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Britain savours a new sporting star in tennis champion Raducanu

18-year-old Emma Raducanu was being hailed on Sunday as the new queen of British sport after winning the US Open as a qualifier.

12 September 2021

Sport

Britain's Emma Raducanu in first all-teen US Open final for 22 years

Britain's rising star Emma Raducanu, 18, will play Leylah Annie Fernandez, 19 from Canada at New York’s Flushing Meadows.

10 September 2021

United Kingdom

Novak Djokovic beats Matteo Berrettini to win 6th Wimbledon

This new victory — his sixth Wimbledon trophy — is his 20th Grand Slam title, putting him tied for first on the all-time list with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.

United Kingdom

Ash Barty beats Karolina Pliskova in 3 sets to win Wimbledon

The 25-year-old Australian, currently ranked world No 1, beat her Czech rival 6-3, 6-7 (4/7), 6-3.

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France

Djokovic wins French Open after sensational comeback

Djokovic came all the way back to beat the fifth-seeded Tsitsipas 6-7 (6), 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 for his 19th Grand Slam title overall

France

Krejcikova pays tribute to late coach Novotna upon French Open triumph

'She's looking after me': The unseeded Grand Slam winner at Roland Garros immediately turned her thoughts to the 1998 Wimbledon champion who died of cancer in 2017.

France

'Just amazing': Djokovic ousts Nadal in French Open semi-final epic

The Serbian world number one inflicted only the third-ever defeat at Roland Garros on the 13-times champion from Spain in a late-night thriller.

France

French Open: Serena Williams loses match, Roger Federer withdraws

Serena Williams lost to Elena Rybakina at the French Open on Sunday. Meanwhile, Roger Federer withdrew from the competition as he recovers from knee surgeries.

France

Yana Sizikova released from custody after match-fixing allegations

Russian tennis player Yana Sizikova has been released from custody after match-fixing allegations. The 26-year-old had been taken into custody on Thursday in relation to an investigation from last October for “corruption” and “organized gang fraud”.

France

Naomi Osaka threatened with disqualification from French Open

The world number two was fined €12,300 and threatened with disqualification after she refused to make media appearances at the French Open.

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Novak Djokovic shows off trophy after Australian Open win

"I think about winning more Slams and breaking records, of course. And most of my attention and my energy from this day forward, until I retire from tennis, is going to be directed in majors, trying to win more major trophies," Djokovic said.

22 February 2021

Australia

Stefanos Tsitsipas upset Nadal in five sets in Melbourne

Rafael Nadal’s bid for a record 21st Grand Slam men’s singles title has ended after losing to Stefanos Tsitsipas - and women's top seed Ashleigh Barty is also out after Karolina Muchova's win.

17 February 2021

Australia

Grand slam champions among players quarantined at Australian Open

Grand slam champions are among 47 players in hard lockdown at the Australian Open, after four people on charter flights into Australia tested positive for COVID-19.

17 January 2021

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Nadal shows off French Open trophy after defeating Djokovic

His win over Novak Djokovic on Sunday marked his 20th Grand Slam singles title - an achievement that only Swiss great Roger Federer has previously obtained in the men's game.

12 October 2020

France

Nadal thrashes Djokovic to extend record at French Open to 13 titles

The 34-year-old Spaniard brought his Grand Slam tally to 20 with a near-perfect performance against the Serbian No1 seed at Roland Garros.

11 October 2020

France

Unseeded Swiatek wins French Open tennis for first Grand Slam title

Swiatek, 19, secured Poland's first-ever Grand Slam title with a 6-4, 6-1 victory against fourth-seeded Sofia Kenin.

10 October 2020

France

COVID-19: French Open bubble not a real bubble, but Paris off-limits

Unlike at the US Open, where all fans were banned because of COVID-19 concerns, there are 1,000 spectators allowed per day at Roland Garros.

USA

US Open tennis: Dominic Thiem fightback earns first Grand Slam title

The Austrian takes his first Grand Slam title, beating Alexander Zverev. to become the first man in 71 years to win the US Open final after dropping the opening two sets.

14 September 2020

USA

Naomi Osaka comes back, beats Azarenka for 2nd US Open title

Osaka pulled away to a 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 victory for her second U.S. Open championship and third Grand Slam title overall.

13 September 2020

France

French Open will allow spectators despite COVID-19 surge

Serena Williams and Maria Sakkari are unhappy that fans can attend but that players are being kept 'in a bubble'.

8 September 2020