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Lyon Open: Cameron Norrie beats US Open champion Dominic Thiem
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Thursday, 20 May 2021 09:32
British number two Cameron Norrie earned the biggest win of his career by beating Austrian world number four Dominic Thiem in the Lyon Open.Norrie had never beaten an opponent ranked in the world's top five but won 6-3 6-2 against US Open champion Thiem.The left-hander has enjoyed a strong start to 2021, having already won a joint career-best tally of…
Lawn Tennis Association launches new diversity strategy for British tennis
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Thursday, 20 May 2021 06:24
The Lawn Tennis Association says it wants to "change the perception of the sport" following the launch of a new strategy aiming to increase diversity among players, coaches and fans.The governing body published its inclusion strategy on Thursday, with the target of making tennis more representative of British communities. "Tennis needs to be more diverse," Miles Daley, a 28-year-old black…
British grass-court season: Wimbledon, Queen's, Eastbourne, Birmingham set for return
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Wednesday, 19 May 2021 13:25
Although we all understood the reasons why, it was still sad to see the lack of top-class tennis on the British grass courts last summer.This year, though, the country's leading events are back. And the world's biggest stars will be playing on these shores.After the cancellation of last year's tournament because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Wimbledon fortnight will dominate…
UK Anti-Doping chief executive Nicole Sapstead to leave role after six years
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Wednesday, 19 May 2021 07:27
Nicole Sapstead is to leave her role as chief executive of UK Anti-Doping after six years in the post.Sapstead, who has worked for the agency since its formation in 2009, will leave in August to join the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA). Ukad chair Trevor Pearce said Sapstead had "delivered some significant development and initiatives" during her time as chief…
Wimbledon 'confident' more than 25% of fans can attend 2021 tournament
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Wednesday, 19 May 2021 03:55
Wimbledon says it is "confident" more than 25% of fans will be allowed to attend when the tournament returns to the All England Club next month.Following a number of UK test events with crowds, organisers said they had received "early positive indications" about increasing ticket capacity. It is hoped all UK limits on social contact will be removed from 21…
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