Tennis

Emma Raducanu says she will endeavour to continue working in exactly the same manner as before her shock US Open victory last month as she adjusts to the increased attention and her transformed status as the newest grand slam champion on the women’s tour. The 18-year-old will make her first appearance since winning the title … Read more

Emma Raducanu reveals she is in ‘no rush’ to appoint a full-time coach to continue her tennis journey after bringing in Jeremy Bates to help at highly-coveted Indian Wells event British star Emma Raducanu will make her return to the tennis court this week  Her outing at the BNP Paribas Open will be her first … Read more

Emma Raducanu could face two-time Grand Slam winner Simona Halep early on at Indian Wells as British sensation prepares to play for the first time since her stunning US Open win Emma Raducanu may face Simona Halep in round three at the BNP Paribas Open US Open winner has been given a bye to the … Read more

It’s the morning after the night before at the US Open and the sports sections contain images of triumph and defeat. Ecstatic Emma Raducanu lying prostrate on the tennis court. Bereft Novak Djokovic sobbing into his towel. The photographer Martin Parr would have liked to have watched the finals, but he’s been unwell and incapacitated, … Read more

A return to court for Ash Barty this season looks less likely after the world No 1 was omitted from Australia’s team for next month’s Billie Jean King Cup finals in Prague. The Wimbledon champion, who returned to Australia after a third-round exit at the US Open in September, led her country to the final … Read more

After months of delay and complaints from players and tennis officials, the men’s professional tennis tour announced Monday that it would investigate Alexander Zverev after accusations of domestic abuse made by a former girlfriend. Zverev, 24, a rising star from Germany ranked fourth in the world in men’s singles, has strongly denied accusations that he … Read more

The ATP has announced it is investigating high-profile allegations of domestic abuse made by the former girlfriend of Olympic champion Alexander Zverev. Last October, the former junior player Olga Sharypova publicly accused the world No 4 of a series of serious assaults, to which he issued a blanket denial. An interview with Sharypova published by … Read more

Emma Raducanu will be assisted by the former British men’s No 1 Jeremy Bates when her campaign at Indian Wells begins later this week. The new US Open champion, who ended her partnership with coach Andrew Richardson after her unexpected success at Flushing Meadows, was seen practising at the weekend in California with Bates, the … Read more

Emma Raducanu enlists the help of ex-British No 1 Jeremy Bates to guide her through first outing since US Open glory at Indian Wells Emma Raducanu is lining-up for the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells next week  The teenager will make her first on-court appearance since her US Open triumph Ex-British No 1 Jeremy … Read more

World No 2 Aryna Sabalenka will not play at the Indian Wells tournament after testing positive for Covid-19. Sabalenka, who lost to Canadian teenager Leylah Fernandez in the US Open semi-final last month, was the top seed in the women’s draw at the Indian Wells after world No 1 Ash Barty pulled out. “Unfortunately I’ve … Read more