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Twickenham ace Alastair Gray to make Wimbledon singles debut

Twickenham tennis star Alastair Gray is gearing up for a first singles campaign at Wimbledon after being handed a main draw wildcard by the All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. Gray, 24, who is a member of the LTA's Men's & Women's Programme, through which the governing body provides a range of support to players aged 16-21 with the potential to progress towards competing in Grand Slams and representing Great Britain in Davis or Billie Jean King Cup, played doubles last year alongside Aidan McHugh, reaching the second round.

Peniston's Queen's success highlights positive momentum in British tennis

The success of Ryan Peniston's at this year's cinch Championships at The Queen's Club and a rising tide of British winners across the summer grass court events have highlighted a positive momentum in the sport in the UK, according to LTA CEO Scott Lloyd. Peniston, who benefits from the LTA's NTC Access programme that assists players ranked 100-200 in singles and 31-100 in doubles, providing cost-free access to courts on all three surfaces, coaching, trainers and the LTA's tournament bonus scheme, beat world number five Casper Ruud 7-6 7-6 at The Queen's Club on Tuesday and backed that up by reaching the quarter-finals following a win against Francisco Cerundolo on Thursday.

Super Stoiber flying high after seismic win

Londoner Ranah Stoiber believes the lack of pressure helped her pick up one of the biggest wins of her career over Jamie Loeb at the LTA's Ilkley Trophy on Tuesday afternoon. Stoiber, who currently sits 38th on the ITF's Junior rankings, won two matches in qualifying and then stunned world No.209 Loeb 7-6 (5) 6-3 to reach the second round of the main draw. Ad/> And while the 17-year-old believes a lack of pressure aided her, she also thought her serve was a key factor in beating a player who has been ranked inside the top 150 of the WTA Tour rankings.

US Open will allow tennis stars from Russia and Belarus to play after Wimbledon faces punishment for ban

The US Open tennis tournament will permit Russian and Belarusian players to participate, after Wimbledon faced sanctions from world tennis bodies for banning them.

Russian and Belarusian players allowed to compete at US Open

:Russian and Belarusian players will be allowed to compete at the U.S. Open this year but only as neutrals, the United States Tennis Association (USTA) announced on Tuesday, a decision that stands in stark contrast to Wimbledon which banned them.

Scotland star Lumsden battles through to Ilkley main draw

Scotland star Maia Lumsden sealed her place in the main draw of the LTA's Ilkley Trophy with a battling win over Urszula Radwanska on Monday afternoon. Lumsden, who benefits from the LTA Top 25 programme which allows access to the NTC courts and facilities for the top 25 ranked British male and female players on ATP/WTA rankings and can also benefit from the LTA's domestic competition calendar of Pro and Prize money tournaments and a Tournament Bonus Scheme, rallied from a set down to beat former top-30 played Radwanska 4-6 6-2 [10-7] and reach the main draw of the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour event in West Yorkshire.

Wimbledon 2022: When does it start, when is the draw and what are the latest odds?

Wimbledon has been stripped of its ATP and WTA ranking points following the decision to ban Russian and Belarusian players from this summer's Championships.

Great Britain get Billie Jean King Cup reprieve... as event hosts

Great Britain will host the Billie Jean King Cup finals for the first time in 31 years, despite being knocked out of the event earlier this year.

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Twickenham ace Alastair Gray to make Wimbledon singles debut

Peniston's Queen's success highlights positive momentum in British tennis

Super Stoiber flying high after seismic win

US Open will allow tennis stars from Russia and Belarus to play after Wimbledon faces punishment for ban

Russian and Belarusian players allowed to compete at US Open

Scotland star Lumsden battles through to Ilkley main draw

Wimbledon 2022: When does it start, when is the draw and what are the latest odds?

Great Britain get Billie Jean King Cup reprieve... as event hosts