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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 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 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 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 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.
Great Britain has been confirmed as the host of this year's Billie Jean King Cup finals. The 'world cup of women's tennis' will be held in Glasgow from November 8 to 13 after the LTA reportedly bid around £10million for the chance to stage the event on home soil following Emma Raducanu's US Open success. It means Britain will also compete in the finals despite losing their recent qualifier tie to the Czech Republic.
Billie Jean King Cup Finals will be played on indoor hard courts in Glasgow, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) said on Tuesday. As hosts, Britain, who were beaten by the Czech Republic in the qualifiers in April, will be awarded the final berth in the 12-team competition. They will join Australia, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Italy, Kazakhstan, Poland, Spain, Slovakia, Switzerland and the United States.
Eden Silva hopes to continue her red-hot domestic form after battling into the main draw at the LTA's Rothesay Open Nottingham. The London ace, 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, beat fellow Brit Sarah Beth Grey 5-7 7-5 6-2 in qualifying on Monday afternoon.