Alcaraz to miss Wimbledon tune-up event with elbow issue
Spain's Carlos Alcaraz will miss next week's Wimbledon tune-up event at Queen's Club in London due to a slight elbow issue, the 19-year-old said on Wednesday.
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Dan Evans breezes into quarter-finals in Nottingham
Dan Evans swept aside Italy’s Thomas Fabbiano to advance to the quarter-finals of the Rothesay Open on a rain-affected day in Nottingham.
Raducanu expected to be fit for Wimbledon
:U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu is hopeful she will be fit to play at Wimbledon after being forced to withdraw from next week's WTA 250 event in Birmingham due to a side strain.
Miyazaki believes home support key in maiden tour level win in Nottingham
Lily Miyazaki credited the support of the home crowd as she claimed her first tour level win after a stunning victory over world number 92 Magdalena French at the Nottingham Open. Miyazaki, who benefits from the LTA's NTC Access programme for 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 her Polish opponent 6-4 1-6 6-1. Ad/> The win was another career highlight for the 26-year-old, who played in her first Grand Slam qualifying in Australia earlier this year, and she paid tribute to the home crowd for spurring her on to victory late in the match.
Raducanu should hire an expert who understands the female body: Judy Murray
US Open champion Emma Raducanu needs time to mature physically and the 19-year-old should hire women experts who understand the female body, Judy Murray, a tennis coach and mother to three-times Grand Slam winner Andy, said.
'Emma Raducanu needs time to mature' - Judy Murray says teenager must be patient with body
Judy Murray has encouraged Emma Raducanu to hire more females as she continues to wrestle with her fitness. Raducanu burst onto the scene by winning last year's US Open, but has since struggled with fitness and injuries.
Briton Tara Moore suspended over anti-doping rule violation
International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) said on Wednesday. Moore, ranked 83rd in the world, provided her sample while competing in a WTA 250 event in Bogota, Colombia -- where she lost in the final -- and the AITA said her 'A' sample contained Nandrolone metabolites and Boldenone. Both substances are on the 2022 World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Prohibited List. Her provisional suspension, backdated from May 27, will make her ineligible to compete in or even attend sanctioned events. "I have never knowingly taken a banned substance in my career. I am investigating how the positive result could have occurred and look forward to proving that I am a clean athlete," Moore wrote on Twitter.
British tennis star provisionally suspended from all tournaments after failing drugs test
British tennis player Tara Moore has been provisionally suspended by the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) following a failed drugs test. The 29-year-old provided a sample which included substances on the World Anti-Doping Agency's (WADA) prohibited list.