Raducanu storms into second round in Stuttgart
Emma Raducanu breezed into the second round of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart with a straight-sets win over Australia's Storm Sanders.
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'Very happy to have battled through' - Emma Raducanu eases past Storm Sanders in Stuttgart first round
Emma Raducanu is into the second round of the Stuttgart Open after a 6-1 6-2 win in 70 minutes against qualifier Storm Sanders. The British number one suffered severe blistering in her 6-1 6-1 defeat to Marketa Vondrousova at the Billie Jean King Cup last Friday.
Hall of Fame tennis player Pam Shriver says she was in 'inappropriate, damaging' relationship with her coach when she was 17
ESPN tennis analyst Pam Shriver said Wednesday that she was in what she called «an inappropriate and damaging relationship with my much older coach» that began when she was 17 and lasted for five years.
Emma Raducanu explains replicating US Open tactic on clay after convincing Stuttgart win
Emma Raducanu has opened up on rediscovering her US Open mindset after a winning start at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix. The world No 12 was making her debut on the clay at a WTA Tour event and needed just 70 minutes to overcome qualifier Storm Sanders 6-1 6-2. It came days after the Brit suffered a right foot injury at the Billie Jean King Cup tie against the Czech Republic.
Emma Raducanu bounces back from injury to outclass Storm Sanders in dominant Stuttgart win
Emma Raducanu sealed a dominant 6-1 6-2 victory in her maiden WTA Tour clay match on Wednesday. The eighth seed needed just 70 minutes to blow qualifier Storm Sanders away at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart. Her overwhelming win came just days after the Brit suffered an injury scare at the Billie Jean King Cup.
ATP slams Wimbledon's 'unfair' ban of Russian and Belarusian players
Wimbledon's decision to ban Russian and Belarusian players from this year's tournament has been slammed as "unfair" by men's tour organisers the ATP. All England Club chiefs on Wednesday revealed their move in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Reactions to Wimbledon banning Russian and Belarusian players
Following are reactions to Russian and Belarusian players being barred from competing at this year's Wimbledon due to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
'Snooker is too boring' - Hossein Vafaei 'still friends' with Ronnie O'Sullivan despite 'retire' attack
Hossein Vafaei has said «snooker is too boring» and laughed off suggestions that he has fallen out with Ronnie O'Sullivan despite his comments on retirement. O’Sullivan had shrugged off criticism from the 27-year-old, who described him as «not good for the game» and told the snooker legend to retire from the sport.