• November 21, 2024

Billie Jean King Cup: Jasmine Paolini leads Italy to title with victory against Slovakia in Malaga | Tennis News

An inspired Jasmine Paolini led Italy to a fifth Billie Jean King Cup title as they beat Slovakia 2-0 in the final in Malaga. Paolini put on a tennis masterclass as she beat Rebecca Sramkova 6-2 6-1 in the second singles rubber to wrap up victory in the final on Wednesday after Lucia Bronzetti overcame…

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Rafael Nadal beaten by Botic van de Zandschulp at Davis Cup Finals in Malaga in final career match | Tennis News

Rafael Nadal suffered defeat to Botic van de Zandschulp in the Davis Cup Finals in what was the last match of the Spaniard’s career. Van de Zandschulp eased to a 6-4 6-4 win to put Netherlands 1-0 ahead in their quarter-final tie against Spain. It was only Nadal’s second Davis Cup loss in singles, with…

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Rafael Nadal beaten by Botic van de Zandschulp at Davis Cup Finals in Malaga in possible final career match | Tennis News

Rafael Nadal suffered defeat to Botic van de Zandschulp in the Davis Cup Finals in what may have been the last match of the Spaniard’s career. Van de Zandschulp eased to a 6-4 6-4 win to put Netherlands 1-0 ahead in their quarter-final tie against Spain. Nadal, 38, is retiring from professional tennis after the…

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Emma Raducanu wins in Billie Jean King Cup as Great Britain take charge of Canada quarter-final | Tennis News

Emma Raducanu swept aside Canada’s Rebecca Marino in the first set before grinding her way through the second to put Great Britain 1-0 up against defending champions Canada in the quarter-finals of the Billie Jean King Cup. Raducanu triumphed 6-0 7-5 in the opening rubber in Malaga on Sunday, winning 100 per cent of points…

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ATP Finals: Jannik Sinner demolishes Casper Ruud to set up title showdown against Taylor Fritz | Tennis News

World No 1 Jannik Sinner demolished Casper Ruud 6-1 6-2 to set up a title showdown against Taylor Fritz at the ATP Finals in Turin. Sinner put on a show on Saturday night to end the hopes of Ruud and set up another match with American Fritz – the player he beat in the US…

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Taylor Fritz speaks out on coaching rule changes in 2025 and Laura Robson agrees | Tennis News

Taylor Fritz believes the tennis authorities should have clamped down hard on off-court coaching rather than change the rules to allow it, and Sky Sports’ Laura Robson agrees with the American. The International Tennis Federation (ITF) will allow off-court coaching from 2025 following trials at the four Grand Slams and ATP and WTA Tour events…

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ATP Finals: Jannik Sinner seals fantastic win against Taylor Fritz after Daniil Medvedev comes out on top | Tennis News

World No 1 Jannik Sinner made it two wins in a row at the ATP Finals with a 6-4 6-4 success against Taylor Fritz in a rematch of the US Open final. Fritz put the world No 1 through his paces in the early stages of a fabulous contest at the Inalpi Arena in Turin.…

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ATP Finals: Carlos Alcaraz suffers shock defeat to Casper Ruud at season-ending event in Turin | Tennis News

Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz suffered a shock opening defeat to Casper Ruud at the season-ending ATP Finals in Turin on Monday. Norwegian star Ruud blew the John Newcombe Group wide open with a stunning 6-1 7-5 victory over world No 3 Alcaraz at the Inalpi Arena. Ruud, who reached the championship match on his previous…

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WTA Finals: Barbora Krejcikova and Coco Gauff through to semi-finals with Iga Swiatek knocked out | Tennis News

Barbora Krejcikova saved a remarkable 11 out of 12 break points to defeat Coco Gauff 7-5 6-4 to advance to the semi-finals at the WTA Finals in Riyadh as the winner of the Orange Group and dump defending champion Iga Swiatek out. Gauff was already guaranteed to make the semis, but world No 1 Swiatek…

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Cameron Norrie through to Moselle Open semi-finals with victory over Zizou Bergs in Metz | Tennis News

Cameron Norrie made it through to semi-finals of the Moselle Open in Metz with a victory against Zizou Bergs. It has been a poor season for former British No 1 Norrie, who has struggled after nearly three months out with a forearm injury But he returned to form to snap a four-match losing streak at…

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