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• Kontinen/Peers Retain Nitto ATP Finals Title Posted on - Nov 19, 2017 They may not be finishing the season with the year-end No. 1 Emirates ATP Doubles Team Ranking, but Henri Kontinen and John Peers aren’t leaving the Nitto ATP Finals without hardware. After producing a serving masterclass, Kontinen and Peers defeated top-seeded Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo, 6-4, 6-2, in 70 minutes to retain their title at the season finale. A year after capturing the trophy in London in their team debut, Kontinen...

• Self-defeating Bernard Tomic tries to give point to his Washington Posted on - Aug 06, 2015 Mercurial Australian plays to his own plan during a bewildering three-set loss to Steve Johnson in the US If the goal was to unsettle his opponent, it didn’t work. The ever-frustrating Bernard Tomic strolled, smiled and backchatted his way to a dismal defeat against Steve Johnson in the Washington Open, on one occasion unsuccessfully challenging a point he had already won. The search for consistency continued for the 11th seed who lost...

• Andy Murray stunned by Teymuraz Gabashvili at Citi Open in Posted on - Aug 06, 2015 Gabashvili beats Murray 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (6-4) in second round ‘It wasn’t like I was blown off the court,’ says disappointed but upbeat Scot Andy Murray’s preparations for the US Open got off to a poor start when the Briton suffered a stunning 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (6-4) loss to unseeded Russian Teymuraz Gabashvili in the second round of the Citi Open in Washington. The top-seeded Murray was never allowed to settle by the...

• Laura Robson makes comeback in Eastbourne after 17 months out Posted on - Jun 16, 2015 Robson has not played since 2014 Australian Open due to wrist injury First match set for Saturday putting Robson on track for Wimbledon After a series of false dawns, Laura Robson will make her comeback after 17 months out with injury when she plays in the qualifying event of the Aegon International in Eastbourne this weekend. The 21-year-old has not played since last year’s Australian Open because of an injury to her left...

• Andy Murray quickly finds his feet to move past Lu Posted on - Jun 16, 2015 Murray beats Taiwanese qualifier 6-4, 7-5 in first match on grass Scot pleased with new footwear after serving 12 aces While drama spread elsewhere, Andy Murray moved with encouraging dexterity on his return to grass on Tuesday and progressed serenely into the second round at Queen’s. He saw the first set of Rafael Nadal’s shock defeat by Alexandr Dolgopolov, and reckoned it looked a tricky assignment for the Spaniard, before following him...

• Rafael Nadal remains bullish about Wimbledon despite Queen’s failure Posted on - Jun 16, 2015  Former king Juan Carlos and José Mourinho see loss to Alexandr Dolgopolov  ‘I am playing better than before. I will keep going, keep practising,’ says Nadal Rafael Nadal, who won his first grass-court title at Queen’s in 2008, went out in the first round on Tuesday after an absence of four years but said the defeat had not dented his self‑belief for Wimbledon, which starts on Monday week. Rafael Nadal beaten in first...

• Rising tennis hope Kokkinakis handed French Open wildcard Posted on - May 15, 2015 Rising Australian tennis star Thanasi Kokkinakis’ run of good form has been rewarded with a wildcard entry to the French Open. Kokkinakis gained the Roland Garros green light thanks to the reciprocal agreement between Tennis Australia and the French Tennis Federation, under which the countries exchange wildcards for the grand slam tournaments they host. The 19-year-old from Adelaide missed the six-week direct-entry cut-off point last month, but his recent form has pushed...