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11 British tennis players feature in the ATP & WTA top 100 in 2024

11 British tennis players feature in the ATP & WTA top 100 in 2024

A total of 11 British players appeared in the top 100 of the ATP and WTA singles rankings during the 2024 season, marking the highest number since 1978. For some, it was their first time breaking into the world’s top 100, while for others, this year saw them cement their ranking amongst the very best...

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Billie Jean King Cup Finals 2024: Emma Raducanu & Katie Boulter put Great Britain into quarter-finals

Billie Jean King Cup Finals 2024: Emma Raducanu & Katie Boulter put Great Britain into quarter-finals

Emma Raducanu made a winning return from injury before Katie Boulter followed with another victory to secure Great Britain’s place in the Billie Jean King Cup quarter-finals. In the opening match of Britain’s first-round tie against Germany, Raducanu secured a 6-4 6-4 victory – on her sixth match point after an edgy finish – over...

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Billie Jean King: Tennis great on format changes, Saudi Arabia and Emma Raducanu

Billie Jean King: Tennis great on format changes, Saudi Arabia and Emma Raducanu

In recent months, King has kept an open mind about whether the WTA Finals should be staged in Saudi Arabia. The decision to hold the year-end tournament in Riyadh was criticised by some because of the country’s human rights record. Homosexuality is illegal in Saudi Arabia, while Amnesty International has cited the country’s “jailing of...

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How to watch Billie Jean King Cup Finals 2024 in UK: Date, time, TV channel, live stream for season ending women’s tennis event | Sporting News United Kingdom

How to watch Billie Jean King Cup Finals 2024 in UK: Date, time, TV channel, live stream for season ending women’s tennis event | Sporting News United Kingdom

The Martin Carpena Arena in Malaga, Spain is all set to host the Billie Jean King Cup Finals that starts on Wednesday. The 12 best international teams in women’s tennis will compete in a knockout format for the top prize in a tournament considered the World Cup of Tennis. Great Britain, led by Katie Boulter...

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Qinwen Zheng issues apology to WTA Finals crowd after outburst in Rybakina win

Qinwen Zheng issues apology to WTA Finals crowd after outburst in Rybakina win

Qinwen Zheng issued a heartfelt apology to spectators at the WTA Finals in Saudi Arabia after battling past Elena Rybakina on Monday. The Chinese player secured her first win at the end-of-year tournament in Riyadh with a hard-fought victory over Rybakina in the Purple Group. The 22-year-old is enjoying the best form of her short...

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Katie Boulter beaten by Diana Shnaider in Hong Kong Open final

Katie Boulter beaten by Diana Shnaider in Hong Kong Open final

British number one Katie Boulter was comfortably beaten in straight sets by Russian top seed Diana Shnaider in the final of the Hong Kong Open. Boulter, seeded second, was bidding to win a third WTA title of the season but was never in the contest, losing 6-1 6-2 to the world number 14 in one...

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Jack Draper: How British number one has transformed his career

Jack Draper: How British number one has transformed his career

At the Challenger event in Bergamo last October, Draper had just crept back inside the world’s top 100 – an important marker on the professional tours and the gateway for direct entry into the Grand Slam events. He was lamenting the “brutal” nature of a sport where he had started living up to his potential...

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