Zero appetite for 15-day Wimbledon, says Henman
LONDON : Wimbledon organisers have "zero appetite" to turn the Championships into a 15-day event, according to former British number one and four-times semi-finalist Tim Henman.
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Ogunkunle, Alabi excel as Lagos table tennis tourney enters quarterfinals
Yesterday was a good day at the ongoing 56th Molade Okoya-Thomas National Table Tennis Championships (also known as the Molade OKoya-Thomas Cup) for Paralympic Games medallists, Isau Ogunkunle and Olufemi Alabi.
Emma Raducanu risks £10 million empire after string of poor results for British tennis star
After her landmark U.S. Open win in 2021, Emma Raducanu became one of the most-wanted sportswomen in the world for sponsors, becoming the face of Dior, Porsche, Tiffany, British Airways, Vodafone and Evian and making a fortune in the process.
Auger-Aliassime into Montpellier quarterfinals, stays unbeaten against Frenchman Cazaux
Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the quarterfinals of the Open Occitanie tennis tournament with a 6-4, 7-6 (5) win over France's Arthur Cazaux on Wednesday in Montpellier, France.
US Open to expand main draw to 15 days in 2025
NEW YORK : The U.S. Open will expand its main draw to 15 days, the United States Tennis Association (USTA) said on Wednesday, kicking off a day earlier than the usual Monday opener for the tournament's first weekend start in the Open Era.
PTPA launches pro bono legal aide for players facing doping, corruption allegations
NEW YORK : The Professional Tennis Players Association (PTPA) is launching a new pro-bono legal defence programme for players facing allegations of doping or corruption, the organisation said on Wednesday.
Djokovic withdraws from Serbia's squad ahead of Davis Cup qualifiers
World number six Novak Djokovic has pulled out of Serbia's Davis Cup first-round qualifying tie due to injury, the country's tennis federation (TSS) said.
"No Conditions On Playing For India": Yuki Bhambri, Sumit Nagal's Davis Cup Absence Slammed
India will be without their highest-ranked singles and doubles players, Sumit Nagal and Yuki Bhambri, respectively, for the Davis Cup 2025 World Group I play-off tie against Togo scheduled on February 1-2. The duo have made themselves unavailable because of some dispute with the administrators. Team India captain Rohit Rajpal admitted the duo has grievances with the All India Tennis Association (AITA) and hoped they will return to action soon. “Yuki and Sumit both have played for the country. They have some grievances with, I think, a couple of people in AITA, which need to be sorted. We are working towards it. But I still believe that you know, from my captain, Vijay Amritraj, our values that we passed on to the generations and that were passed on to me is that, you know, your nation comes first.