Professional tennis player gets 6-year ban for allegedly fixing matches
The International Tennis Integrity Authority (ITA) announced on Friday that Jasmina Tinjic has been suspended for six years for alleged match-fixing. The ITIA said Tinich had admitted to 23 “violations of the Tennis Anti-Corruption Programme”, including “manipulating the outcome of a match, facilitating gambling, accepting money in exchange for not performing to his best in […]
American tennis pro Taylor Fritz tells Wimbledon opponent to ‘have a nice flight’ after second-round victory
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‘She was my rock’: grandmas inspired Britain’s new generation of tennis stars | Wimbledon 2024
British women’s tennis is off to a record-breaking start at Wimbledon, with five players reaching the second round for the first time in 37 years. British number one Katie Boulter and 27-year-old Harriet Dart won their first-round matches on Tuesday, joining former U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu, who won on Monday, wild card Yuriko Miyazaki, […]
Tennis star Eugenie Bouchard believes sport’s ‘sex appeal’ played role in her popularity
Eugénie Bouchard has won nearly 300 matches in her career and came very close to winning Wimbledon in 2014, but she recently revealed that she now appreciates sport for even more things in life. Bouchard made a deal with a fan in 2017 and was involved in a highly publicized bet that she would go […]
US Tennis Association can do more to stop sexual abuse
An outside investigation into the United States Tennis Association’s safeguards system made 19 specific recommendations about what the body that governs tennis in the country and runs the U.S. Open Grand Slam tournaments can do to protect players from sexual misconduct and other abuse. 62-page report The report, written by two attorneys, Mary Beth Hogan […]
Ash Barty to return to playing tennis at Wimbledon invitational event | Ash Barty
Former world number one Ashleigh Barty will return to the stage of her greatest triumph next month after Wimbledon organisers announced she will play in an invitational doubles match at this year’s championships. Barty, who shockingly announced her retirement in March 2022, will compete alongside other former professionals in the exhibition event starting on the […]
Tennis great Serena Williams offers Caitlin Clark advice, support: ‘They can’t do what you do’
Tennis great Serena Williams is one of the most accomplished athletes of the 21st century. During her illustrious career, she has won 23 Grand Slam singles titles, one shy of the all-time record in women’s tennis. She retired after the 2022 U.S. Open, citing a desire to spend more time with her family and focus […]
Tennis legend Billie Jean King up for Congressional Gold Medal: ‘Indomitable champion for equality’
Former world No. 1 tennis star Billie Jean King met with lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Wednesday to discuss legislation that would award her the Congressional Gold Medal. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) introduced the bipartisan legislation in March. Fitzpatrick’s office touted King as having played an “instrumental” role in the passage […]
National service? Will it be monkey tennis next in this meme election? | General election 2024
Restoring NHS is a meme, not a policy (former army chief Rishi Sunak’s NHS pledge is “crazy”, a former army chief said on 26 May). The Conservatives have all but announced a well-funded project to “bind” them. James Cleverley has proposed putting rebellious teenagers to work as paramedics or special constables at weekends. How will […]
Climate protesters stop play in Rome before Keys sets up Swiatek meeting | Tennis
Madison Keys joked that she was tempted to confront protesters after many matches at the Italian Open were disrupted by climate crisis protest group Last Generation on Monday. During Keys’ 6-2, 6-1 victory over Solana Cirstea, the match was halted for nearly an hour as protesters threw confetti onto the clay court and attempted to […]