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Miami Open 2022 - Cameron Norrie's top 10 hopes suffer blow as the British number one loses to Casper Ruud

Cameron Norrie faces an anxious wait to see if he has cracked the top 10 for the first time in his career following a straight sets defeat to Casper Ruud. The British number one already knew that a deep run at the Miami Open could see him realise his long-term rankings target, but a 6-3 6-4 loss to the Norwegian means he is relying on the results of others to determine where he will sit heading into the clay swing. Ad/> Norrie is currently at a career high 12th in the world but is set to provisionally rise to 10th as it stands, with the only players left in the draw who could deny him comprising defending champion Hubert Hurkacz, Jannik Sinner and Indian Wells winner Taylor Fritz.

British pair fear for careers due to long Covid

Two of Britain's brightest young tennis prospects fear their careers could be over because of the ongoing effects of long Covid.

England: Joe Root emphasises ‘positives’ as scrutiny on captaincy intensifies

Joe Root's missed opportunities

Boris Becker Doesn't Know Where His Wimbledon Trophies Are

Former Wimbledon champion Boris Becker has told a London court he does not know the whereabouts of his All England Club trophies. Becker was declared bankrupt in 2017 and is on trial accused of failing to hand over assets including nine trophies and medals from his glittering career. He told the jury at Southwark Crown Court he would produce the trophies "tomorrow" if he had them. The 54-year-old German won the first of his six Grand Slam titles at Wimbledon in 1985 aged just 17.

Naomi Osaka hits back at Stefanos Tsitsipas' suggestions for women's tennis

Naomi Osaka has hit back at Stefanos Tsitisipas’ suggestions women could play best-of-five set matches at Grand Slams.

Elina Svitolina taking break from tennis after 'extremely difficult' time following Russia's invasion of Ukraine

Elina Svitolina is taking a break from tennis due to a back injury and the “unbearable pain” of watching Russia invade her homeland of Ukraine. Svitolina threatened to boycott a match earlier this month against Russia's Anastasia Potapova unless tennis authorities ruled that Russian and Belarusian tennis players had to compete as “neutral athletes”. Ad/> That rule has since been enforced and Svitolina won two matches at the Monterrey Open before losing in the quarter-finals.

Rafael Nadal will 'always get injured' as Spaniard told he made Indian Wells mistake

Rafael Nadal has been told he should have skipped the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells after picking up an injury in the tournament that is now set to rule him out for six weeks. Nadal, 35, announced last August that his 2021 season would be finishing early due to a chronic foot problem, and then his scheduled comeback in December was scuppered when he tested positive for Covid-19.

Stan Wawrinka and Dominic Thiem both lose in comeback matches after injuries at ATP Challenger event in Marbella

Stan Wawrinka’s long-awaited return to tennis ended in disappointment as he went down to Elias Ymer at an ATP Challenger event in Marbella. The three-time Grand Slam champion was beaten 6-2 6-4 in one hour and 34 minutes as he played competitively for the first time since March last year. Ad/> Wawrinka has since had two surgeries on the left foot injury he sustained in the loss to Lloyd Harris at the Qatar Open and faces a long battle to rise up the rankings having slipped to No.232 in the world.

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Miami Open 2022 - Cameron Norrie's top 10 hopes suffer blow as the British number one loses to Casper Ruud

British pair fear for careers due to long Covid

England: Joe Root emphasises ‘positives’ as scrutiny on captaincy intensifies

Boris Becker Doesn't Know Where His Wimbledon Trophies Are

Naomi Osaka hits back at Stefanos Tsitsipas' suggestions for women's tennis

Elina Svitolina taking break from tennis after 'extremely difficult' time following Russia's invasion of Ukraine

Rafael Nadal will 'always get injured' as Spaniard told he made Indian Wells mistake

Stan Wawrinka and Dominic Thiem both lose in comeback matches after injuries at ATP Challenger event in Marbella