Category: Tennis

Emma Raducanu is out of Indian Wells after being beaten 6-3 7-5 by Aryna Sabalenka in the third round, as Cameron Norrie also lost on a disappointing day for the Brits. Raducanu fought hard after losing the second set but was overpowered at times by Australian Open champion Sabalenka and she is still yet to...

Opinion Sports News Correspondent Boulter is at a career-high after her victory at the San Diego Open while Raducanu will relish the chance to go under the radar March 4, 2024 2:00 pm(Updated March 5, 2024 8:39 am) Boulter won the biggest title of her career on Sunday night (Photo: Getty) There is a new...

Sky Sports Tennis analyst Laura Robson feels “the sky’s the limit” for Katie Boulter after the British No 1 came from behind to win the San Diego Open. The 27-year-old from Leicester sealed a battling 5-7 6-2 6-2 victory over Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk to earn a second career title. The win in California gave Boulter...

Katie Boulter is into a first WTA 500 final after continuing her superb run at the San Diego Open with a dominant victory over third seed Emma Navarro. The British No 1 saw off second seed Beatriz Haddad Maia in the second round before knocking out seventh seed Donna Vekic in the quarter-finals and was...

Sorana Cirstea achieved “the biggest comeback” of her career as she reached the Dubai Tennis Championships semi-finals, along with Iga Swiatek. Cirstea was a set and 5-1 down against reigning Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova but recovered to earn a 2-6 7-6 (7-1) 6-2 victory. Swiatek beat Zheng Qinwen 6-3 6-2 but Coco Gauff was knocked...

The outcome of the match could have been different had Murray won the first set, as he really should have done. On the first of two set points when leading 6-4 in the tie-break, Murray planted a volley into the net with the court gaping, drawing shrieks from the shocked crowd and leaving the Scot...

Cameron Norrie will drop out of the world’s top 20 after losing his opening match to Federico Coria at the Argentina Open. The British No 1 reached the final in Buenos Aires 12 months ago and had hoped to build on his strong showing at the Australian Open. But, playing his first match since losing...

Harriet Dart is set to return to the world’s top 100 after she defeated Elisabetta Cocciaretto to reach the Transylvania Open quarter-finals. The British number three fought back from a set down to clinch a 5-7 7-5 6-3 victory over the fifth seed in Cluj. Dart, who came through qualifying for the WTA Tour event,...

Jodie Burrage struggled with an injury as she fell to top seed Jelena Ostapenko in straight sets in Linz. In what had been a positive start for Burrage, with an immediate break of Ostapenko’s serve, an inner-thigh injury sustained in the second game of the match resulted in a 6-1 6-2 defeat. Burrage rapidly lost...

An independent tribunal decided contaminated meat was the source of the prohibited substances detected – and that the player “bore no fault or negligence”. However, the ITIA is appealing against the independent tribunal’s decision about the nandrolone ingested, with that appeal to take place at the Court of Arbitration for Sport at a future date....

Sky Sports has confirmed a new home for tennis in the UK and Ireland, with Sky Sports Tennis set to launch on Sky and NOW from February 11, making tennis content available all day, every day for fans. Sky Sports will broadcast more live tennis than anywhere else, bringing over 4,000 matches from more than...