Wimbledon confirms ban on Russian and Belarusian tennis stars including Daniil Medvedev and Aryna Sabalenka April 20, 2022 Wimbledon has confirmed that it will ban Russian and Belarusian tennis stars, including former men’s world No1 Daniil Medvedev, due to the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine. Medvedev and women’s No4 Aryna Sabalenka are the highest ranked players affected by today’s announcement from the All England Club. Others impacted are the former women’s world No 1 [...]
Ash Barty: Former world No1 tennis star swaps racquet for golf club for sporting comeback April 19, 2022 Former women’s world No1 tennis player Ash Barty will make her return to sport this summer at a new Ryder Cup-style golf competition for A-list athletes, the Icons Series. Barty, who stunned tennis by quitting last month, is due to be joined by football stars Harry Kane and Pep Guardiola, boxer Canelo Alvarez and swimmer [...]
Jack Draper: The next British star looking to break into the tennis top 100 April 16, 2022 Cameron Norrie has been dominating the headlines in British tennis this year after breaking into the world top 10, but there’s another young star further down the rankings who could soon be big news. Londoner Jack Draper has shot up through the rankings after a brilliant start to the season on the ATP Challenger Tour, [...]
GUILTY: London jury finds tennis legend Boris Becker guilty of hiding shares, loans and property April 8, 2022 Three-time Wimbledon champion Boris Becker has been found guilty at Southwark Crown Court of four charges under the Insolvency Act and acquitted of a further 20 counts relating to his 2017 bankruptcy. The six-time grand slam champion, 54, was accused of hiding millions of pounds worth of assets, including two Wimbledon trophies, to avoid paying [...]
Cameron Norrie: British tennis men’s No1 enters world top 10 for the first time April 4, 2022 British tennis player Cameron Norrie has entered the top 10 of the men’s world rankings after continuing his fine form into 2022. Norrie became British No1 last year after winning the biggest title of his career at Indian Wells and reaching the third round of three of the four Grand Slam events. This year he [...]
Ashleigh Barty hints at career in new sport following shock retirement from tennis March 24, 2022 Women’s tennis No1 Ashleigh Barty has hinted she could take up another sport professionally following her shock retirement. Barty, 25, played cricket to a high level during a previous break from tennis, competing in the Women’s Big Bash. She is said to have a single-figure golf handicap and has also been linked with a move [...]
Women’s tennis chief ‘strongly’ opposed to bans for Russian and Belarusian players over Ukraine March 16, 2022 Steve Simon, the head of elite women’s tennis tour the WTA, says he “feels very strongly” that players from Russia and Belarus should not be prevented from playing because of the invasion of Ukraine. It comes after UK government ministers said assurances should be sought from Russian players that they do not support Vladimir Putin [...]
Tennis No1 Medvedev should renounce Putin to play at Wimbledon, says sports minister March 15, 2022 Daniil Medvedev, the Russian current world No1 men’s tennis player, should be asked to renounce Vladimir Putin before being allowed to play at Wimbledon, sports minister Nigel Huddleston has said. Huddleston said international measures against Russian athletes should go beyond merely banning national teams and those individuals who compete under the Russian flag. “We need [...]
Zverev handed suspended ban for umpire chair outburst March 8, 2022 World No3 tennis player Alexander Zverev has been handed an eight-week suspended ban for an outburst against an umpire and an umpire’s chair last month. The German was found guilty of a ‘major offence’ by an ATP review but his ban has been suspended for 12 months. The Olympic champion was fined £31,000 for his [...]
Cam’s the man: Norrie poised to defend Indian Wells title March 2, 2022 When the first serve of the Indian Wells Masters gets walloped next week, Great Britain will have a defending champion – Cameron Norrie – in the tournament for the first time. Cameron Norrie won his maiden ATP Tour Masters 1000 event last year when he overcame Nikoloz Basilashvili 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 in what many [...]