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Britain's Dan Evans suffered a surprise 6-2 2-6 6-4 defeat to Nicolas Mejia in a crucial Davis Cup Qualifier on Friday. Victory for world No 253 Mejia handed Colombia a crucial 1-0 lead on the clay courts of Pueblo Viejo Country Club which is being played 2,500 metres above sea level on the...

Dan Evans made up for Friday's shock Davis Cup singles' defeat as he won on his doubles' debut alongside Neal Skupski. The British duo secured a vital 6-4 6-4 victory against Robert Farah and Juan Sebastian Cabal of Colombia to help the visitors move 2-1 up in the tie needing to win one of the...

Lesia Tsurenko of Ukraine reached her first final in four years after the top-seeded Bianca Andreescu retired with a shoulder injury during their semi-final at the Thailand Open on Saturday. Tsurenko, in search of her fifth WTA title, was leading the 2019 US Open champion 7-5 4-0 when the...

Unseeded American Alycia Parks secured a stunning 7-6 (9-7) 7-5 upset win over WTA Finals champion Caroline Garcia in the Open Mtropole de Lyon final to clinch her first career title on Sunday. The 22-year-old Parks, who is ranked 79th in the world, landed 15 aces and saved all four break...

Andy Murray has taken a wild card into the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships later this month. The Scot is a former champion at the ATP Tour event having beaten Fernando Verdasco in the final in 2017, Murray's last title before hip problems struck that summer. Murray showed arguably his...

British No 1 Emma Raducanu will have to bide her time and wait for withdrawals after being announced as the fourth main draw alternate for the women's entry list into Indian Wells which begins on March 6 and runs through until March 19. The former US Open champion has dropped down to No 80 in...

Moroccan former tennis player Younes Rachidi has been banned from the sport for life after being found guilty of fixing 135 matches, the highest number of offences by one individual ever detected, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA). The 36-year-old was involved in match-fixing...

British No 1 Emma Raducanu has been handed a wild card for next month's WTA 1000 event at Indian Wells, tournament organisers announced on Thursday. Raducanu, whose world ranking has dropped to 80, had initially been announced as the fourth main draw alternate for the tournament, which begins...

John Isner extended his record by winning his 499th career tie-break, advancing to the quarter-finals of his hometown Dallas Open with a 6-3 7-6 (7-1) victory over Daniel Altmaier. Roger Federer is second in career tie-break victories with 466. "I played a great tiebreaker to win the match...

American John Isner entered the ATP Tour record books on Friday by becoming the first man to win 500 tour-level tie-breaks in his 7-6 (10-8) 7-5 victory over Emilio Gomez in the Dallas Open quarter-finals. Isner's 500 career tie-break victories put him 34 ahead of Swiss great Roger Federer on...

Novak Djokovic has applied for special permission to enter the United States to play at the Indian Wells and Miami Open, his brother Djordje said on Friday. The US vaccine requirement for foreign air travellers is not expected to be lifted before main draw action at Indian Wells kicks off on...

Carlos Alcaraz says he still has room for improvement in his game and other aspects as he gears up to begin his 2023 season at next week's Argentina Open. The Spaniard climbed to the top of the ATP rankings in September 2022 after winning his first major title at the US Open and stayed there...

Liam Broady claimed the second ATP Challenger title of his career and his first since 2021 with victory in Vilnius, Lithuania on Sunday. The Briton claimed a 6-4 6-4 win against Czech Zdenek Kolar in the final and is projected to climb back into the top 140 from 175 in the world. Stockport...

Wu Yibing became the first Chinese player to win an ATP Tour title as he clinched the Dallas Open by edging out John Isner in a thrilling final set tie-break. Having a day earlier toppled top seed Taylor Fritz to become the first person from his nation to reach an ATP final in the Open era, Wu...

World No 1 Iga Swiatek accepts that she cannot be perfect all the time following her fourth-round exit at the Australian Open, as the Pole prepares to defend her Qatar Open title this week. The 21-year-old was hot favourite to win the year's first Grand Slam in Melbourne but crashed to a 6-4...

Rafael Nadal has reportedly failed to recover from a hip injury sustained at the Australian Open to make it in time for the Qatar Open in Doha (from Feb 20) and the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships (from Feb 27). Nadal indicated he would likely be out for up to eight weeks following his...

All drivers and management are clear on their objectives: claiming both championships. "Our focus will soon shift to another aspect, which is its speed and performance," said Vasseur. "We have two talented drivers who are both eager to win and have the skills needed to achieve this. "Our...

Ferrari openly admitted last season that they stopped developing their 2022 car to focus on the SF-23, with their performance on-track suffering as a result. By the end of the year, Mercedes were often Red Bull's closest rivals rather than Ferrari, who started the campaign on top. In...

The pair are expected to be more closely matched this year. There is also optimism about the new management structure, with Vasseur - formerly of Alfa Romeo - replacing Mattia Binotto. Binotto, a long-term Ferrari employee, helped bring the team back to contention with his technical nous...

Ferrari launch their SF-23 car from Maranello, with Charles Leclerc, Carlos Sainz and new team boss Fred Vasseur all present; Scuderia aiming to go one better in 2023 after finishing second behind Red Bull last season; Leclerc: "Our Valentine is our new car" This is the car Ferrari hope will end...