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Emma Raducanu has been given a wild card for the Miami Open later this month. The British number one, currently ranked 80th, made her debut at the Florida tournament, one of the biggest on the WTA and ATP Tours, last year, losing her opening match to Czech Katerina Siniakova. Raducanu joins...

The LTA has today announced Coventry as the city to stage Great Britain’s Billie Jean King Cup by Gainbridge Qualifier against France on April 14-15. The event will take place in the Indoor Arena at Coventry Building Society Arena. The tie in Coventry will be one of nine Billie Jean King Cup...

Defending champion Andrey Rublev advanced to the final at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Friday after beating Alexander Zverev in straight sets. Rublev needed six match points to finally put away the German, with his 6-3 7-6 (9-7) success his first tour-level win over Zverev. The...

Just over a year since Andrey Rublev wrote: "No War Please" on the lens of a TV camera on his way to winning the Dubai title, the Russian issued another call for peace on Friday, saying it was "crazy" to see citizens suffering and dying. Rublev first penned an anti-war message days after...

Daniil Medvedev continued his impressive form with a win 6-2 6-2 over compatriot Andrey Rublev in the Dubai Tennis Championships final on Saturday, claiming his third title in three weeks. Defending champion Rublev, bidding for a second straight title in Dubai, was unable to put up much...

The WTA has announced a new investment deal with CVC Capital Partners worth £125m. The private equity firm previously owned Formula 1 and has also invested in rugby, cricket and French and Spanish football. This new deal, which has been in the pipeline for some time, is described as a...

Andy Murray has admitted he "will not be going nuts" if Russian and Belarusian players are allowed to play at Wimbledon, despite being torn over their potential return. The 35-year-old former world No 1 received the ATP's Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Award last year after donating more than...

Wimbledon has still not taken a decision on the participation of Russian and Belarusian players at the Grand Slam this year, organisers told Reuters on Friday, adding that they were continuing talks with key stakeholders. The All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) and the Lawn Tennis Association...

The governor of Florida has urged US President Joe Biden to allow Novak Djokovic to compete at Indian Wells and the Miami Open, despite the world No 1 being unvaccinated for Covid-19. Djokovic applied for special permission to play at ATP Masters events Indian Wells on Wednesday and the Miami...

It took until 2007 for all the Grand Slams to pay equal prize money and, in the decade and a half since, remuneration has climbed steeply. Tennis players dominate the world's highest earning female athletes - four of the top five and seven of the top 10 in 2022, according to Forbes, with Naomi...

Billie Jean King has revealed how her efforts to form the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) were "really scary", adding that she now believes tennis' modern-day stars are "living our dream". June will mark half a century since King gathered more than 60 women together at the Gloucester Hotel in...

Raducanu's participation in her first match since losing to Coco Gauff in the second round of the Australian Open in January had been in doubt after she revealed the wrist problem she was troubled by last season had returned. But the British No 1, who withdrew from last week's event in Texas...

In 2023, Andy Murray is 5-0 in best-of-three-set matches to go the distance, along with 2-0 in best-of-five matches that go to five; the 35-year-old, three-time Grand Slam champion is 0-3 this year in contests that conclude earlier than the full three or five sets Andy Murray battled back to...

Murray's victory, which spanned over three hours, means he stays unbeaten this season in matches that have gone to a deciding set. So far this year, Murray is 5-0 in best-of-three-set matches to go the duration, along with 2-0 in best-of-five matches that go to five. He is 0-3 in contests that...

Cameron Norrie is through to the second round of the Indian Wells, after a convincing straight-sets victory over Tung-Lin Wu. The British No 1 continued his recent good form and broke Wu's service game four times in a straightforward 6-2 6-4 victory. He will face either Matteo Berrettini or...

Murray said he expects a great match against Draper, who he has mentored in the past. "I think he'll be a top player for a long time," Murray added. In other men's results, defending champion Taylor Fritz battled back against fellow American young gun Ben Shelton 4-6 6-4 6-3 and top seed...

Andy Murray enjoyed a rare straight-sets win over tournament lucky loser Radu Albot of Moldova 6-4 6-3 to set up an all-British third-round showdown with Jack Draper. It was a first straight-sets victory of the year for Murray, who had just 18 unforced errors compared to his opponent's 35...

Emma Raducanu is through to the third round of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells after coming back to beat Polish 20th seed Magda Linette in straight sets 7-6 (7-3) 6-2. Raducanu had trailed 4-1 in the first set before breaking back and then taking her opponent to a tie break, which she...

The WTA said in a statement: "First and foremost, we acknowledge the emotions Lesia and all of our Ukrainian athletes have and continue to manage during this very difficult period of time. We are witnessing an ongoing horrific war that continues to bring unforeseen circumstances with far...

Tsurenko's comments come as Wimbledon organisers appear set to lift their ban on Russian and Belarusian players, with the International Olympic Committee potentially heading in the same direction. Simon relayed that information to Tsurenko, who said: "He expressed confidence that the Russians...