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Hannah Klugman advanced to the second round of the Lexus Wrexham Open with a 6-2 6-2 victory over American Fiona Crawley. The 17-year-old Briton, ranked 341 in the world, won her first-round match in straight sets. She is also competing in the doubles with Daniella Britton. “It was a really good match. I’m really pleased,” …

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Katie Boulter booked her place in the second round of the Japan Open on Tuesday, returning a day after heavy rain suspended play to beat home wildcard Himeno Sakatsume 6-3 6-1. The world No 58 completed the dominant victory in one hour and 32 minutes in Osaka. She will next face Swiss player Viktorija Golubic …

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Iga Swiatek has ended her 2026 season early, calling it “one of the most challenging” of her career, after she missed out on the WTA Finals for the first time since 2019. The six-time Grand Slam champion from Poland withdrew from the Ningbo Open on Tuesday with a thigh injury. Shortly afterwards, the 25-year-old announced …

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Alejandro Davidovich Fokina rallied from a set and a break down to beat Rafael Jodar 1-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4 on Sunday and win the Shanghai Masters, securing his third title of the year and the biggest of his career. The 25th-seeded Spaniard had lost the first five finals of his career, including the Monte Carlo …

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Maja Chwalinska of Poland clinched the first title of her career in her breakthrough year, beating unseeded British player Sonay Kartal 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 on Sunday to win the Wuhan Open in China. The French Open runner-up, seeded 16th in Wuhan, gained the momentum in a grueling contest that lasted 2 hours, 43 minutes. She …

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The UK’s largest indoor tennis event returns this week, with some of the biggest rising stars heading to the Wrexham Open in search of glory. Among them is Armenia’s Alina Charaeva, who made headlines by beating world number one Elena Rybakina at the China Open earlier this month. The 24-year-old also beat 2024 Wrexham Open …

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Elina Svitolina, the Ukrainian tennis star, has announced the end of her marriage to French former player Gaël Monfils, citing the emotional impact of the war in her country. The 32-year-old, who is ranked number six in the world, wrote in a heartfelt Instagram post about the effect of the conflict and “what the war …

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Sonay Kartal dug deep to beat Jelena Ostapenko on Saturday and reach her first-ever WTA 1000 final. The Briton became only the second British woman to reach a WTA 1000 final, winning 7-6 (11-9) 7-6 (7-5) in a stunning performance against Ostapenko. How to watch the final The WTA Wuhan Open final will be shown …

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Dan Evans believes Emma Raducanu will add to her US Open triumph by winning Wimbledon one day, despite her recent injury problems. Raducanu has dropped out of the world’s top 100 after missing both Wimbledon and the US Open. Raducanu has not competed since June, when she reached the Queen’s Club final and lost to …

Read more “Retired Brit Dan Evans predicts Emma Raducanu, the former US Open champion, “will win Wimbledon” despite her injuries and fitness issues”

Alexander Zverev said he “overachieved” at the Shanghai Masters after a semi-final exit, blaming fatigue from a heavy competition schedule. The world number two lost to Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 5-7 6-4 6-3 on Saturday. The 29-year-old top seed has had little time to rest between the US Open, Laver Cup, Beijing Masters and Shanghai. …

Read more “Alexander Zverev “exceeded expectations” with his run to the Shanghai semi-finals”