Serena Williams overcame a shaky start to book an Australian Open fourth-round berth at Melbourne Park, while Ash Barty withdrew from the doubles competition amid concerns the world No 1’s thigh strain is more serious than she is letting on. Seven-times champion Williams had to save two set points in […]
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A decision on the Australian Open can be expected within the next two weeks, after speculation that the tournament could be put back to February or even April dominated the penultimate day of the 2020 tennis season. Tennis Australia chief executive Craig Tiley on Sunday released a statement to say […]
For some of the founding figures of modern tennis, it also offered a chance to reflect on how far the sport has come over the past 50 years. Osaka became the highest paid female athlete in history after earning $37.4 million over the last year, according to Forbes — a […]
Just when it looked like Jo Konta was going to get on one of her Grand Slam rolls she found herself ambushed at the US Open on Thursday night. Konta has never lost in the third round of the Major, but will not even get that far after being dumped […]
Jo Konta suffered another Grand Slam shocker as she crashed out of the US Open to Sorana Cirstea – the world No.77 who had won only one tour-level match all year. The British No.1 broke the Romanian three times in a one-sided first set and seemed on course to cruise […]
But the world No. 1 recovered to beat Kyle Edmund 6-7 (5) 6-3 6-4 6-2 in the second round and — despite dropping a set and the distractions stemming from spearheading a new players’ association — continues to be the heavy men’s favorite. With a record of 25-0 this season […]
Johanna Konta showed she is a cut above the rest of the Britpack as she overpowered Heather Watson in straight sets. The world No 13 was pushed all the way by Watson in a 73-minute first set which lived up to its Battle of the Brits billing. But after saving […]
Johanna Konta has long been a singular presence in British tennis, a determined loner who conquered her anxieties over several seasons to finally deliver on a talent that has carried her into the upper reaches of the world game. If the world No 13 has a friend among her Fed […]