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Andy Murray defeats Chung Hyeon in first round at Surbiton Trophy
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Monday, 05 June 2023 09:06
Britain's Andy Murray kicked off his Wimbledon preparations with a straight-set victory over Chung Hyeon in the first round of the Surbiton Trophy.The 36-year-old former world number one beat the South Korean 6-3 6-2 on Monday and will face a qualifier in round two of the Challenger event.Murray skipped the French Open in order to focus on the grass-court season.Every…
French Open: Jessica Pegula column on Aryna Sabalenka and players skipping news conferences
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Monday, 05 June 2023 05:16
American Jessica Pegula, who is third in the singles world rankings and second in the doubles, is the latest leading WTA Tour player to feature in a BBC Sport column.In her latest piece at the French Open, Pegula discusses players not attending open news conferences after Belarusian second seed Aryna Sabalenka decided to skip another one.A hot topic again at…
French Open 2023: Daria Kasatkina 'leaving Paris with very bitter feeling' after boos
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Monday, 05 June 2023 04:15
Russian Daria Kasatkina says she is "leaving Paris with a very bitter feeling" after being booed at the end of her French Open match against Ukrainian Elina Svitolina.Kasatkina has spoken out against Russia's war in Ukraine and knew Svitolina would stick to her policy of not shaking hands with Russian or Belarusian players.Svitolina, who beat ninth seed Kasatkina 6-4 7-6…
French Open 2023: Ons Jabeur into quarter-finals for first time with win over Bernarda Pera
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Monday, 05 June 2023 03:31
Tunisia's Ons Jabeur moved into the quarter-finals of the French Open for the first time with a 6-3 6-1 victory over American Bernarda Pera.She has now reached the quarter-finals in all four Grand Slam events.Seventh seed Jabeur, 28, will meet either Brazilian 14th seed Beatriz Haddad Maia or Spain's Sara Sorribes Tormo in the last eight.World number 36 Pera, also…
Wimbledon: Russian and Belarusian players still waiting for visas to enter UK
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Sunday, 04 June 2023 14:50
Russian and Belarusian players fear they could miss Wimbledon because they are still waiting for UK visas.The All England Club banned them from competing last year following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which was supported by Belarus.They can compete this year but must sign declarations indicating their neutrality.The Home Office said applicants have to undergo "thorough checks" before permission to enter…
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Sunday, 04 June 2023 12:02
Surbiton Trophy: Watch Andy Murray live on the BBC at season's first grass-court tournament
Sunday, 04 June 2023 10:58
French Open 2023 results: Elina Svitolina beats Daria Kasatkina to reach quarter-finals
Sunday, 04 June 2023 08:35
French Open 2023 results: Lloyd Glasspool out of doubles, Jamie Murray withdraws with food poisoning
Sunday, 04 June 2023 06:53
French Open 2023: Doubles team disqualified after Miyu Kato hits ball girl with ball
Sunday, 04 June 2023 07:45
French Open 2023 results: Novak Djokovic beats Juan Pablo Varillas at Roland Garros
Sunday, 04 June 2023 04:45
Quiz: Who has Novak Djokovic beaten in Grand Slam finals?
Saturday, 03 June 2023 10:01
French Open 2023: Aryna Sabalenka to face Sloane Stephens in Paris night session
Saturday, 03 June 2023 13:15
French Open 2023: Lesia Tsurenko says she kept playing tennis to earn money for Ukraine
Saturday, 03 June 2023 06:18
Rafael Nadal ruled out for five more months after hip surgery
Saturday, 03 June 2023 08:25
French Open 2023: Coco Gauff beats Mirra Andreeva, Iga Swiatek also wins at Roland Garros
Saturday, 03 June 2023 05:36
French Open 2023 results: Briton Skupski makes French Open men's doubles quarter-finals
Saturday, 03 June 2023 05:02
French Open 2023 results: Casper Ruud through to fourth round win win over Zhang Zhizhen
Saturday, 03 June 2023 03:40
French Open 2023: Elena Rybakina withdraws from Roland Garros through illness
Friday, 02 June 2023 13:53
Rafael Nadal has keyhole surgery for hip injury that kept him out of French Open
Friday, 02 June 2023 14:27
French Open 2023: Coco Gauff plays Mirra Andreeva at Roland Garros
Friday, 02 June 2023 10:42
French Open 2023 results: Novak Djokovic battles past Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Andrey Rublev out
Friday, 02 June 2023 09:27
French Open: Aryna Sabalenka says she 'did not feel safe' in news conference
Friday, 02 June 2023 11:48
French Open 2023 results: Cameron Norrie loses to Lorenzo Musetti at Roland Garros
Friday, 02 June 2023 04:49