Qualifier Lulu Sun, ranked 123rd, shines at Wimbledon
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Tennis qualifier Lulu Sun put in a remarkable performance on Centre Court at Wimbledon as she knocked out Emma Raducanu to reach the quarter-finals for the first time ever.
Tennis qualifier Lulu Sun put in a remarkable performance on Centre Court at Wimbledon as she knocked out Emma Raducanu to reach the quarter-finals for the first time ever.
British tennis ace Emma Raducanu has opted out of competing in the French Open qualifying next week, meaning she looks set to miss Roland Garros.
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Top seeds Rafael Nadal and Iga Świątek advanced from the opening day’s first-round matches at the Australian Open in Melbourne, although both had to work hard to do so.
American tennis great Serena Williams is expected to make her final Grand Slam appearance at the US Open, while Russian Daniil Medvedev will hope to cash in on the absence of Serbian star Novak Djokovic to retain the men’s singles crown.
With Britain on the brink of ushering a third female Prime Minister into No 10 Downing Street, the indication is that we are now living very much in a woman’s world politically. The same goes for sport.
Reigning US Open women's singles champion Emma Raducanu is set to begin working with Russian coach Dmitry Tursunov prior to the start of tennis' North American swing.
Anyone for tennis? Just about everyone it seems - certainly in Britain and much of the world one suspects - with Wimbledon well underway in that rather precious corner of London SW19 that is quintessentially English.
Reigning US Open champion Emma Raducanu and two-time Wimbledon champion Sir Andy Murray are both through to the second round at the grass-court Grand Slam, which began today without banned Russian players in attendance and lacking its usual ranking points.
US Open champion Emma Raducanu was beaten in the second round of the French Open by Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus, and Greece’s fourth seed Maria Sakkari also made an unexpectedly early exit.
Men’s top seed Novak Djokovic enjoyed a comfortable straight sets win at the Madrid Open tennis, but it was a day of mixed fortunes for two British Grand Slam champions.
Present and past US Open champions Emma Raducanu, Naomi Osaka and Bianca Andreescu are all through to the round of 32 at the Madrid Open.
Formula One world champion Max Verstappen and Olympic sprinter Elaine Thompson-Herah have been named as the winners of this year’s Laureus World Sportsman and Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year awards.
US Open champion Emma Raducanu and fellow Grand Slam winners Simona Halep and Iga Świątek are among the first players into round three at the Indian Wells Masters.
Tennis stars Novak Djokovic and Ashleigh Barty are among the nominees for the 2022 Laureus Sports Awards, which were announced today.