‘Baby Federer’ tag weighs on star’s shoulders
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(CNN) — Built like a wrestler, when Grigor Dimitrov says “don’t call me baby,” you’d be advised to listen.
The [...]
Former champions return to Queen’s
Three more former champions have confirmed they will return to Queen’s Club in June, but last year’s runner-up David Nalbandian will be absent.
Defending champion Marin Cilic, four-time winner Lleyton Hewitt, and 2010 champion [...]
Murray condemns ‘cover up’ in doping trial
(CNN) — U.S. Open tennis champion Andy Murray has condemned the handling of the Operation Puerto doping trial by the Spanish authorities, accusing them of the “biggest cover up in sports history.”
A criminal trial in Spain [...]
Tennis cup match ‘fight’ probed
1 May 2013
Last updated at 13:44 GMT
The players were from Hatton Sports Club and David Lloyd Newhaven Tennis Club
A “fight” between two tennis players during a Scottish cup match in Edinburgh is being investigated.
The [...]
Maximizing ‘Brand Sharapova’
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GB to face clay test in Croatia
Croatia have chosen to play September’s crucial Davis Cup play-off against Great Britain on outdoor clay in Umag.
British number one
Andy Murray has said he will be available
for the tie on 13-15 September, with the winning [...]
Robson loses in Portugal first round
British number one Laura Robson suffered her sixth first-round defeat of the year as she lost to Japan’s Ayumi Morita at the Portugal Open.
Morita, ranked just two places below Robson at 43 in the world, won 6-2 7-5.
Match stats
Robson
Morita [...]
No stopping Nadal in Barcelona final
(CNN) — Rafael Nadal saw his incredible winning run at Monte Carlo ended last week but made no mistake Sunday in wrapping up his eighth Barcelona Open crown.
Fellow Spaniard and fourth seed Nicolas Almagro was Nadal’s victim [...]
Sharapova in the fast lane in Stuttgart
(CNN) — Maria Sharapova won the battle of French Open champions as she claimed the Stuttgart title Sunday with a straight sets win over China’s Li Na.
Sharapova will be defending her title at the clay court grand slam in Paris [...]
Sharapova retains Stuttgart title
Maria Sharapova won her 16th consecutive clay court match as she beat China’s Li Na to retain her Porsche Tennis Grand Prix title.
The Russian world number two was in control from the outset and won 6-4 6-3, claiming victory in [...]
Nadal triumphs again in Barcelona
Rafael Nadal recovered from a slow start to beat compatriot Nicolas Almagro and win his eighth Barcelona Open title in nine years.
The Spanish left-hander has not lost at the venue since 2003 and a 6-4 6-3 victory was his 39th consecutive [...]
Nadal eyes eighth Barcelona title
(CNN) — Rafael Nadal is closing in on an eighth trophy in nine years at the Barcelona Open after storming past Canada’s Milos Raonic 6-4 6-0 in the semifinal on Saturday.
After a four-hour delay for rain, the Spaniard was soon [...]
Nadal reaches Barcelona Open final
Rafael Nadal remains on course for his eighth Barcelona Open title in nine years after beating semi-final opponent Milos Raonic in straight sets.
The Spaniard won 6-4 6-0 in front of his home crowd to reach Sunday’s final without [...]
Nadal breezes through in Barcelona
(CNN) — Rafael Nadal extinguished any doubts over his long-term fitness after being forced to play two matches in less than 24 hours at the Barcelona Open.
The 26-year-old recorded a 37th consecutive victory at Barcelona with a 6-3 [...]
Nadal wins twice to reach semis
Rafael Nadal reached the semi-finals at the Barcelona Open after coming through two matches on Friday.
The world number five, who has won the tournament seven times, beat France’s Benoit Paire 7-6 6-2 in a third-round match, which [...]
Nadal held up by the rain in Spain
(CNN) — Rafael Nadal’s bid for a eighth Barcelona Open title was held up by the rain in Spain Thursday after the conqueror of top seed David Ferrer made his exit from the clay court tournament.
Second seed Nadal was due to play [...]
Nadal shrugs off Monaco hangover
(CNN) — Rafael Nadal may have lost his coveted Monaco crown on Sunday but that defeat was soon forgotten as the Spaniard set about another title defence in Barcelona.
The 26-year-old “King of Clay” began his hunt for an [...]
Nadal through but Ferrer beaten
Rafael Nadal extended his winning run at the Barcelona Open to 35 matches, but compatriot and top seed David Ferrer suffered a shock defeat.
Second seed Nadal, bidding to win the tournament for the eighth successive year, began with [...]
Wimbledon bonus for tennis stars
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Expansion and innovation part of Masterplan
As usual Wimbledon continues to improve, expand and innovate and the decision
to remodel Number One Court,
while expected, is an exciting development.
It certainly stretches Wimbledon’s advantage as a Grand Slam venue ahead [...]
Wimbledon prize money up by 40%
The All-England Club has announced a 40% increase in prize money for the 2013 Wimbledon Championships.
Players will receive a total of £22.6m at this year’s event, up £6.5m on last year, with the men’s and women’s [...]
Sharapova: Struggles made me stronger
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Subdued Serena overpowers Venus
(CNN) — At times it was almost painful to watch. At one end of the court the world’s No. 1 female tennis star playing well within herself; at the other her sister, a long way away from regaining that form and status.
“Venus [...]
Murray says GB will bounce back
By Jonathan Overend
BBC tennis correspondent
Judy Murray says Great Britain will bounce back from defeat in Argentina and make it third time lucky as they [...]
No. 1 Novak takes Nadal’s crown
(CNN) — Novak Djokovic ended one of the most remarkable winning streaks in sport after taking Rafael Nadal’s Monte Carlo Masters crown on Sunday.
Nadal had been seeking to win the clay tournament for the ninth successive year, [...]
Murray rises after ‘brutal’ win
(CNN) — When Andy Murray first won the Miami Masters in 2009, it set him on course for a career-high ranking of No. 2 in the world later that year.
He kept that lofty status for less than a month, but Sunday’s painstaking victory [...]
Baltacha defeat ends Fed Cup hopes
Great Britain’s hopes of promotion to World Group II in the Fed Cup ended with Elena Baltacha’s 5-7 6-3 1-6 defeat to Argentina’s Maria Irigoyen.
Former British number one Baltacha briefly gained control when she won [...]
Djokovic beats Nadal in final
World number one Novak Djokovic ended Rafael Nadal’s eight-year winning run in the Monte Carlo Masters, beating him in straight sets in Sunday’s final.
The Serbian inflicted Nadal’s first defeat in Monte Carlo in 47 [...]
Djokovic aims to end Nadal’s long reign
(CNN) — The scene is set: the world’s best tennis player against “the King of Clay.”
“I’m not going out there to play my best; I’m going out there to win,” Novak Djokovic said after setting [...]
Robson draws GB level in Argentina
Laura Robson brought Great Britain level at 1-1 in their Fed Cup tie against Argentina with victory over Florencia Molinero in Buenos Aires.
Robson won 6-1 6-1 on the clay after Paula Ormaechea beat Johanna Konta 6-3 6-2 in the opening [...]
