provisionally suspended on January 7 pending a full hearing into the case. Wimbledon to scrap middle Sunday from 2022 Updated ATP & WTA rankings […]

“When you are still alive and you want to decide what you want to do in life, then you’re already lucky, very lucky,” says Francesca Schiavone as she reflects on her battle against cancer, taking up coaching, and why she thinks teenager Jannik Sinner is a future Grand Slam champion. The Italian, who won the French Open in 2010, retired […]

He’s used to being called the brat of Australian tennis — but just don’t compare him to Bernard Tomic. Nick Kyrgios let loose on social media after being compared to Tomic, angry at suggestions the two are anything alike in either their on-court or off-court achievements. Watch Tennis with beIN SPORTS on Kayo. Live Coverage of ATP + WTA Tour […]

Wimbledon’s traditional day of rest on the middle Sunday of the tournament will be scrapped from 2022, the All England Club has announced. Wimbledon is currently the only Grand Slam that has a day off during the fortnight but this provides scheduling challenges, particularly when there is bad weather in the first week. At the tournament’s spring press briefing, chairman […]

The Lawn Tennis Association is making more than 1,000 free tickets available to key workers for its summer tournaments. The tickets will be for the four key Wimbledon warm-up events in Birmingham, Nottingham, Eastbourne and at Queen’s Club and will be offered to key workers local to each venue from the NHS, police and fire service, local transport workers and […]