Key Highlights British tennis player Jodie Burrage faced severe online abuse and death threats following her first match back on the WTA Tour after a 16-month absence. Burrage was defeated in the first round in Chennai by India’s Vaishnavi Adkar with a scoreline of 3-6, 6-3, 7-5. The 27-year-old athlete publicly condemned the messages on ...
Key Highlights Harriet Dart secured her maiden WTA 250 title in Guangzhou, answering critics after enduring two seasons largely outside the top 100. Great Britain Billie Jean King Cup captain Anne Keothavong praised Dart’s enhanced self-belief, work ethic, and ability to battle from behind under pressure. Dart’s breakthrough comes amid a broader surge in British ...
Key Highlights British tennis player Harriet Dart has won the Guangzhou Open, securing the first WTA Tour singles title of her professional career. Dart accomplished the milestone victory after successfully advancing through the tournament’s qualifying rounds. Reflecting on her breakthrough tournament run, Dart described the triumph to BBC Sport as an “incredible week”. Breakthrough Victory ...
Key Highlights: Sonay Kartal has achieved the distinction of becoming the new British number one player in women’s tennis. The major career breakthrough comes following her impressive run to the final of the Wuhan Open. Kartal has reflected on the milestone as she solidifies her rapid rise on the international WTA Tour stage. Sonay Kartal ...
Key Highlights: Sonay Kartal defeated Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina 6-2 2-6 6-4 in Wuhan to reach her first career WTA 1000 semi-final. Kartal becomes only the second British woman, alongside Johanna Konta, to advance to a WTA 1000 semi-final since 2009. The British player will next face 2017 French Open champion JeΔΌena Ostapenko for a place ...
Jack Draper will not be eligible for a protected ranking upon his anticipated return to the tour in January. ATP rules stipulate that only players sidelined for a minimum of six months retain the ranking they held at the time of their departure. Currently positioned at No. 155 in the world, the British star would ...
Arthur Fery narrowly missed out on a seeding at the US Open, which are awarded to the top 32 players, leaving the British player at…
Arthur Feryβs breakthrough run ended in disappointment as he lost to Ignacio Buse in the final of the Winston-Salem Open, missing out on his first…