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‘Is there anything wrong with that?’ – John McEnroe wants shorter men’s matches at Grand Slams
Tie-breaks should replace the fifth set in men’s matches at Grand Slams, according to a radical proposal floated by Eurosport expert John McEnroe. Tennis has long been embroiled in a fierce debate about the disparity between women’s and men’s matches at Grand Slams, with the former decided over best-of-three sets and the latter best-of-five. Ad/> Often it has been used as a cheap stick to beat women’s tennis, but McEnroe argues the opposite and says it is the men’s game that needs reforming.
Wimbledon to stop use of 'Miss' and 'Mrs' on women's honours boards
Wimbledon is set to remove the titles ‘Miss’ and ‘Mrs’ from the women’s honours boards in its latest equality drive.
Wimbledon to drop 'Miss' and 'Mrs' from women's honours boards
Wimbledon is set to remove the titles ‘Miss’ and ‘Mrs’ from the women’s honours boards in its latest equality drive.
Wimbledon to finally ditch the ‘Miss’ and ‘Mrs’ prefixes on its famous honours boards as it modernises
The All England Lawn Tennis Club will finally move with the times as it will at long last drop the “Miss” and “Mrs” prefixes of women’s champions on the Wimbledon honours boards.
Romanian Tennis Player Sorry As Thrown Racquet Hits Youngster At French Open
Romania's Irina-Camelia Begu apologised Thursday for petulantly throwing her racquet into a French Open crowd where it hit a child in the face. The youngster wept unconsolably after Begu's racquet bounced off the ground and flew towards the fans during the second set of her match against Ekaterina Alexandrova on Court 12. "It's an embarrassing moment for me, so I don't want to talk too much about it. I just want to apologise," said the 31-year-old after her 6-7 (3/7), 6-3, 6-4 win. "My whole career I didn't do something like this, and I feel really bad and sorry. So I'm just going to say again, sorry for the incident and it was just an embarrassing moment for me."
Removal of points at Wimbledon would be a true exhibition of rank stupidity
If there is anybody playing Wimbledon just to gain computer ranking points, if that’s truly what motivates them, then they are playing the wrong sport and with the wrong attitude.
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