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Novak Djokovic, Jack Draper, Taylor Fritz handed Wimbledon seedings boost
The Queen’s Club ATP 500 tournament has suffered a triple blow as three big-name players have withdrawn, but their absence is good news for Novak Djokovic and Jack Draper in their bid to be seeded fourth at Wimbledon. 2024 finalists Tommy Paul and Lorenzo Musetti will not return to the grass-court tournament this with two-time…
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2025 Berlin Tennis Open prize money and points: How much can Sabalenka, Gauff, Raducanu earn?
The 2025 grass-court swing is in full flow and all the top players will be heading to Germany for week two as they have signed up for the Berlin Tennis Open. The tournament in the German capital is a WTA 500 event so there will be plenty of points up for grabs during the main…
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What Emma Raducanu and Katie Boulter had to say about British No 1 ranking
The British No 1 ranking will change hands when the WTA Rankings is updated next week as Emma Raducanu will replace Katie Boulter at the top. But despite the fight, the competition between Britain’s top two women’s players remains healthy and they have vowed to continue to support each other, although Boulter has told Raducanu…
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Rafael Nadal delivers Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner verdict after epic French Open final
Rafael Nadal has claimed that Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner are “far above the rest” of the ATP field after being asked about Sunday’s thrilling French Open final. In a contest that lasted five hours and 29 minutes, Alcaraz rallied from two sets down to stun world No 1 Sinner 4-6, 6-7(4), 6-4, 7-6(3), 7-6(2),…
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Emma Raducanu seals a huge win at Queen’s Club – but she still has one big problem
Emma Raducanu stormed into the quarter-finals of the WTA 500 tournament at the Queen’s Club with a thrilling win against Rebecca Sramkova in front of a big London crowd. The 2021 US Open champion produced a classy display to see off a rival who was hitting the ball with more venom for much of the…
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Jannik Sinner must overcome his Carlos Alcaraz kryptonite if tennis’ next great rivalry is to survive
At two sets up and with three Championship points on his side in the French Open final, Jannik Sinner could be forgiven for thinking he had finally overcome his Carlos Alcaraz hurdle. Separated by just a couple of years in age, the pair have come up through the tennis scene together but in their early…
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2025 Berlin Tennis Open Entry List: Sabalenka, Gauff, Raducanu playing. When is the draw?
The 2025 Berlin Tennis Open will boast a star-studded field with seven Grand Slam winners on the entry list for the WTA 500 tournament. In fact, nine of the top 10 players in the current WTA Rankings will feature in Germany with world No 7 Iga Swiatek the only player missing from the list. To…
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Jannik Sinner is ‘the best of all-time’ in one key area claims former world No 1
Jannik Sinner’s reign as world No 1 will continue despite his defeat in an epic French Open final against Carlos Alcaraz, with his reputation enhanced after an epic contest in Paris. Sinner will rue the three match points that passed him by in the five-set classic against Alcaraz, with the Italian left to lick his…
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Aryna Sabalenka’s controversial French Open comments defended by former world No 1
Tennis icon Jimmy Connors has come to the defence of Aryna Sabalenka after the world No 1 faced criticism for comments she made after the French Open final. Sabalenka was beaten 6-7(5), 6-2, 6-4 by Coco Gauff in the Roland Garros final on Saturday, a second straight major final defeat after losing to Madison Keys…
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Katie Boulter makes an Alex de Minaur confession as she sets a huge Grand Slam target
Katie Boulter has scaled new heights in tennis over the last couple of years and now she has revealed of her fiancé, Alex de Minaur, has been crucial in her development on and off the court. Roll the clock back to April 2023 and Boulter was ranked outside of the top 250 in the women’s game,…