Nick Kyrgios smashes racket, abuses umpire and needs security to intervene in Miami Open defeat
Nick Kyrgios lost his cool once again in his defeat at the Miami Open as he criticised the umpire and also smashed up his racket.
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Ukrainian tennis pro gives heartbreaking update as she admits to having 'nowhere to go'
Ukrainian tennis player Lesia Tsurenko has shared a heartbreaking message after admitting she has nowhere to go amid Russia's invasion of her country. The world No 135 has been on the road competing in Indian Wells and Miami before heading to a 125k event in Marbella but has no tournaments left in the near future and is unable to return to her home of Kyiv.
Nick Kyrgios fumes at Miami Open courts and umpire during Jannik Sinner clash
Nick Kyrgios took aim at Miami Open organisers during the changeover in his round-of-16 match against Jannik Sinner as he claimed the Grandstand court was completely different to the main Stadium court. The world No 102 is playing his first match on Grandstand this week against the ninth seed, and went on to slam umpire Carlos Bernardes when his walky-talkie went off mid-point.
Miami Open: Cameron Norrie loses to Casper Ruud
British number one Cameron Norrie was hampered by a calf injury as he was knocked out of the Miami Open with a 6-3 6-4 defeat by sixth seed Casper Ruud.
Elina Svitolina taking break from tennis after 'extremely difficult' time following Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Elina Svitolina is taking a break from tennis due to a back injury and the “unbearable pain” of watching Russia invade her homeland of Ukraine. Svitolina threatened to boycott a match earlier this month against Russia's Anastasia Potapova unless tennis authorities ruled that Russian and Belarusian tennis players had to compete as “neutral athletes”. Ad/> That rule has since been enforced and Svitolina won two matches at the Monterrey Open before losing in the quarter-finals.
Rafael Nadal will 'always get injured' as Spaniard told he made Indian Wells mistake
Rafael Nadal has been told he should have skipped the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells after picking up an injury in the tournament that is now set to rule him out for six weeks. Nadal, 35, announced last August that his 2021 season would be finishing early due to a chronic foot problem, and then his scheduled comeback in December was scuppered when he tested positive for Covid-19.
Struggling Svitolina takes a break after battling to represent Ukraine
Ukraine's Elina Svitolina has withdrawn from next month's Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers, saying she has aggravated a back injury in her determination to represent her country on the court following Russia's invasion.
Joe Salisbury climbs to world number one by reaching doubles quarters in Miami
Joe Salisbury will become only the third British tennis player to be ranked world number one.