For almost the entirety of Petra Kvitova’s storied 17-year career, the hard courts of the Miami Open have played slowly in humid Floridian weather, conditions entirely unsuited to the best fast-court player of her generation. In her 12 previous Miami Open appearances, she had never passed the quarter-finals. But this […]
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Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature First set: Norrie 5-4 Rune* (* denotes server) Norrie has a set point but a wonderfully angled forehand from Rune sends his opponent wide and sets up the overhead winner to get to deuce. Rune rattles […]
Petra Kvitova clinched the Eastbourne singles title for the first time with a dominant straight-sets victory over the defending champion Jelena Ostapenko at the Rothesay International. Kvitova, twice a Wimbledon winner but who lost the 2011 Eastbourne final to Marion Bartoli, controlled a one-sided encounter from the outset en route […]
When Sloane Stephens won the US Open in 2017 it seemed as if she would go on to establish herself as a serial champion, someone with the ability to rack up numerous grand slam titles. Four years on, and after a slump in form and some difficult times in her […]
Petra Kvitova was forced to withdraw from the French Open before her second-round match after sustaining a freak injury during her press duties. Kvitova fell as she left a broadcast interview and hurt her ankle, and decided to withdraw after undergoing an MRI scan. “It is with great disappointment that […]
In the midst of this unending pandemic and a scattered, disjointed year of tennis, there has been one consistent sight throughout: Naomi Osaka exhibiting her greatness under suffocating pressure. She is already a star whose profile is in the process of transcending her sport but, most importantly, has the resumé […]
Two days ago, in the opening match of her Australian Open campaign, Ash Barty did not drop a point until the 17th time of asking. In the second round she lost the first, and the second and third. Daria Gavrilova has a habit of sending stars into a wobble. Angelique […]
2.54am GMT02:54 First set: Nina Stojanović 2-5 Serena Williams* (* denotes server) Trouble could be brewing for Williams here as she faces two break points. But the first is saved with a fierce backhand as she moves towards the net and the second as Stojanović makes an unforced error. The […]