Qatar Open: Coco Gauff secures fifth top ten win after defeating Paula Badosa
Coco Gauff has bought her ticket to the Qatar Open quarter-finals after upsetting world number four Paula Badosa.
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Stalker of Toronto-born tennis star Raducanu gets 5-year restraining order
A man who was found guilty of stalking U.S. Open tennis champion Emma Raducanu was given a five-year restraining order on Wednesday.
Man who stalked Raducanu & stole her dad's shoe handed restraining order
A stalker who walked 23 miles to the home of British tennis star Emma Raducanu, taking her father's shoe as a souvenir, has been handed a five-year restraining order.
Tennis - Prize money disparity in Dubai event 'big step backwards', says Murray
Former world number one Andy Murray said the difference in prize money at the Dubai Championships is a "big step backwards", with the men's singles winner set to receive five times more the amount as compared to the women's champion.
Murray misses milestone and then joins debate on 'reckless' Zverev
Murray described Alexander Zverev's racquet-smashing spree that got the German kicked out of the ATP tournament in Acapulco late on Tuesday as "dangerous" and "reckless". Zverev went on a tirade against the umpire over a disputed call during his doubles opener alongside Marcelo Melo, verbally abusing the official and repeatedly hitting the umpire's chair with his racquet at the end of the match. The ATP tour announced that Zverev had been "withdrawn" from the tournament "due to unsportsmanlike conduct" and the world No.3 will not be able to defend his singles title in Acapulco.
Alex Zverev booted from Mexico tourney after striking tennis umpire's chair 3 times
Third-ranked Alexander Zverev was thrown out of the Mexican Open for violently smashing his racket on the umpire's chair moments after losing a doubles match.
‘Dangerous, reckless’ - Andy Murray on extraordinary Alexander Zverev rage attack at Mexican Open
Andy Murray says Alexander Zverev’s extraordinary moment of rage at the Mexican Open was “reckless” and “dangerous” — after an attack on the umpire’s chair resulted in him being thrown out of the tournament. The German, teaming up with Brazil’s Marcelo Melo, seemed to react fairly cordially at the net when they were defeated by Britain’s Lloyd Glasspool and Finland’s Harri Heliovaara, but after the handshake he shouted expletives towards chair umpire Alessandro Germani and then furiously battered his chair, narrowly missing the official’s feet. Ad/> Zverev has since apologised publicly and to the umpire, saying he rejects his actions and that he “left too much” out on the court.
Zverev says behaviour was 'unacceptable' in Acapulco
German Olympic tennis champion Alexander Zverev said there "was no excuse" for smashing his racket on the umpire's chair several times and his foul-mouthed rant at the official was "unacceptable", as he was expelled from the Acapulco Open by the ATP.