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Lawn Tennis Association reveals overall financial loss of £16.4m in 2022
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Wednesday, 24 May 2023 08:33
The Lawn Tennis Association made an overall loss of £16.4m in 2022, latest figures show.The governing body of British tennis attributes the loss to inflationary pressures and the fines imposed for banning Russian and Belarusian players from last year's grass-court tournaments.World governing bodies the ATP and WTA fined the LTA a total of £1.4m, although about £300,000 of that sum…
French Open 2023: Harriet Dart and Fran Jones among Britons beaten in qualifying
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Wednesday, 24 May 2023 08:53
Harriet Dart and Fran Jones were among the British players who saw their French Open hopes ended in the second qualifying round on Wednesday.British number four Dart won the first set before falling to a 1-6 6-1 6-2 loss to France's Elsa Jacquemot.World number 316 Jones was left in tears after she was forced to retire from her match against…
French Open: Is it time for Roland Garros to use electronic line calls?
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Wednesday, 24 May 2023 03:54
Seeing a chair umpire jump down to the court, scamper across the clay and point out the mark of a ball is one of the great traditions of the French Open.The scene adds to the spectacle. A sense of anticipation hangs in the air, whistles or cheers from the Paris crowd - depending who the decision is for - accompany…
French Open 2023: Harriet Dart, Liam Broady & Katie Boulter advance in Roland Garros qualifying
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Tuesday, 23 May 2023 11:09
Britain's Harriet Dart, Liam Broady and Katie Boulter came through three-setters to reach the second round of French Open qualifying on Tuesday.Dart was tested in a 6-3 4-6 6-4 win over American Katrina Scott, while Broady came from behind to beat France's Arthur Gea 4-6 6-4 6-3.Boulter cut her errors to beat Nuria Brancaccio 6-2 4-6 6-4 and Jan Choinski…
Simona Halep: Doping case hearing delay is 'contrary to my rights'
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Tuesday, 23 May 2023 01:33
Former world number one Simona Halep has accused tennis' doping authority of "publicly stating one thing while privately doing another" by requesting a further delay to her hearing.The Romanian, 31, has been suspended since October after testing positive for a banned substance at the US Open.The second charge is separate to the one for which she is already suspended.In a…
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