British singles interest ended as Harriet Dart suffered a battling defeat by Wimbledon champion Simona Halep in the second round. Dart was making her second appearance on Rod Laver Arena in as many years, having failed to win a game against Maria Sharapova in the first round 12 months ago. She avoided that fate comfortably …
The LTA (Lawn Tennis Association) have decided to dig up clay tennis courts at the home of British tennis to replace with them facilities to play the new up and coming sport Padel A photo posted on Twitter of the home of the LTA in Roehampton, South London, shows two of the clay tennis courts …
Wimbledon's marathon matches are a thing of the past. From this summer, all contests at SW19 will be decided by final-set tie-breaks should the score reach 12-12. The new rule will apply to all men’s and women’s singles, doubles and junior matches but wheelchair and quad wheelchair contests will remain as best-of-three tie-break sets. Here's everything you need to know... …
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Rafael Nadal won his previous US Open titles in 2010, 2013 and 2017 Rafael Nadal won his 19th Grand Slam title after holding off Russian Daniil Medvedev's exhilarating fightback in one of the greatest US Open finals. Spain's Nadal, 33, won 7-5 6-3 5-7 4-6 6-4 against the fifth seed in New York. Nadal, seeded …
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At least 240 players across 57 countries of the world have signified their interest to be part of this year’s Lagos Open Tennis Championship according to a statement issued by the organizers on Tuesday. The 2019 Lagos Open Tennis is scheduled to hold at the Lagos Lawn Tennis Club, Onikan, from October 7 to 20, …
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ANNA PURNA KAMBHAMPATY Every Grand Slam season, tennis players’ sartorial choices regularly make headlines. During this year’s U.S. Open, Serena Williams’ short black bodysuit has taken the stage, widely admired by her fans as a daring choice after the backlash she received from French tennis officials on her full-body black catsuit at last year’s French Open. Tennis style has …
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The Lawn Tennis Association will spend £125m on 96 new UK indoor Centre’s, which are expected to be built within 10 years, to take its total to 396. England will get 72 new Centre’s with 12 each in Scotland and Wales. Three-time Grand Slam winner Andy Murray has previously criticized the LTA for failing to build on …
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Coughing fits, retirements and player anger - this week's Australian Open qualifying has been repeatedly affected by the country's ongoing bushfire crisis. So how does the "very poor" air quality affect elite athletes? Professor of sport and exercise science John Brewer explains. A visual guide to Australia's bushfire crisisTennis greats raise bushfire appeal money'It boils my blood' …
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Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal are kicking off play at the U.S. Open as the three favorites to win the title and take home a Grand Slam-record $3.85 million payday as the singles champion. The Big Three are a good bet, having captured 53 out of 63 Slams since the start of 2004, including the last 11. …
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It’s that time of the year again when tennis stars and fans from all over the world will flock to Melbourne Park for the opening Grand Slam of the year, the Australian Open. The first Grand Slam of the new decade, which will be played from January 20 to February 2, will mark the 108th …
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