Category: Tennis

Britain’s Jack Draper was forced to retire in the third set of his Mexican Open semi-final in Acapulco. The 22-year-old had treatment from the physiotherapist and tournament doctor in the second set against Australian defending champion Alex de Minaur. De Minaur had taken the opening set 6-3 before the British number three came back to...

Britain’s Emma Raducanu has been given a wildcard for Indian Wells next week. The 21-year-old is ranked 252nd in the world as she continues her comeback from an eight-month injury lay-off. American seven-time major champion Venus Williams, 43, and Danish former world number one Caroline Wozniacki have also been handed wildcards for the WTA 1000...

Raducanu, who shot to prominence with a stunning triumph at the 2021 US Open as a teenage qualifier, is ranked too low for direct entry into the top WTA tournaments. A protected injury ranking of 103rd helped the former British number one enter last month’s Australian Open without needing to go through qualifying. But the...

British tennis star Andy Murray has hinted he could retire this year. Speaking in Dubai after his 500th win on hardcourt, the 36-year-old said: “I still love competing, I still love the game. It gets harder and harder the older you get to compete with the young guys. “It’s not easy, I probably don’t have...

Three Just Stop Oil protesters have been found guilty of aggravated trespass after disrupting Wimbledon tennis matches by throwing confetti and puzzle pieces. Deborah Wilde, 69, Simon Milner-Edwards, 67, and William Ward, 66, were convicted at City of London Magistrates’ Court on Monday. Wilde, a retired teacher, and Ward, a retired civil engineer, were each...

Andy Murray may have snapped his six-match losing streak but his future has come under further scrutiny after he lost in the second round of the Qatar Open last week. Murray has repeatedly said he is not about to retire after a horror run of form, but the fierce competitor inside him will not be...

Qualifier Anna Kalinskaya stunned world number one Iga Swiatek to reach the Dubai Tennis Championships final. Kalinskaya, 25, took one hour and 42 minutes to seal a 6-4 6-4 win against the four-time Grand Slam champion. “I knew if I didn’t stay calm and aggressive, she would destroy me,” said Kalinskaya. The Russian faces Italy’s...

Dubai Tennis Championships 2024 Preview (ATP): When is it, who is playing and what is the prize money? It is time for the ATP Tour to take to the Dubai Tennis Championships, in what will be the 32nd edition of the men’s event in the United Arab Emirates. And we, at Tennishead, have got everything you...

Jannik Sinner will climb to a career-high third in the world ranking after beating Alex de Minaur in straight sets to win the Rotterdam Open. The Australian Open champion will become Italy’s highest-ranked male player in history after beating world number 11 De Minaur 7-5 6-4. It is a 12th career title for Sinner, who...

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....