World number one Iga Swiatek claimed the Qatar Open title for the third year in a row with a straight-set victory over Elena Rybakina. Poland’s Swiatek trailed by a double break in the first set but regrouped to beat Kazakhstan’s Rybakina 7-6 (10-8) 6-2 in Doha. Swiatek lost her three matches against Rybakina in 2023....
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Indian Wells: Venus Williams and Caroline Wozniacki handed wildcards
Grand Slam champions Venus Williams and Caroline Wozniacki have been awarded wildcards to play in the Indian Wells tournament next month, live on Sky Sports. Williams, a seven-time Grand Slam champion, has not played since suffering an early exit from last year’s US Open after a humbling defeat by qualifier Greet Minnen in the first...
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Abu Dhabi Open: Britain’s Emma Raducanu beaten by Ons Jabeur
Britain’s Emma Raducanu was denied a place in the Abu Dhabi Open quarter-finals by second seed Ons Jabeur. Competing as a wildcard in Abu Dhabi, the 21-year-old Raducanu lost 6-4 6-1 to the Tunisian world number six. A surprise US Open champion in 2021, Raducanu made her Grand Slam return at last month’s Australian Open...
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Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic set for Saudi Arabia men’s tennis exhibition during ATP season
Saudi Arabia will host a new elite tennis exhibition featuring Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal and three other Grand Slam winners in October. The Six Kings Slam event will form part of the Saudi cultural and entertainment festival Riyadh Season. Major winners Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev and Jannik Sinner will also line up, as well...
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Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert accused of ‘turning backs on women’ by Saudi ambassador
Navratilova, 67, and Evert, 69, each won 18 Grand Slam singles titles between 1974 and 1991. Their opinion column in The Washington Post last week was headlined: ‘We did not help build women’s tennis for it to be exploited by Saudi Arabia’. In it they said moving the “crown jewel” women’s event to Saudi Arabia...
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Australian Open 2024: Jannik Sinner ‘dances in pressure storm’ to win first major
It was not until the age of 12 that Sinner, a national giant slalom runner-up as a junior, decided to focus solely on tennis – a move that prompted him to move away from his family two years later. “I went away from home when I was 14 years old. So I had to grow...
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Australian Open women’s final 2024: Aryna Sabalenka faces Zheng Qinwen for trophy
Aryna Sabalenka and Zheng Qinwen are both bidding for their own slice of Australian Open history in the women’s singles final on Saturday. Belarusian Sabalenka is aiming to become the first woman since compatriot Victoria Azarenka in 2013 to successfully defend the title in Melbourne. Zheng, meanwhile, hopes to become the first Chinese player to...
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Australian Open order of play and day 12 schedule
Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Coco Gauff is eyeing a spot in the Australian Open final for the first time as she takes on defending champion Aryna Sabalenka in the...
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Nick Kyrgios takes pop at Boris Becker as star faces national investigation
Justine Henin has insisted that Carlos Alcaraz has plenty still to learn after crashing out of the Australian Open at the quarter-final stage. She believes that he “fell into the same trap” as he did during his end to the 2023 season and will need to improve in order to repeat his US Open and...
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Sluggish security torched after protester wreaks havoc
The effectiveness of security at the Australian Open has come into question after a protester was escorted by a fan instead of court staff during the fourth round at Margaret Court Arena. Alexander Zverev and Cameron Norrie were playing a crucial point midway through the third set when a Palestinian supporter began to yell and...