Emma Raducanu faces against race against time to be fit for ‘huge’ event
Emma Raducanu faces a race against time to be fit for the upcoming Indian Wells Masters, which starts on Monday, March 7th, in California.
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Emma Raducanu facing race against the clock to be fit for Indian Wells
Emma Raducanu faces a race against time to be fit for the upcoming Indian Wells Masters, which starts on Monday, March 7th, in California.
Iga Świątek reveals how she won Qatar Open and rose up to world number four
Tennis star Iga Świątek has revealed how she won the Qatar Open and subsequently rose up to world number four.
Australia star receives death threat warning him not to travel to Pakistan for Test series
Root accepts England need wholesale changes after Ashes defeat
‘I am in complete fear’ - Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova condemns Moscow’s assault on Ukraine
Tennis player Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova has made one of the strongest statements of any Russian sports men and women to speak out against Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, saying “personal ambitions or political motives cannot justify violence". It is a brave comment from last year’s French Open runner-up, as it appears to directly criticise Vladimir Putin’s assault on Ukraine, rather than a plea simply to stop the war. Ad/> The military action in Russia’s neighbouring country is into day five and the United Nations claims more than 100 civilians have so far been killed in the conflict, including seven children, with over 300 injured.
Ukraine calls for Russia and Belarus to be expelled from International Tennis Federation
Tennis Federation urged the International Tennis Federation (ITF) on Sunday to immediately expel Russia and Belarus from the organisation. In a letter reviewed by Reuters, the Ukrainian federation said the action was warranted given Russia and Belarus' "unprecedented, cynical and bloody" attacks on Ukraine over the past four days.
Daniil Medvedev: How the new men's world number one overtook Novak Djokovic
New men's world number one Daniil Medvedev says the only way to make him angry away from the tennis court is to knock on his hotel door at 6am seven days in a row.
Elina Svitolina, Dayana Yastremska, Daniil Medvedev, Andrey Rublev, Sergiy Stakhovsky on Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Tennis players have called for peace, fled their home country, and said they will take up arms after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The world has been rocked by the decision of Russia president Vladimir Putin to attack neighbouring Ukraine last week. Ad/> There are currently 36 men and 16 women from Ukraine on the WTA and ATP rankings, along with hundreds of Russians, including new men's world No 1 Daniil Medvedev.