Tennis star Peng Shuai has not made a public appearance since she accused Zhang Gaoli, a former Chinese vice premier, of sexual assault, sparking off discussions of #MeToo allegations. While the post was removed within minutes, the attention surroundin…
Anett Kontaveit’s unlikely hot streak proof that patience is everything | Tumaini Carayol
While players such as Emma Raducanu instantly succeed, the Estonian and her rival Ons Jabeur have taken a steadier pathThree months ago, during the height of a fierce Ohioan summer, the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati opened with a brutal con…
King Richard: ‘super surreal’ lives of Williams sisters is stuff of Hollywood films
Will Smith stars as the father of the precocious tennis talents in a movie depicting their improbable journeyThe story of Venus and Serena Williams’ rise to greatness, two legendary tennis careers propelled by the foresight of their father, has often b…
Emma Raducanu taps into ‘Cluj vibe’ as Romanian tennis flourishes
The women’s game is a roaring success in Romania and the US Open winner is seen as one of their own by players and fansLast Sunday afternoon in Cluj-Napoca, the final day before new Covid-19 restrictions forced the Transylvania Open’s sold-out sessions…
Indian Wells champion Cameron Norrie lost tennis shoes before final
Norrie’s trainers taken from locker room before match‘It’s very tough to play with brand new shoes’Cameron Norrie has revealed his tennis shoes were taken from his locker overnight before his final at the BNP Paribas Open, forcing him to play the bigge…
Emma Raducanu falls to defeat in first outing since US Open triumph
Aliaksandra Sasnovich wins match at Indian Wells 6-2, 6-4‘I’m still so new to everything,’ says 17th seeded BritonThe question on most lips as Emma Raducanu returned to competition for the first time since her startling US Open victory was exactly how …
‘Let’s go!’: Andy Murray retrieves stolen wedding ring attached to tennis shoes
Scot had lost ring that was tied to missing shoes in CaliforniaMurray had left his trainers under his car to try to dry them outLess than a day after Andy Murray took to social media to announce that his tennis shoes and wedding ring had been stolen in…
Emma Raducanu insists she will not be dazzled by spotlight after US Open win
Raducanu will ‘keep going about my business and stay the same’US Open champion returns to tennis at Indian Wells tournamentEmma Raducanu says she will endeavour to continue working in exactly the same manner as before her shock US Open victory last mon…
Abuse allegations against Alexander Zverev under investigation by ATP
Ex-girlfriend Olga Sharypova accuses Zverev of several assaultsATP chief says it has a responsibility to address allegationsThe ATP has announced it will launch an internal investigation into allegations of domestic abuse against the Olympic champion, …
Cameron Norrie upsets Andrey Rublev to reach San Diego Open final
British No 2 fights back to win 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 in CaliforniaNorrie will face Grigor Dimitrov or Casper Ruud in finalCameron Norrie came from behind to upset the top seed, Andrey Rublev, booking his place in the final of the ATP San Diego Open with a 3-6…