Category: Tennis
Carlos Alcaraz insists he will defend French Open title despite injury worry
Carlos Alcaraz is confident he will be ready to defend his French Open title next month after pulling out of the Madrid Open because of [more…]
Daria Kasatkina: ‘If I wanted to live a free, open life I couldn’t do it in Russia’
Over the past three years Daria Kasatkina has slowly come to terms with a painful truth: the country she was born in, grew up in [more…]
Australia teenager Maya Joint breaks Ash Barty’s record with win on Madrid Open debut
Australia’s teenage tennis sensation Maya Joint has eclipsed one of Ash Barty’s records by earning her first WTA 1000 match triumph at the Madrid Open. [more…]
Emma Raducanu returns to action with Madrid Open win over Suzan Lamens
Emma Raducanu opened her Madrid Open campaign with a gritty victory against a quality, in-form opponent, holding off Suzan Lamens of the Netherlands 7-6 (4), [more…]
Andre Agassi to come out of retirement for pro pickleball tournament
Former tennis world No 1 Andre Agassi will make his professional debut in the fast-growing sport of pickelball next week when he teams up with [more…]
‘Where is the adult?’: how Leonardo Van Dijl filmed the story of a child tennis star’s abuse
Leonardo Van Dijl smiles: “If you told me a year ago that I’d be speaking to the Guardian, I’d have asked: ‘What about?’” Last May, [more…]
Jack Draper backs Sinner as return from ban nears: ‘He doesn’t deserve any hate’
Jack Draper believes it has been important to stand up for his friend Jannik Sinner and that the Italian is undeserving of any hate as [more…]
‘I can trust him’: Emma Raducanu to continue coaching partnership with Mark Petchey
Emma Raducanu has revealed she intends to continue her coaching partnership with Mark Petchey on an ad hoc basis following her quarter-final run at the [more…]
Lucy Shuker: ‘I took up the sport to find me. It wasn’t to be a Paralympian’
“There are thousands of people out there that have a disability. Just because you have one doesn’t mean you have to stop living,” says Lucy [more…]
Let it out or bottle it up? Does venting emotion harm performance in elite sport? | Sean Ingle
Two scenes from an extraordinary week. The first: Justin Rose, a gentleman in a bearpit as Augusta hollered loud and long for Rory McIlroy. The [more…]
