Tennis
'It was really quiet' - Smith wants more from GB fans
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Thursday, 12 September 2024 06:31
British fans have been urged to act "like a football crowd" to push their Davis Cup team towards the knockout stage of the men's team competition.Britain play Argentina in Manchester on Friday and Canada on Sunday, as they look to progress from the group stage.On Wednesday, they won 2-1 in their opening tie against Finland.But, in a round-robin format where…
British number four Kartal reaches first WTA quarter-final
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Wednesday, 11 September 2024 10:04
Great Britain's Sonay Kartal beat Japan's Mai Hontama in straight sets at the Jasmin Open in Tunisia to reach the first WTA quarter-final of her career.Kartal, who is the British number four, cruised out of the last 16 with a dominant 6-2 6-2 success.The 22-year-old from Brighton is ranked 46 places below Hontama at 151 in the world.She took a…
Evans gives Great Britain strong start in Davis Cup
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Wednesday, 11 September 2024 07:07
As the post-Andy Murray era begins, Evans remains a reassuring presence for Britain in the men's team event.Evans has dropped to outside the world's 150 in recent months but, in front of a three-quarters full Manchester Arena, demonstrated why he remains so important to Smith's squad.Those watching would have been forgiven for thinking Evans would breeze past the unheralded Vasa,…
Britain to make late call on Draper's Davis Cup involvement
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Tuesday, 10 September 2024 05:56
The British team, without Andy Murray for the first time since his recent retirement, has a different feel for the Davis Cup Finals group stage event.Dan Evans and Neal Skupski, who memorably teamed up to secure a "bonkers" doubles victory which put Britain through to the eight-team knockout stage in Manchester last year, remain in the squad alongside Draper and…
Will cloud hang over Sinner's US Open victory?
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Monday, 09 September 2024 09:48
Jannik Sinner is not known as one of the most expressive characters on the tennis scene.Even so, the Italian world number one's more subdued demeanour was glaringly obvious during his march to the US Open title.Reserved celebrations, and increased mindfulness, were the result of Sinner being embroiled in a doping controversy which shook the tennis world to the core.In the…
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