Tennis News

A partnership between two Lawn Tennis Association programmes is aiming to bring tennis to women and girls from disadvantaged and BAME communities across the UK.

John Millman rallied from a set down to beat Thiago Seyboth Wild 4-6, 7-6 (0), 6-2 to give Australia a 2-0 lead over Brazil after Day 1 of their Davis Cup qualifier Friday.

Johanna Konta booked her place in the last eight of the Monterrey Open with a 7-6 (7-4) 6-3 victory over Tatjana Maria on Thursday.

BNP Paribas Open organizers have announced measures for players, ball boys and fans at next week's event due to the growing concern of the coronavirus.

Ball boys and girls will wear gloves, and will not be required to touch players' towels, at Indian Wells because of the Coronavirus outbreak.

World No. 5 Sofia Kenin breezed past France's Oceane Dodin with a straight sets victory in the Open 6eme Sens-Metropole de Lyon semifinals on Friday.

Prajnesh Gunneswaran and Ramkumar Ramanathan lost their opening singles rubbers on Friday.

Prajnesh Gunneswaran was stunned 3-6 6-4 6-2 by 277th ranked Borna Gojo in the opening match.

The LTA are celebrating how tennis has always been ahead of the game on International Women's Day.

Roberto Quiroz beat Yasutaka Uchiyama 7-6 (4), 2-6, 7-6 (8) on Friday to give Ecuador a 2-0 lead in their Davis Cup qualifier being played with no spectators amid fears over the spread of the coronavirus.

This weekend's away tie for India against two-time champions Croatia in Zagreb holds the possibility of an upset.