Tennis
Progress Tour Women's Championships: Katie Boulter to play best friend Freya Christie in semi-finals
Written by I Dig Sports
Published in
Tennis
Thursday, 16 July 2020 08:58
Britain's Katie Boulter hopes to "keep getting better and better" as she prepares to face best friend Freya Christie in Friday's Progress Tour Women's Championships semi-finals.Boulter beat compatriot Jodie Burrage 6-3 7-6 (7-5) to qualify top of her group for the knockout stages.The 23-year-old was ranked 82nd in the world last year before falling to 374th after time out with…
BBC Scotland to show Chris Hoy & Andy Murray Olympic triumphs
Written by I Dig Sports
Published in
Tennis
Thursday, 16 July 2020 04:30
The Olympic triumphs of Andy Murray and Chris Hoy are to be showcased on BBC Scotland this weekend.Murray won his second tennis Olympic gold medal at the Rio 2016 Games with victory over Juan Martin del Potro.That match will be on BBC Scotland and online on Friday from 19:00 BST.Meanwhile, Hoy's six gold medals will be featured on Sunday at…
Katie Boulter reaches the Progress Tour Women's Championships semi-finals
Written by I Dig Sports
Published in
Tennis
Wednesday, 15 July 2020 06:24
Katie Boulter reached the Progress Tour Women's Championships semi-finals with a dominant 6-1 6-3 victory against fellow Briton Emily Arbuthnott.Boulter, who beat Alice Gillan on Tuesday, will play British number seven Jodie-Anna Burrage in her final round-robin match before Friday's semi-final.The 23-year-old is the favourite to win the domestic tournament at Roehampton's National Tennis Centre."I was relaxed today," Boulter told…
Katie Boulter starts Progress Tour Women's Championships with win
Written by I Dig Sports
Published in
Tennis
Tuesday, 14 July 2020 14:47
Katie Boulter beat fellow Briton Alice Gillan 6-1 6-4 on the opening day of the Progress Tour Women's Championships but Katie Swan withdrew injured.Boulter, 23, who has dropped to 374th in the world after injury, will play another two matches in the round-robin stage at Roehampton's National Tennis Centre."It was tough conditions but I found a way to win," she…
Johanna Konta to play Palermo event when WTA Tour restarts
Written by I Dig Sports
Published in
Tennis
Tuesday, 14 July 2020 11:35
British number one Johanna Konta will play in the opening tournament when the WTA Tour restarts in August.The 2019 French Open semi-finalist joins last year's Wimbledon champion Simona Halep in the field for the Palermo Ladies' Open.The clay-court event, which starts on 3 August, marks the return of top-level tennis after the professional tours were suspended in March because of…
More...
Monday, 13 July 2020 10:28
Sue Barker: 'Our matches looked as if they were in the Stone Age' jokes BBC host
Friday, 10 July 2020 09:48
Live tennis: Progress Tour Women's Championships and the British Tour on the BBC
Sunday, 12 July 2020 23:09
Progress Tour Women's Championships: Katie Boulter on lockdown & an unexpected flatmate
Sunday, 12 July 2020 02:48
British Tour: Cameron Norrie beats Paul Jubb to win LTA event
Saturday, 11 July 2020 23:40
Watch: Duchess of Cambridge & Andy Murray surprise school children
Saturday, 11 July 2020 23:12
Wimbledon, Silverstone & Cricket World Cup: 'Afterwards, all you wanted to do was play, watch and talk sport'
Friday, 10 July 2020 05:56
Wimbledon to give out £10m prize money for 2020 Championships
Thursday, 09 July 2020 23:00
Wimbledon: Martina Navratilova v Roger Federer - who is the greatest champion?
Thursday, 09 July 2020 12:47
Coronavirus: Will 2020 US Open survive escalating health crisis?
Thursday, 09 July 2020 08:02
Battle of the Brits: Jamie Murray expects Andy Murray & Johanna Konta to play
Thursday, 09 July 2020 10:46
Serena Williams may benefit from lockdown as she chases 24th Grand Slam - Chris Evert
Thursday, 09 July 2020 00:09
Andy Murray: BBC Scotland to show 2013 & 2016 Wimbledon wins
Wednesday, 08 July 2020 23:07
Wimbledon: Agassi v Ivanisevic: Who was the most unlikely title winner?
Wednesday, 08 July 2020 00:09
Wimbledon: Vote for your favourite men's singles final
Tuesday, 07 July 2020 23:00
Wimbledon: Kyrgios v McEnroe - who had the most outrageous outburst?
Tuesday, 07 July 2020 23:54
Simona Halep: Wimbledon champion expresses US Open worries
Tuesday, 07 July 2020 11:54
Rafael Nadal casts more doubt on US Open by confirming Madrid Open plans
Tuesday, 07 July 2020 10:54
Wimbledon champion Simona Halep talks dancing and cooking in lockdown
Tuesday, 07 July 2020 01:23
ATP announces revised system for men's tennis rankings
Tuesday, 07 July 2020 00:00