Murray wins at Queen’s in 1,000th elite level match June 18, 2024 Andy Murray’s farewell to Queen’s started with his second win in seven years at the London ATP event. In what was the Brit’s 1,000th match in the elite men’s game – becoming the fifth active player to reach that benchmark after Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Fernando Verdasco and Richard Gasquet – he needed three sets [...]
Jack Draper wins first ATP Tour title in Stuttgart, becomes British No1 June 16, 2024 Jack Draper won his first ATP Tour title on Sunday, beating Matteo Berrettini in three sets to take the Stuttgart Open. In the opening tournament of the grass court season ahead of Wimbledon next month, Draper recovered from a set down to beat Italian Berrettini 3-6 7-6 6-4 in Germany. It is the Briton’s first [...]
Paris 2024: Team GB name tennis squad, Raducanu declines spot June 16, 2024 Emma Raducanu has declined an opportunity to represent Great Britain at the Paris 2024 Olympics this summer. The 21-year-old former Us Open champion was offered a International Tennis Federation wildcard to enter the Paris 2024 Olympics, at Roland Garros, but declined the invitation. But Andy Murray, two time gold medalist in the men’s singles, will [...]
Wimbledon in New York? British tennis Championships return to Big Apple May 28, 2024 New York will have a Wimbledon fan zone yet again after The Hill was recommissioned for a third year. Moving to a bigger venue on the banks of the East River, 3,500 fans will be able to tune into the each day’s play at the All England Club. Sally Bolton, Chief Executive of The All [...]
Is this the last French Open for King of Clay Rafael Nadal? May 26, 2024 The term GOAT – greatest of all time – gets banded around far too much in sport. But when it comes to being King of Clay, a Royal of Roland Garros and the French Open, there’s only one name on anybody’s lips. Rafael Nadal has won the French Open 14 times, beating eight different opponents [...]
Brit Billy Harris one match away from Roland Garros main draw May 22, 2024 Briton Billy Harris will tomorrow take on Valentin Vacherot for a place in the French Open main draw after his astonishing run continued yesterday. The 29-year-old, who won his first ever ATP Tour match at the age of 28, toppled Frenchman Manuel Guinard to leave him within one match of Roland Garros proper. His 6-3 [...]
Iconic venue Queen’s Club to host major women’s tennis event May 16, 2024 The iconic Queen’s Club in west London will host the world’s best female tennis players in a competitive tournament for the first time in 50 years. Home to the men’s pre-Wimbledon championships, a WTA 500 event will now be held at the club from 2025, according to the LTA. As a result of the move, [...]
Nick Kyrgios: I’ll always be there for Novak Djokovic May 16, 2024 Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios has said he will always be there for Novak Djokovic after the duo revealed they’ve buried the hatchet on a chequered relationship. In the past Kyrgios has described the Serbian as a “tool” during the period where Djokovic was banned from entering Australia due to his Covid-19 vaccination status. He [...]
Djokovic set for head injury tests after being struck in Rome ahead of French Open May 12, 2024 Novak Djokovic will undergo head injury tests after he was struck with a bottle at the Italian Open on the eve of the French Open. The Serbian was signing autographs after his match on Friday in Rome before a bottle fell out of a fan’s backpack and onto the world No1’s head. He then suffered [...]
Murray set for first French Open since 2020 with retirement on horizon May 8, 2024 Andy Murray is set to appear at Roland Garros this year in what could be his final French Open. The former world No1, who reached the final in Paris in 2016, has been plagued with injuries in recent seasons and has not won a Grand Slam since Wimbledon 2016. The 36-year-old is expected to retire [...]