Category: Tennis
Andy Murray lives to fight another day on his hyperextended retirement tour | Jonathan Liew
And if it were done, when ’tis done, then ’twere well it were done slowly. Agonisingly. Leaving no avenue of exquisite pain and drama unexplored. [more…]
‘Happy tears’ for Andy Murray and Dan Evans after another Olympic escape act
Andy Murray described crying “happy tears” after he and his men’s doubles partner, Dan Evans, reached the Paris 2024 quarter-finals in dramatic fashion to leave [more…]
‘It always happens here’: tearful Coco Gauff disputes call during Olympic tennis exit
Coco Gauff was left in tears after getting into an extended argument with the chair umpire during her loss to Donna Vekic at the Paris [more…]
Emma Raducanu fights off jet lag for late-night Washington win over Elise Mertens
Emma Raducanu fought off jet lag to beat Elise Mertens in three sets in the opening round of the Washington Open. The 21-year-old British No [more…]
Rafael Nadal ‘at peace’ if Olympic defeat to Djokovic is his Paris singles farewell
For the best part of two decades, Rafael Nadal has dominated the courts of Roland Garros like no tennis player has at any other tournament [more…]
Heartbreak for Adam Peaty on bittersweet day two for Team GB
World record-holding swimmer Adam Peaty was left in tears after being beaten to gold by the smallest of margins on a bittersweet day for Team [more…]
Murray saves five match points to keep career alive in Olympic doubles
Andy Murray and Dan Evans pulled off an astounding recovery from five match points down in the first round of the Olympic men’s doubles to [more…]
Sunday with Maria Sharapova: ‘If I need gardening help, my mother takes over’
Sunday nosh? I like a British Sunday roast. We’ll go to the Surprise in Chelsea or the Pelican in Notting Hill. My fiancé [auctioneer Alexander [more…]
Spain’s dream team of Alcaraz and Nadal dig deep to advance in Olympic doubles
When a 12-year-old Carlos Alcaraz was asked to name his favourite tennis player, his answer was not what many would have expected. During his childhood, [more…]
‘A great champion’: Andy Murray remembered by rivals before retiring at Olympics
Over the past 20 years, Andy Murray has built one of the greatest tennis careers. As he prepares to hang up his racket at the [more…]