Top seed Ashleigh Barty earned the right to defend her Miami Open title when she faces Bianca Andreescu, who is back in a final following a series of injuries. Barty eased past Elina Svitolina 6-3 6-3 and into Saturday’s final, while Andreescu saw off Maria Sakkari 7-6 (9-7) 3-6 7-6 (7-4) in a match lasting two hours and 42 minutes. […]

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Ash Barty didn’t wilt in the humid conditions at the Miami Open, winning the final nine points to finish off No.7 seed Aryna Sabalenka in the quarter-finals. The temperature hit 28 degrees in Miami on Tuesday but the humidity made it feel hotter, especially without any shade on the court. Barty and Sabalenka got a 10-minute heat break before starting […]

Ash Barty has stormed into the semi-finals of the Miami Masters after a 6-4 6-7 6-3 win against Aryna Sabalenka on Wednesday morning (AEDT). Barty was imperious on serve all match and, apart from a hiccup in the second tie-breaker when she failed to finish off the set despite serving with a 5-4 lead, is beginning to look like the […]

Roger Federer’s silky one-handed backhand may be a thing of the past if this is what the future of tennis looks like. In fact, backhands could become extinct altogether if a young gun’s form is anything to go by. Watch Tennis with beIN SPORTS on Kayo. Live Coverage of ATP + WTA Tour Tournaments including Every Finals Match. New to […]

Andy Murray has been dealt another injury blow with a groin problem prompting him to withdraw from the Miami Open. The former world number one was set to play South African Lloyd Harris in the first round of the Masters 1000 tournament, which begins on Wednesday. Murray is hoping the injury will not keep him off court for long and […]

Britain’s Cameron Norrie is out of the Miami Open after losing to American Taylor Fritz in the third round. The players broke once apiece to share the first two sets, Norrie fighting back to level after he lost the opener. But Fritz dominated the decider, breaking Norrie’s serve twice and holding his own, to wrap up a 6-4 3-6 6-1 […]

As she draws ever closer to regaining the World No. 1 ranking, Naomi Osaka has taken a moment to write a heartfelt appreciation post about her boyfriend, rapper Cordae. The World No. 2 is currently competing in the Miami Open, where her defeat of Aussie Ajla Tomljanović on Saturday (AEDT) progressed her to the tournament’s third round. Osaka was dominant […]

Bjorn again: Leo Borg is ready to make a name for himself in the tennis world while his icon dad tags along – with the 11-time Grand Slam champion admitting comparisons between the two is ‘a burden’ for his son Bjorn Borg’s son Leo, 17, is now starting his professional tennis career in earnest  Leo has been given a wildcard […]

MIAMI (AFP, REUTERS) – Australian women’s tennis world No. 1 Ashleigh Barty saved a match point as she battled back to defeat Slovakia’s Kristina Kucova on Thursday (March 25) and reach the third round of the ATP and WTA Miami Open. Top-seeded Barty, the 2019 Miami champion and French Open winner, dispatched 149th-ranked Kucova 6-3, 4-6, 7-5, advancing to a […]