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Surrey's Hannah Klugman is relishing the opportunity to go one step further in the 16U LTA Junior National Tennis Championships after reaching the Final for a second successive year. On a rain-affected day at the prestigious tournament being played at the LTA's National Tennis Centre in Roehampton, Klugman's beat Northamptonshire's Tegan Bush 6-0 6-0.
Top seed Oliver Bonding will take on second seed Benjamin Gusic Wan in the final of the 16U Boys' Singles LTA's Junior National Tennis Championships on Friday after the duo prevailed in high-quality semi-finals on Thursday. Surrey's Bonding, who is ranked No.40 in the ITF junior rankings, produced an impressive display to beat Cheshire's Alfie King 6-1 6-3 in a match played indoors at the LTA's National Tennis Centre due to rain in Roehampton. Ad Bonding, who is working with Andy Murray's former coach Miles Maclagan, is relishing the chance to compete for one of the most prestigious prizes in British tennis.
Women's world number one Iga Swiatek says tennis authorities missed an opportunity to ban Russian and Belarusian players outright after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, but the moment has passed to do so now, she told the BBC. The 21-year-old Pole has been a staunch supporter of her Ukrainian rivals criticising the WTA for not doing enough to support them. Unlike other sports which imposed an outright ban following the invasion in February 2022, tennis officials permitted those from Russia and Belarus to continue playing, but as neutral athletes.
Rafael Nadal's preparation for a tilt at a record-extending 15th French Open title suffered a blow when he announced Tuesday his withdrawal from the upcoming Monte Carlo Masters. "Hi everyone, I'm still not ready to compete at the highest level," the 36-year-old Spaniard tweeted. "I will not be able to play in one of the most important tournaments of my career, Monte Carlo."
Eurosport expert Laura Robson says Emma Raducanu “looks really good” ahead of the clay season and thinks certain conditions will suit her style on the surface. Raducanu is set to be back in action at the Stuttgart Open from April 17, where she reached the quarter-finals of the WTA 500 event last year, falling to Iga Swiatek in the last eight.
BENGALURU : The WTA should stick to its principles and not resume playing tournaments in China until the Peng Shuai issue has been resolved despite the financial impact of its stand, a senior China researcher at Human Rights Watch has urged.
Tennis missed an opportunity to send a strong message to Moscow by failing to impose a blanket ban on players from Russia and its ally Belarus after the invasion of Ukraine, world number one Iga Swiatek said.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Wednesday (Apr 5) that it would oppose a move by the Ukrainian government to strip national sports governing bodies of their national status if their athletes compete against Russians or Belarusians.