Joe Salisbury and Rajeev Ram reach last four of the doubles at the ATP Finals for first time after beating German duo Kevin Krawietz and Andreas Mies The pair defeated Germany’s Kevin Krawietz and Andreas Mies to progress Their semi-final opponents will be decided at the O2 Arena in London on Friday Jamie Murray has revealed he … Read more
Esteban Carril – the coach who masterminded Jo Konta’s rise to the top of the women’s game – quits LTA academy just a year after it opened Esteban Carril has quit the Lawn Tennis Association’s academy after just a year The Spaniard is known for transforming the career of tennis ace Johanna Konta Carril, 43, … Read more
Australian Open start IN DOUBT because of Covid-19 restrictions which state players must not arrive in Melbourne until New Year’s Day before taking two weeks of self isolation The Australian Open is scheduled to start in Melbourne on January 18 Tournament organisers have warned players not to arrive before January 1 Usually the players descend … Read more
Dominic Thiem holds his nerve in TWO tie-breaks to beat Rafael Nadal in straight sets to put one foot in last four of the Nitto ATP Finals Rafael Nadal endured a disappointing straight sets defeat to Dominic Thiem Thiem held his nerve in two tie-breaks at the O2 Arena to go on and win 7-6, … Read more
Rafael Nadal lays down a marker at ATP Finals with straight-sets win against Andrey Rublev as he looks to win the season-ending championships for the first time Andrey Rublev was playing at the O2 Arena for the first time but was outclassed Rafael Nadal won his first match in straight sets at the tournament since … Read more
Dominic Thiem kicks off his ATP World Tour Finals campaign with a three-set win over Stefanos Tsitsipas as he avenges his defeat against the Greek star at last year’s final Dominic Thiem kicked off his campaign at the O2 Arena with a hard-fought win Stefanos Tsitsipas forced a decider but was broken early in the … Read more
Jannik Sinner becomes youngest first-time winner on ATP Tour in 12 YEARS after defeating Vasek Pospisil to claim Sofia Open Italy’s Jannik Sinner became youngest first-time winner on ATP Tour in 12 years The 19-year-old won opening set and broke Pospisil again early in the second He is the youngest winner on the men’s tour … Read more
‘We had our ups and downs… but that’s not who I am’: Alex Zverev continues to strongly deny allegations of domestic abuse made by his former girlfriend Olga Sharypova as the World No 7 prepares for the ATP Finals Alex Zverev has again denied claims by his former girlfriend of domestic abuse Olga Sharypova accused … Read more
British tennis facing £30m reduction in revenue after COVID-19 pandemic wipes out major events such as Wimbledon and Queen’s… resulting in 40% loss of LTA income The LTA’s loss of income will see an ongoing programme of cost cutting The AELTC is finalising its insurance claim for Wimbledon’s cancellation in 2020 There is hope that … Read more
Daniil Medvedev claims his first title of the year after roaring back from one set down to win the Paris Masters and end Alexander Zverev’s red-hot streak Daniil Medvedev lost the first set before forcing a decider and securing victory The Russian fourth seed’s victory saw him claim his first title of the year Alexander … Read more
Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios reveals he was ‘spiralling out of control’ after falling into depression while on tour, claiming he ‘didn’t want to see the light of day’ during one trip to Shanghai Nick Kyrgios has never been afraid to open up on his struggles with depression The 25-year-old tennis star has reflected back … Read more
Alexander Zverev upsets clay king Rafael Nadal in straight sets to set up a Paris Masters final against Daniil Medvedev Rafael Nadal has 86 titles and 20 grand slams but has never won Paris Masters The Spaniard reached the final in 2007 but lost to Argentine David Nalbandian Nadal punched his racket and sat shaking … Read more
‘To match his record is a dream come true’: Novak Djokovic seals year-end No 1 ranking for SIXTH time to go level with childhood hero Pete Sampras… in a mad year which included one Grand Slam, a lengthy unbeaten streak and THAT US Open disqualification Novak Djokovic will finish as the year-end number one ranked … Read more