The extension of main tour events in Australia through to mid-February is being strongly considered as tennis continues to grapple with the fallout from the Coronavirus crisis. Tennis Australia is prepared to lay on more tournaments after next season’s opening Grand Slam if requested by the ATP and WTA Tours, who remain unsure about whether … Read more
Rafael Nadal becomes the fourth man in history to win 1,000 ATP Tour matches after beating Feliciano Lopez at the Paris Masters to follow in the footsteps of Ivan Lendl, Jimmy Connors and his great adversary Roger Federer By Press Association And Alex Bowmer For Mailonline Published: 01:09 GMT, 5 November 2020 | Updated: 01:09 … Read more
Andy Murray returns to training but former world No 1 will NOT play again this year as he builds up strength to play in January’s Australian Open By Eleanor Crooks, Pa Tennis Correspondent Published: 14:03 GMT, 3 November 2020 | Updated: 14:03 GMT, 3 November 2020 Andy Murray has brought his season to a close … Read more
Dan Evans is knocked out by Stan Wawrinka in behind-closed-doors Paris Masters as impressive season comes to an end Dan Evans lost 6-3 7-6(3) to Stan Wawrinka in the opening round of the event Wawrinka will play the winner of Gilles Simon and Tommy Paul in the next round Evans reached his highest-ever ranking this … Read more
Doubles star Joe Salisbury becomes first British tennis player to miss a tournament due to Covid-19 as he pulls out of Paris Masters after ‘close contact’ with a person who tested positive Joe Salisbury is the first GB player to miss a tournament due to Covid-19 issues Salisbury and his doubles partner Rajeev Ram will miss … Read more
In a recent interview with Toni Nadal for her regular podcast, Daniela Hantuchova asked what makes his nephew a great champion. Uncle Toni, for so many years Rafael’s coach, referred to the relentless work ethic and focus which was applied to whatever the younger Nadal was doing. ‘I remember he put always big attention into … Read more
Dan Evans continues march to Vienna Open title as British No 1 knocks out Grigor Dimitrov to book semi-final with Italy’s Lorenzo Sonego Dan Evans beat Grigor Dimitrov to reach the Erste Vienna Open semi finals The British No 1 will now take on Lorenzo Sonego, who beat Novak Djokovic Evans was made to work hard … Read more
Novak Djokovic puts French Open disappointment behind him by beating Filip Krajinovic in the opening round at the Austrian Open Novak Djokovic was disappointed after losing to Rafael Nadal at the French Open Djokovic has moved on, beating Filip Krajinovic 7-6 (6) 6-3 at the Austrian Open He said it was hard to play against Krajinovic as … Read more
Dan Evans reaches European Open semi-final after superb comeback against third seed Karen Khachanov Dan Evans beat Karen Khachanov 3-6 7-6 6-4 in European Open quarter-final British number one produced a fightback to overcome Russian in tetchy match Russian Khachanov struck the umpires chair with his racket at a key line call Evans will try to … Read more
British No 1 Dan Evans searching for a new mentor after his coach Mark Hilton decides to return to working for the Lawn Tennis Association By Mike Dickson for MailOnline Published: 17:21 BST, 20 October 2020 | Updated: 17:21 BST, 20 October 2020 British No 1 Dan Evans has split with coach Mark Hilton after … Read more
Rafael Nadal will prolong his season by returning to the French capital to play at the Paris Masters next month…having just beaten Novak Djokovic to win his 20th grand-slam title at the French Open Rafael Nadal will prolong his season by playing at the Paris Masters next month He considered stopping after winning his 20th grand-slam … Read more
‘He has such a great heart and soul’: Fans hail Novak Djokovic as he stops to give tennis tips to young children while walking his dog in Belgrade… but others question whether the world No 1 should have been wearing a face covering? Novak Djokovic was caught giving young fans tennis tips while walking his … Read more
Alexander Zverev says ‘very tough’ five-set US Open final loss by Dominic Thiem spurred him on to defeat Felix Auger-Aliassime in Cologne and end 17-month title drought Zverev’s last title came in Geneva in May 2019 when he defeated Nicolas Jarry Auger-Aliassime has lost all of the finals he has competed in on the ATP … Read more