Sue Barker believes “tennis was the loser” in a controversial US Open final – but said Serena Williams had a point when she criticised the umpire. A series of incidents, which included the beaten American calling Carlos Ramos a “liar”…
Serena Williams admits struggling with “postpartum emotions”
Serena Williams said she is suffering from “postpartum emotions” as the 23-time Grand Slam winner struggles to deal with juggling family life and tennis. The 36-year-old American is seeking to regain her top form after missing most of the 2017…
Andy Murray just scored an ace for Men’s Mental Health (Huffpost)
His Twitter bio simply reads, “I play tennis”, but Andy Murray is more than just a professional tennis player. In the course of his career, the Scot has won multiple Grand Slam tournaments, been British No1, became a two-time Olympic…
Serena loses to Britain’s Konta, worst defeat since career
Serena Williams, 23-time major champion, suffered the worst of defeat in her most talked about professional career on Tuesday, falling 6-1 6-0 to Britain’s Johanna Konta in the first round of the Silicon Valley Classic. After a routine hold to…
Serena Williams accuses anti-doping authorities of ‘discrimination’ after ‘random’ drugs test (Telegraph)
Serena Williams has accused anti-doping authorities of “discrimination” after being subjected to a random drugs test on Tuesday night. Williams, who has only recently startedcompeting regularly again following the birth of her daughter Olympia in September, tweeted: “And it’s that time…
Serena Williams seeded for Wimbledon, Murray misses out (Guardian)
Seven-time Wimbledon champion Serena Williams has been seeded 25 for this year’s women’s singles by the organisers despite being ranked 183 in the world. The 36-year-old — who was not seeded for the French Open — has made only a…
Andy Murray in no hurry over Wimbledon decision (Ndtv)
Andy Murray has still to decide if he will compete at Wimbledon next week even after recording his first win in almost a year when beating Stan Wawrinka. Former world number one Murray won 6-1, 6-3 in the south coast…
What to watch Saturday at Roland Garros (Atpworldtour)
A lucky loser and a certain player named Rafa go for Roland Garros history, and the ‘Tower of Tandil’ will try to go where he hasn’t been since 2012: ATPWorldTour.com previews Saturday’s third-round action at Roland Garros. [1] Rafael Nadal…
Ruthless Nadal advances, Thiem stung by Fognini (Guardian)
Rafael Nadal showed no signs of fatigue as he dismissed Damir Dzumhur 6-1, 6-0 to advance to the third round of the on-going Rome Open Tennis Championship. However, Madrid finalist, Dominic Thiem was sent packing by Italy’s Fabio Fognini in…
Venus Williams: I do not identify with the word feminist (Inews)
US tennis star Venus Williams has said she does not identify with the word feminist. The 37-year-old said she rejects any kind of label. “I don’t like labels – though I do think as women we have much more power…