Canada's Andreescu beats top-seeded Kasatkina in quarterfinal at Wimbledon warmup
BAD HOMBURG, Germany — Canada's Bianca Andreescu defeated top-seeded Daria Kasatkina of Russia 6-4, 6-1 in quarterfinal play Thursday at the Bad Homburg Open.
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Ash Barty requested Simona Halep plays women's opener at Wimbledon in classy gesture, hints former coach
Ash Barty has requested that Simona Halep be allowed to play the opening women's singles match at Wimbledon this year, suggests the Australian's former coach Craig Tyzzer. Former world No. 1 Barty, who retired from tennis in March aged 25, opened Wimbledon at the 2021 edition despite not being the defending champion at the time.
'Completely disagree' - Nick Kyrgios slams ATP decision to test off-court coaching, responds to Patrick Mouratoglou
Nick Kyrgios has slammed the ATP's decision to test off-court coaching and believes it takes away the beauty of the game. The ATP will test off-court coaching from the week commencing July 11 with players allowed to receive instructions in qualifying and main draw matches in tournaments — such as the US Open — and will finish at the conclusion of the ATP Tour finals in November. Ad/> Verbal and non-verbal coaching will be allowed as long as it does not interrupt a player or hinder the opponent.
'A warrior, a great fighter' - Expert view on Simona Halep and Iga Swiatek's Wimbledon 2022 chances
Eurosport expert Alex Corretja has given his verdicts on the chances of Iga Swiatek and Simona Halep having successful campaigns at Wimbledon. Fresh from her stunning triumph at Roland-Garros, world No. 1 Iga Swiatek is the overwhelming favourite to secure back-to-back Grand Slam singles titles at SW19.
Kyrgios says beauty of sport gone with introduction of off-court coaching
Australian Nick Kyrgios slammed the ATP Tour's decision to trial off-court coaching, saying on Wednesday that the beauty of the sport where players had to figure things out on their own was being taken away.
Serena Williams' ex-coach embroiled in row as ATP announces off-court coaching for US Open
Patrick Mouratoglou has found himself embroiled in a row over in-match coaching after the ATP Tour announced it would trial coaching from the stands for the second half of the season, including the US Open. The Frenchman mentored Serena Williams when she famously received a coaching violation during the 2018 US Open final.
Emma Raducanu unlikely to be given Wimbledon honour as Ash Barty makes request
Emma Raducanu may not be given the honour of opening play on Centre Court at Wimbledon this year after retired defending champion Ash Barty made a request to the All England Club. As part of the tournament's tradition, the reigning men's and women's singles champions open play on the main showcourt on the first two days but the Aussie retired earlier this year so has asked for someone else to take her place.
Serena Williams feared she wouldn't play again
Serena Williams marked her comeback appearance with victory at the Rothesay International Eastbourne and admitted afterwards she feared there would never be a return to tennis.