The mould-breaking and hugely charismatic tennis coach Nick Bollettieri has died aged 91.The New Yorker guided 10 world number one singles players, including Andre Agassi, Maria Sharapova, Monica Seles and Boris Becker. Bollettieri first established his eponymous academy in 1978, and before long students were living and training full-time in Bradenton, Florida.With his deep tan and wrap-around sunglasses, Bollettieri worked…

Former world number seven Fernando Verdasco has accepted a two month ban from the International Tennis Integrity Agency for breaching anti-doping rules.The Spaniard, 39, tested positive for methylphenidate at an ATP Challenger event in February.The world number 125 had forgotten to renew his Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) for the medication, which is used to treat ADHD.The ITIA said it "accepts…

The Labour MP Dame Nia Griffith, who was conferred with her damehood at the same ceremony, said of Raducanu: "I think it is fantastic seeing a young person [achieve] the success that she had and I think obviously now she faces that incredibly challenging situation of coping with that success and coping also with disappointment.

Canada won the Davis Cup for the first time by beating Australia in the final in Malaga.In the opening singles rubber, Denis Shapovalov made up for his defeat in the semi-finals with a 6-2 6-4 win over Thanasi Kokkinakis.His Canada team-mate Felix Auger-Aliassime, the world number six, then beat Alex de Minaur 6-3 6-4 to give his country an unassailable…