Three British women reached the quarter-finals of the Rothesay International at Eastbourne on Wednesday with impressive victories. Emma Raducanu defeated World No 5 Jessica Pegula, Katie Boulter took down 2021 champion Jelena Ostapenko, and Harriet Dart outlasted Grand Slam winner Sofia Kenin. Raducanu’s victory was particularly remarkable as she came back from a set and…
It’s been some time in coming, but the Billy Harris breakthrough as the 29-year-old from the Isle of Man finally made his breakthrough into the top level of the professional tour at this year’s grass court swing. It’s my first time in Eastbourne, it’s a great court to play on and it felt great out…
Harriet Dart, the last Brit standing at the Rothesay Classic in Birmingham, missed out on a quarter-final slot after losing in straight sets to Barbora Krejcikova, the No 2 seed, on Thursday, while Yulia Putintseva, Diana Shnaider and lucky loser Caroline Dolehide all progressed to the Last 8. The British No 2 tried to fight…
Hertfordshire’s Jack Bigham’s bid to add another R&A title to his collection gathered pace as the Walker Cup player surged into the quarter-finals of The 129th Amateur Championship at Ballyliffin. The 20-year-old from Harpenden, who won the R&A Boys’ Amateur Championship in 2021, stayed on course for a notable double with two contrasting match play…
Getty Images One day after a British legend bowed out of the Cinch Championships for the final team, a rising star from the host nation continued to emerge. Jack Draper, who kicked off the grass-court swing with a title last week in Stuttgart, upset Carlos Alcaraz 7-6(3), 6-3 during second-round action at Queen’s Club on…
The Rothesay Classic saw 4 players advance to the quarter-finals on Wednesday, and leading the charge was Canadian 6th seed Leylah Fernandez, who was joined by Anastasia Potapova, Ajla Tomljanovic, and Elisabetta Cocciaretto in the Last 8 of the WTA 250 event in Birmingham for the first time. I went through it all for exactly…
Alexander Zverev added another win at the 2024 Halle Open to book the quarter-finals as he continues his preparation for Wimbledon. Zverev should be a good grass player, considering his skill set. He has a powerful serve and moves fairly well despite his size. Even with all that, the German hasn’t really had that much…
Milos Raonic made a strong return to the tour on the lawns of s-Hertogenbosch this week, but his first tournament since Indian Wells came to an end on Friday at the hands of Alex de Minaur at the Libema Open. In a matchup of power vs speed, it was the top-seeded Aussie who got the…
Emma Raducanu reached her first grass-court quarter-final at WTA Tour level at the Rothesay Open in Nottingham on Thursday with another impressive display easing her past notorious giant-killer Daria Snigur, while fellow Brit Fran Jones’ 2nd-round match with Ashlyn Krueger was left hanging overnight when she was serving for match with a 6-4, 4-6, 6-5,…
The oft-injured Matteo Berrettini has advanced to the quarterfinals in Stuttgart this week with a pair of wins. In the upcoming matches, Jan-Lennard Struff will face off against Brandon Nakashima. (PR) Matteo Berrettini vs. (Q) James Duckworth Matteo Berrettini from Italy has had a challenging time on the ATP tour due to injuries. Despite being…
