Andy Murray knocked out in first round of Citi Open against Mikael Ymer
Andy Murray fought hard but lost to Mikeal Ymer 7-6 4-6 6-1 in his opening match at the Washington Citi Open.
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Will Dmitry Tursunov revive Emma Raducanu's form ahead of Citi Open, and US Open title defence?
Emma Raducanu returns to the court this week with a new coach in her corner. The British No. 1 started working with Russian Dmitry Tursunov ahead of the Citi Open in Washington DC.
Swiatek dominates WTA rankings in spite of Warsaw defeat
French Open champion Iga Swiatek remained firmly at the head of the WTA rankings released on Monday, in spite of her shock exit in her home Poland Open last week.
French Open champion Swiatek dominates WTA rankings despite Warsaw defeat
Swiatek had not lost on clay in over a year before going down 6-1, 1-6, 6-4 to the French player Caroline Garcia in the quarter-finals in Warsaw. The 21-year-old Pole, who has held the top spot since the surprise retirement of Australian Ashleigh Barty at the end of March, remains more than 4,000 points ahead of number two Anett Kontaveit. With no changes at all in the top 20, the biggest jump was by Garcia whose victory over Ana Bogdan in the final in Warsaw took her from 45th to number 32.
Questions for North American swing and US Open, including Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Iga Swiatek, Emma Raducanu
The start of August means the start of tennis’ North American hard swing, leading up to the US Open in New York at the end of the month. The final Grand Slam of the 2022 season starts on August 29 and there are four weeks of tournaments before then, including the ATP 1000/WTA 1000 National Bank Open and the Western & Southern Open. Ad/> While it still looks unlikely that Novak Djokovic will play any part in the North American swing, the rest of the top players from the ATP and WTA tours are set to feature, including men’s world No.
Emma Raducanu admits she used to 'literally cry on the tennis court'
Since her historic US Open title win, Emma Raducanu has become one of the world’s most recognised tennis players.
Key US Open warm-up event Washington Open draw drops with Gauff-Osaka a likely early match
The 2022 North American hard court season continues with the Washington Open, and the draw features numerous interesting match-ups. The qualifying matches begin today, while the main draw starts from Monday. Ad/> It is the first WTA event of the summer in the US, and follows the ATP-only Hall of Fame Open and Atlanta Open.
Iga Swiatek suffers shock defeat to Caroline Garcia at Poland Open in Warsaw as clay winning streak ends
World No. 1 Iga Swiatek suffered a shock loss to Caroline Garcia in the quarter-finals of the Poland Open in Warsaw. Swiatek, who is returning to the WTA Tour after seeing her 37-match winning run ended in the third round of Wimbledon earlier this month, lost 1-6 6-1 4-6.