Great Britain dumped out of Billie Jean King Cup Sport Great Britain were eliminated from the Billie Jean King Cup on Tuesday with Emma Raducanu the only player to register a win in the semi-finals. The former US Open champion beat Viktoria Hruncakova 6-4 6-4 to put Great Britain 1-0 up in the best-of-three tie against Slovakia. But Katie Boulter was beaten 6-2 4-6 4-6 [...]
Tickets to watch Nadal Davis Cup farewell going for £20,000 Sport Tickets to watch what could be Rafael Nadal’s last match in professional tennis at this year’s Davis Cup are going for £20,000. Spain’s quarter-final against the Netherlands in Malaga, which will take place on Tuesday, will be the end of Nadal’s illustrious career should his team fail to reach the semi-finals. And tennis fans are [...]
Great Britain through to Billie Jean King Cup semi-finals Sport Emma Raducanu and Katie Boulter won their singles ties against Canada as team Great Britain booked a place in the semi-finals of the Billie Jean King Cup. Canada came into finals week in Spain as defending champions but Raducanu toppled Rebecca Marino 6-0 7-5 and Boulter beat Leylah Fernandez 6-2 6-4 to give Britain a [...]
Jack Draper wins biggest title of his career October 27, 2024 Jack Draper won his first ATP 500 title in Vienna on Sunday with a steady victory over Karen Khachanov at the Erste Bank Open in Vienna. The British number one will also move to a career-high ranking as a result of the victory having beaten the likes of Italian Lorenzo Musetti on his way to [...]
Medvedev earns $20,000 per minute at Saudi 6 Kings Slam October 17, 2024 Russian tennis star Daniil Medvedev reportedly earned over $20,000 per minute at the new 6 Kings Slam in Saudi Arabia. The exhibition tournament – featuring Medvedev, Jannik Sinner, Holger Rune, Carlos Alcaraz, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic – is taking place in the Kingdom as part of Riyadh Season, the sporting organisation leading a global [...]
Novak Djokovic fails to win 100th ATP title October 13, 2024 Novak Djokovic was beaten 7-6 (7-4) 6-3 by world number one Jannik Sinner on Sunday as the Serb failed to win a 100th ATP title. Only two players – Jimmy Connors (109) and Roger Federer (103) – have more ATP titles than Djokovic, who won Olympic gold this year to complete the career slam. “I [...]
Laver Cup: What is it, who is playing and is it on TV? September 20, 2024 The four tennis Grand Slams might be done and dusted and eyes may be looking to the ATP Finals in Turin, but this weekend Europe takes on the world in the Laver Cup. It will see two teams – Team Europe and Team World – go head-to-head with each member of the winning team taking [...]
Great Britain out of Davis Cup as Evans questions tennis future September 15, 2024 Great Britain were knocked out of the Davis Cup on Sunday after losing to Canada in Manchester as Dan Evans questioned his future in the competition. The team, who beat Finland but lost to Argentina last week, needed to win all three of their matches at the AO Arena to progress through to the quarter-finals [...]
Great Britain win opening Davis Cup tie against Finland September 11, 2024 Team Great Britain began their 2024 Davis Cup campaign with victory over Finland in Manchester. Dan Evans won 7-6 (7-3) 6-2 against 703rd-ranked Eero Vasa before Billy Harris toppled Otto Virtanen 6-4 7-6 to give Team GB, who were competing without US Open semi-finalist Jack Draper, an unassailable lead. Great Britain will take on Argentina [...]
Draper in Davis Cup mix despite strapped thigh September 10, 2024 British No1 and US Open semi-finalist Jack Draper could make an appearance for Great Britain on Wednesday in the Davis Cup despite training yesterday with a strapped thigh. The world No20 reached the final four of the final Grand Slam of the year last Friday but lost to eventual champion Jannik Sinner. But he has [...]