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Nadal beats Norrie in Acapulco for his 91st career title

ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Rafael Nadal said earlier in the week that he wasn’t aware of his career statistics. Now, he might want to have a look at them.

Murphy riding crest of a UK Pro League wave after clinching second consecutive victory

Brandon Murphy admits he surprised even himself after becoming just the second man ever to claim back-to-back UK Pro League titles. The 21-year-old ace beat the experienced Dan Cox in straight sets on Saturday to follow up his Week 2 triumph in style at Welwyn Garden Cityâ€™s Gosling Tennis Centre. Ad/> Last seasonâ€™s UK Pro League champion Anton Matusevich, the world No.174, racked up two week wins on the spin last year to help navigate his way to Finals Week and Murphy was able to emulate his achievement with an efficient 6-3, 6-4 victory.

'We can do more' - Heartbroken Elina Svitolina to donate prize money to Ukraine plight in war with Russia

Ukrainian tennis star Elina Svitolina has spoken about feeling ‘heartbroken’ for friends and family back home as the conflict with invading Russian forces continues. Speaking exclusively to Eurosport’s Barbara Schett, the 27-year-old also spoke about feeling ‘useless’ from a distance but intends to donate her prize money from recent events to her home country. Ad/> Svitolina also called on the tennis world to do more to raise awareness of the situation and help those suffering amid the aggression.