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18-year-old Mirra Andreeva became the youngest-ever woman to reach a WTA 1000 final after beating former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina. The No 12 seed was victorious 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 against the Kazakh, and will face Clara Tauson or Karolina Muchova in the Dubai final. Andreeva’s win made history, with the superstar now the youngest woman…

The date from which Jannik Sinner can resume practising, under normal conditions, has been revealed. Sinner, under the conditions of the ban, can resume ‘official training activity’ under his usual conditions from April 13th 2025. However, that does not mean that the world No 1 will not be able to pick up a racket and…

Novak Djokovic has sparked worry among tennis fans after being spotted limping at the airport in Doha – just days after his loss to Matteo Berrettini at the Qatar Open. The Serb, in a video captured by Diario AS, appeared significantly impacted by a limp as he entered an airport in Doha. It comes on…

Emma Raducanu has been praised for the way she handled the shocking incident involving a fan who “exhibited fixated behaviour” during the Dubai Tennis Championships. The full details of the events were only made public on Wednesday, a day after Raducanu’s second-round exit to Karolina Muchova at the WTA 1000 event in the United Arab…

Aryna Sabalenka won only one match during the Middle East swing yet she has managed to increase her points advantage over Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff by a substantial amount. World No 1 Sabalenka started the month of February on 8,956 points with Swiatek only 186 points adrift in second place with Gauff another 2,232…

Karolina Muchova has called the incident, in which a man displayed ‘fixated behaviour’ towards Emma Raducanu during the Czech’s match against the Brit, a ‘strange experience.’ Muchova defeated McCartney Kessler 6-3, 1-6, 7-6(5) in the round of 16 at the WTA 1000 event in Dubai, but it was the incident during her opening match against…

Mirra Andreeva achieved a range of impressive feats with her stunning straight-set upset of Iga Swiatek in the quarter-finals of the Dubai Championships. The 17-year-old star prevailed 6-3, 6-3 over the five-time Grand Slam champion and world No 2 to advance to her maiden WTA 1000 semi-final. In the first set, Andreeva broke Swiatek twice and…

Former British No 1 Laura Robson does not believe Novak Djokovic will be “overly bothered” about his opening round exit at the Qatar Open. Robson, who now works as a tennis analyst and tournament director, believes Djokovic’s swift recovery from injury to play in Doha is “a huge positive sign.” Djokovic fell to a convincing 7-6(4),…

Former doubles world No 1 Rennae Stubbs has revealed Elena Rybakina’s banned coach Stefano Vukov wanted to sue her for voicing concerns about his “very negative” coaching. Rybakina and Vukov worked together for over five years until they parted ways in August 2024. However, despite hiring Goran Ivanisevic as her coach at the end of last…

Novak Djokovic has admitted it is becoming “more challenging” for him to take care of his body at this stage of his career after he lost on his return from injury at the Qatar Open. The tennis icon was upset 7-6(4), 6-2 by world No 35 Matteo Berrettini in the opening round of the ATP…