Tennis
French Open 2019: Britain's Katie Boulter included in main draw despite withdrawing
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Thursday, 23 May 2019 15:33
British number two Katie Boulter has been included the French Open main draw despite pulling out of the tournament earlier this month with a back injury.Boulter, 22, has not played since Great Britain's Fed Cup tie against Kazakhstan on 21 April but has been drawn to play 23rd seed Donna Vekic.First round prize money at Roland Garros is 46,000 euros…
Laver Cup between Team Europe and Team World to become official ATP event
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Friday, 24 May 2019 01:35
The Laver Cup event between Europe and the rest of the world is to become an officially sanctioned ATP Tour event.The competition, backed by 18-time men's Grand Slam winner Roger Federer, has taken place twice, in Prague and Chicago, on an exhibition basis."It's wonderful to know that the Laver Cup will be part of the tour that I've dedicated more…
French Open: Roger Federer to play Lorenzo Sonego on return to Paris
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Thursday, 23 May 2019 11:41
Swiss great Roger Federer's first French Open since 2015 will begin against Italian Lorenzo Sonego.Defending champion Rafael Nadal will play a qualifier, while top seed Novak Djokovic meets Poland's Hubert Hurkacz.In the women's draw, 2018 winner Simona Halep of Romania faces Australian Ajla Tomljanovic. British number one Johanna Konta - seeded 26th - faces a qualifier, while male counterpart Kyle…
Britain's Swan through but Watson loses in Paris
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Thursday, 23 May 2019 06:22
Britain's Katie Swan is one win away from reaching the main draw of the French Open for the first time.Swan, who is ranked 208th, beat China's Wang Xiyu 6-4 0-6 7-5 in the second round of qualifying at Roland Garros.But British number three Heather Watson, 27, was knocked out by Greek world number 193 Valentini Grammatikopoulou. Watson served for victory…
The sociology, skydiving & squirrels behind Norrie's rise up the rankings
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Wednesday, 22 May 2019 23:53
Jumping out of a plane may not be everyone's idea of preparing for a tennis tournament but Cameron Norrie has always done things a bit differently.The British number two, who has a Scottish dad and Welsh mum, was born in South Africa and brought up in New Zealand before playing college tennis in the United States.While many of his peers…
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