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Johanna Konta to play Palermo event when WTA Tour restarts
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Tuesday, 14 July 2020 11:35
British number one Johanna Konta will play in the opening tournament when the WTA Tour restarts in August.The 2019 French Open semi-finalist joins last year's Wimbledon champion Simona Halep in the field for the Palermo Ladies' Open.The clay-court event, which starts on 3 August, marks the return of top-level tennis after the professional tours were suspended in March because of…
Sue Barker: 'Our matches looked as if they were in the Stone Age' jokes BBC host
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Monday, 13 July 2020 10:28
Sue Barker laughs that the finals of the 1970s and early 1980s featured on the BBC's recent Wimbledon re-run series must have seemed "back in the Stone Age" to much of the audience."I was sitting at Wimbledon last week with Johanna Konta and Heather Watson," the BBC sports presenter told BBC Radio Ulster's Sportsound Extra Time."We were looking at matches…
Live tennis: Progress Tour Women's Championships and the British Tour on the BBC
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Friday, 10 July 2020 09:48
The BBC will bring you live coverage of the Progress Tour Women's Championships from 14-18 July.The tournament features 16 singles players split into two groups in an initial round-robin competition, before the knockout semi-finals and final.GB Fed Cup stars Heather Watson, Harriet Dart and Katie Boulter will take part in their first competition since sport was brought to a halt…
Progress Tour Women's Championships: Katie Boulter on lockdown & an unexpected flatmate
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Sunday, 12 July 2020 23:09
Lockdown came at just the wrong time for Katie Boulter.Apart from the fact she had just rediscovered some of her best tennis after a long injury lay-off, she found herself with a flatmate instead of a flat-sitter.But sharing her home unexpectedly with fellow player Laura Robson turned out well - excellent caramel shortbread definitely helped - and the break gave…
British Tour: Cameron Norrie beats Paul Jubb to win LTA event
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Sunday, 12 July 2020 02:48
British number three Cameron Norrie won the latest Lawn Tennis Association domestic tournament by beating Paul Jubb in Sunday's final.Norrie, ranked 77th in the world, won 6-1 6-3 against 20-year-old Jubb, who was hampered by a groin injury.The British Tour was set up by the LTA to provide competitive action while the professional tours are suspended.Scotland's Maia Lumsden, 20, will…
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