Andy Murray handed 2021 Australian Open wildcard as former British number one prepares for first Melbourne appearance since nearly retiring from tennis in 2019 Andy Murray has been given a wildcard for February’s Australian Open The 33-year-old nearly retired from tennis two years ago due to a hip injury A special tribute video was shown … Read more
Heather Watson and Anton Matusevich finish top in the inaugural Battle of the Brits Premier League of Tennis at Roehampton Watson beat Fran Jones to finish top in the indoor four-day exhibition event Teenager Matusevich overcame Draper in final match to claim the title Murray finished third in the men’s standings after claiming six points … Read more
Andy Murray sees off Cameron Norrie at the Battle of the Brits after the two-time Wimbledon champion defeated current British number one Dan Evans on Sunday at the tournament held at the National Tennis Centre Andy Murray has won both his matches in Roehampton as he gears up for 2021 Murray beat Cameron Norrie 6-4 … Read more
Andy Murray defeats top-ranked Dan Evans in straight sets on opening day of Battle of the Brits as two-time Wimbledon champion plays his first match in more than two months Andy Murray beat Dan Evans 7-6 6-4 at Roehampton’s National Tennis Centre The Scot last played in October when he lost in two sets to … Read more
Andy Murray defeats top-ranked Dan Evans in straight sets on opening day of Battle of the Brits as two-time Wimbledon champion plays his first match in more than two months Andy Murray beat Dan Evans 7-6 6-4 at Roehampton’s National Tennis Centre The Scot last played in October when he lost in two sets to … Read more
Australian Open men’s tournament delayed by three weeks and will now not start until February as part of reshuffle amid coronavirus pandemic The Australian Open will now take place from February 8 to February 21 Qualification for the first Grand Slam of the year will take place on Doha, Qatar Move ensures quarantine periods can be … Read more
Andy Murray set for return to action for first time in over TWO months as brother Jamie teams up with LTA for the third Battle of the Brits competition in London Andy Murray has not played since losing to Fernando Verdasco in Cologne The Scot has been suffering with tendonitis ever since his US Open … Read more
Roger Federer admits he is in ‘a race against time for the Australian Open’ and could miss the Grand Slam unless Covid-19 means further delays as 39-year-old endures slow recovery from two knee surgeries Roger Federer might miss Australian Open even if it is delayed until February Federer said he was taking longer than expected … Read more
Alex Zverev reaches High Court settlement with tennis management firm ACE after legal wrangle over attempt to tie him to 16-year deal – with world No 7 now represented by Roger Federer’s Team8 Alex Zverev’s High Court battle with ACE management settled on Thursday ACE had represented him since a teenager and wanted him to … Read more
Tennis stars to be put on PRIVATE FLIGHTS to Melbourne for the Australian Open before being allowed out of their hotels for five hours per day to practice during two-week quarantine ahead of February 8 start Tennis stars are likely to be put on charter flights for the 2021 Australian Open A start date of … Read more
Australian Open could be pushed back by TWO weeks until the beginning of February as organisers seek green light for players to practice during their mandatory two-week quarantine The first Grand Slam of season at Australian Open could start on February 1 Organisers have been locked in talks with health officials over Covid measures Players … Read more
As his final forehand – that usually irrepressible whip of the left arm – limply hit the tape and landed on his side of the court match point down, Rafael Nadal‘s luck was out once again at the O2 Arena. It remains his black mark. Whilst 86 career titles, 20 Grand Slams and one Olympic gold … Read more
Dominic Thiem fights back missing four match points and a 4-0 final set tie-break deficit to beat Novak Djokovic and reach the ATP Finals at O2 Arena for second year in a row Dominic Thiem beat Novak Djokovic 7-5 6-7 7-6 to reach final of ATP Finals Thiem came back from four match point misses … Read more