Tennis
Australian tennis legend Fraser dies at 91
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Tuesday, 03 December 2024 00:03
Former Wimbledon champion Neale Fraser has died aged 91.The Australian won the Wimbledon singles title in 1960 as well as the US National Championships in 1959 and 1960, when tennis was still an amateur sport.He also claimed 11 men's doubles and five mixed doubles Slam titles and became the men's singles world number one in 1959.Fraser was a member of…
Britain's 2025 Davis Cup bid to start in Japan
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Monday, 02 December 2024 08:49
Great Britain have been handed a trip to Japan in the first round of qualifying for the 2025 Davis Cup - which will see Italy host the eight-nation finals.Britain, seeded 11th, will play Japan in the men's team event in late January/early February, a week after the Australian Open finishes.If they win, Leon Smith's team will move into the second…
BBC to show Tennis Scotland version of ATP Finals
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Sunday, 01 December 2024 23:23
Domestic events have been keenly contested, with men's tournaments being won by seven different players and the women's having 11 winners.Nicolas Rosenzweig, at the age of 38, leads the men's rankings ahead of 19-year-old Cameron Fryer, but they have both played 15 tournaments while third-placed Stewart has been in only four and the St Andrews-based Frenchman is unable to make…
'An example for us all' - Del Potro's emotional goodbye to tennis
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Monday, 02 December 2024 01:28
Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Carlos Alcaraz and Gael Monfils featured in a video tribute to the Argentine.Del Potro beat five-time defending champion Federer to win the US Open in 2009.He reached the final in New York again in 2018 but lost to Djokovic.A popular player with a huge forehand, Del Potro won two Olympic medals - bronze in 2012 and…
Halep criticises 'different approaches' after Swiatek ban
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Friday, 29 November 2024 01:22
Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep has questioned the "big difference" in how tennis doping cases are handled after world number two Iga Swiatek received a one-month ban.The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) announced on Thursday that Swiatek had accepted a one-month suspension after testing positive for banned substance trimetazidine (TMZ).Halep, who was out of action for more than 18…
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