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Mar 25, 2024 16:38:45 GMT
Post by bluetornados on Mar 25, 2024 16:38:45 GMT
Miami Open: Katie Boulter into fourth round..
i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/03/24/07/82826279-0-image-a-6_1711267052158.jpg Katie Boulter reached the fourth round of the Miami Open after beating Beatriz Haddad MaiaBritish number one Katie Boulter progressed to the fourth round of the Miami Open with a confident 6-2 6-3 win over Beatriz Haddad Maia. The 27-year-old took 90 minutes to secure victory against the Brazilian, who she beat on her way to winning the San Diego Open earlier this month. Boulter reached the last 16 of the tournament for the first time and will now face Victoria Azarenka of Belarus. i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/03/24/08/82827041-13232605-image-a-1_1711270380238.jpgIt was a dominant display from the British No 1, with Boulter winning easily in straight sets
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Mar 26, 2024 9:01:26 GMT
Post by bluetornados on Mar 26, 2024 9:01:26 GMT
Miami Open: Britain's Katie Boulter loses to Victoria Azarenka in fourth round..ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/cpsprodpb/5F8A/production/_132985442_boulter.jpgBritish number one Katie Boulter is out of the Miami Open after a fourth-round defeat by Victoria Azarenka of Belarus. The 27-year-old, ranked 30th in the world, lost 7-5 6-1. Boulter had made it through to the fourth round of the tournament for the first time by beating Brazil's Beatriz Haddad Maia in straight sets. The Briton broke back to deny Azarenka as the former world number one served for the first set, before saving two break points to level the opener at 5-5. But three-time Miami champion Azarenka struck again two games later, breaking Boulter to love to clinch a tight first set. The second set proved much more one-sided as Azarenka stormed into a 5-0 lead with a double break before Boulter was able to get on the board in the sixth game. Boulter managed to save two match points but she could not deny Azarenka, whose upcoming opponent Putintseva beat Ukraine's Anhelina Kalinina 6-4 7-6 (7-5).
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Mar 26, 2024 9:14:48 GMT
Post by bluetornados on Mar 26, 2024 9:14:48 GMT
Andy Murray out for 'extended period' with ankle injury..i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk/incoming/article32432255.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/0_Miami-Open-Presented-by-Itau-2024-Day-9.jpgAndy Murray says he will be out for "an extended period" following the ankle injury he sustained at the Miami Open. The Briton, 36, received treatment following the incident late in the third set of his dramatic 5-7 7-5 7-6 (7-5) defeat by Tomas Machac on Sunday. He confirmed he suffered a full rupture of his anterior talofibular ligament and near full-thickness rupture of his calcaneofibular ligament. Murray will now see a specialist to "determine the next steps". The three-time major winner, who returned from hip resurfacing surgery in 2019, said: "[It] goes without saying this is a tough one to take." But he added: "I'll be back with one hip and no ankle ligaments when the time is right." Earlier this year, Murray, who will turn 37 in May, said he is not planning to "play much past this summer" but hopes to compete at another Olympic Games before he retires. He indicated he wanted to make one final appearance at the French Open, which starts at Roland Garros on 26 May. Wimbledon, where he is a two-time champion, begins on 1 July, while the Olympics take place in Paris from 26 July. Direct entry into the Olympic men's singles will be given to the top 56 players in the ATP rankings on 10 June. However, Murray could be placed outside & still qualify because of withdrawals & he could also be given a spot as a former Olympic champion & Grand Slam winner. His run to the last 32 in Miami has taken him to 59th in the live rankings before this injury setback.
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Apr 8, 2024 19:13:54 GMT
Post by bluetornados on Apr 8, 2024 19:13:54 GMT
Billie Jean King Cup 2024 qualifying: Great Britain take on France in bid for finals spot..upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Billie_Jean_King_Cup_Logo.svg/240px-Billie_Jean_King_Cup_Logo.svg.pngGreat Britain face France on Friday and Saturday as they bid for a spot in the 2024 Billie Jean King Cup Finals. Great Britain reached the semi-finals of the 2022 competition but did not reach the last eight last year, having lost their qualifier against France. The tie takes place on an indoor clay-court in Le Portel in northern France. Britain will be led by Katie Boulter, with Emma Raducanu, Harriet Dart, Heather Watson and Fran Jones completing Anne Keothavong's team. The two nations have played each other four times, with both Great Britain and France winning twice. Britain beat Sweden 3-1 on home turf in November to secure their place in this year's qualifiers. How does the Billie Jean King Cup work?Each play-off tie is a best-of-five series, with four singles matches followed by a deciding doubles match if needed. The winner progresses to November's Billie Jean King Cup Finals in Spain. Twelve nations compete in the Finals event - eight qualifiers, last year's finalists Canada and Italy, host nation Spain and a wildcard. The loser of the tie in France will compete in Group I events in 2025. Who is playing for Great Britain? upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Boulter_RGQ23.jpg/200px-Boulter_RGQ23.jpgKatie Boulter, the British number one and world number 28, is the highest-ranked player in Anne Keothavong's side. Boulter recently won the biggest title of her career at March's San Diego Open and broke into the world's top 30 for the time. Former US Open champion Raducanu is also in line to play in her first BJK Cup event since April as she works her way back from a lengthy injury lay-off. They are joined by Dart, who clinched Britain's spot in the qualifiers, and Watson, who will be appearing in her 36th tie. Jones was a late addition to the squad, fresh from reaching her first WTA 125 final on the clay courts in Mexico. Who is playing for France?World number 23 Caroline Garcia is the highest-ranked player in either team, and has previously been as high as number five in the world. Garcia is an experienced singles and doubles player, having won two Grand Slam doubles titles alongside team-mate Kristina Mladenovic. Mladenovic herself is a former world number one in doubles and was previously a top-10 singles player.
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Apr 12, 2024 14:13:35 GMT
Post by bluetornados on Apr 12, 2024 14:13:35 GMT
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Apr 12, 2024 16:56:43 GMT
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Apr 18, 2024 5:20:38 GMT
Post by bluetornados on Apr 18, 2024 5:20:38 GMT
Emma Raducanu: Briton breezes past Angelique Kerber in Stuttgart Open first round.. media.bastillepost.com/wp-content/uploads/global/2022/04/00390349fbcd0e98a6eab914d9b139b8-503dcc1a363b41979448268a5b98de13-704x469.jpgBritain's Emma Raducanu continued her revival in form with a straight-set win over Angelique Kerber in the Stuttgart Open first round. Raducanu was rarely troubled by the former world number one and wrapped up a 6-1 6-2 win in one hour 26 minutes. It was the 21-year-old's third win in a week after she won both her matches to help Britain beat France in the Billie Jean King Cup at the weekend. Raducanu will play Linda Noskova of the Czech Republic in next round. "It was very difficult to play Angie because she has so much history behind her," said Raducanu. "You are not just playing Angelique Kerber, you are playing the person who has achieved all those amazing results. "It wasn't the prettiest but I just focused on the next point and did not get too bogged down. So I'm happy to have got through that." Both players entered the tournament as wildcards, with Raducanu dropping to 303 in the world after having surgery on both wrists last year. Three-time major winner Kerber meanwhile only returned to the tour in December after 18 months out following the birth of her first child. Raducanu broke serve three times in a dominant first set, taking it 6-2 in just 41 minutes, before breaking in the first game of the second. Kerber, 36, was able to break back immediately but then began to tire and an increasingly confident Raducanu was able to reel off four consecutive games to seal victory.
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Apr 20, 2024 9:49:27 GMT
Post by bluetornados on Apr 20, 2024 9:49:27 GMT
Emma Raducanu beats Czech wonderkid Linda Noskova to set up quarter-final clash with world No 1 Iga Swiatek in Stuttgart..by Matthew Lambert
i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/04/18/21/83828617-0-image-a-43_1713471328325.jpg Emma Raducanu has won four matches in a row for first time since her US Open title in 2021Emma Raducanu beat Czech wonderkid Linda Noskova in Stuttgart to set up a quarter-final showdown with the queen of clay: world No 1 Iga Swiatek. Raducanu is unbeaten on the red dirt this season and has won four matches in a row for the first time since her US Open title in 2021. 'I am not too surprised as I have been working really hard and I knew it was only a matter of time,' said the 21-year-old after her 6-0, 7-5 win. 'I don't think this was my best, I still have a long way to go.' Noskova is world No 31 at the age of just 19 but she was outrun and outmanoeuvred.
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Apr 20, 2024 9:53:18 GMT
Post by bluetornados on Apr 20, 2024 9:53:18 GMT
Stuttgart Open: Emma Raducanu falls to top seed Iga Swiatek in quarter-finals..firstsportz.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/CC_Express_20220422_1123010.jpgEmma Raducanu has been knocked out of the Stuttgart Open despite a spirited quarter-final display against world number one Iga Swiatek. Britain's Raducanu, who is continuing her comeback from an injury-hit 2023 season, lost 7-6 (7-2) 6-3 against the clay-court specialist from Poland. Swiatek is on a 10-match winning run in Stuttgart, having won the last two editions of the WTA 500 tournament. Raducanu, 21, has enjoyed a return to form over the past week, helping Britain beat France in the Billie Jean King Cup at the weekend before wins against three-time major winner Angelique Kerber and Linda Noskova. Her run to the quarter-finals in Stuttgart will see her rise up the world rankings after dropping to 303rd following wrist and ankle operations in 2023. Asked if she thought Raducanu can return to the top level of the sport, Swiatek said: "I hope she will be able to do it because for sure she has the game for it." Raducanu enjoyed a dream start against Swiatek, 22, fighting back from 40-0 down to break the defending champion's opening service game. The four-time major winner broke back immediately and continued to threaten Raducanu's serve throughout the first set, but the Briton held firm to force a tie-break. Swiatek raced through the tie-break before striking the first blow in the second set on her way to a 3-1 lead as a tumble onto the clay floor seemed to momentarily dent Raducanu's confidence. The 2021 US Open champion regained her composure to divert three break points in the fifth game, but the single break of serve in the second set proved enough for Swiatek to wrap up the win after a gruelling two hours and four minutes on court. "It was a pretty intense match so I am happy I was able to keep the intensity even though we played tough games for over two hours," Swiatek said. "It wasn't easy, I had a lot of break points that I couldn't convert." i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/04/19/22/83868675-13329203-The_British_talent_has_been_plagued_by_injury_but_is_finding_mom-a-2_1713563872551.jpg
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Apr 20, 2024 10:01:20 GMT
Post by bluetornados on Apr 20, 2024 10:01:20 GMT
Barcelona Open: Britain's Cameron Norrie beaten by Tomas Martin Etcheverry in quarter-finals..images.tennis.com/image/private/t_16-9_1920/f_auto/v1713445241/tenniscom-prd/smjuuslgj1yqikodzqbe.jpgCameron Norrie missed out on a semi-final spot at the Barcelona Open with defeat by Tomas Martin Etcheverry. British number one Norrie, 31st in the world, sits just one place lower than Etcheverry in the ATP rankings. There was little to separate the pair, but the Argentine stormed through the tie-breaks to win 7-6 (7-4) 7-6 (7-1). British number two Jack Draper also fell at the quarter-final stage of the Bavarian International, losing to American third seed Taylor Fritz. Fritz fought back from a set down to claim a 4-6 6-3 7-6 (7-1) victory and will face Chile's Cristian Garin after the world number 106 knocked out German top seed Alexander Zverev with a 6-4 6-4 win.
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Apr 24, 2024 21:32:10 GMT
Post by bluetornados on Apr 24, 2024 21:32:10 GMT
Harriet Dart joins Emma Raducanu and Katie Boulter in the Madrid Open..
i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article30374539.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200e/0_Rothesay-International-Eastbourne-Day-Five.jpg Dart reached her first semi-final on the WTA Tour at the Transylvania Open in February
Harriet Dart has joined fellow Britons Emma Raducanu and Katie Boulter in the main draw of the Madrid Open. Dart, 27, beat Russia's Maria Timofeeva in her second qualifying match. The British number two fought back from a set down to earn a 4-6 6-3 7-5 victory and will face Spain's Cristina Bucsa in the first round. Raducanu will meet Argentine qualifier Maria Lourdes Carle in her first-round encounter on Wednesday. The 21-year-old was set to play Karolina Pliskova in the opening round, but the former world number one pulled out of the tournament because of a wrist injury. British number one Boulter, 27, will miss the first round and will meet the winner of the match between American wildcard Robin Montgomery and Russia's Elina Avanesyan in the second.
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Apr 24, 2024 21:41:42 GMT
Post by bluetornados on Apr 24, 2024 21:41:42 GMT
Emma Raducanu told she 'didn't show up' in heavy Madrid Open loss after fortunate draw..By Felix Keith, Sports Reporter.i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/sport/tennis/article32663716.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200d/0_GettyImages-2149991622.jpgAn exhausted Emma Raducanu was brought back down to earth with a bump after being knocked out of the Madrid Open in the first round. Raducanu arrived in Madrid in good spirits after victories over Angelique Kerber and Linda Noskova at the Stuttgart Open. The 21-year-old Brit is on the comeback trail after a nightmare 2023 which included wrist and ankle operations and she was given a reminder of the brutal nature of professional tennis on Wednesday. She was beaten 6-2, 6-2 by qualifier Maria Lourdes Carle, who had to come through two qualifying rounds to reach the main draw. Raducanu had originally been drawn to face Karolina Pliskova, but the former world number one withdrew due to injury, presenting her with the world No.82 instead. The 2021 US Open champion could not make the most of the favourable draw and was broken six times on the way to her heaviest defeat in terms of games won since Stuttgart 2023. Raducanu had dropped to 303rd in the WTA rankings last year and is now up to No.221 following her successes in Stuttgart and in beating Caroline Garcia and Diane Parry in the BJK Cup earlier this month. i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/sport/tennis/article32663733.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200e/0_GettyImages-2149989923.jpgBut her BJK Cup captain Anne Keothavong admitted the defeat was a bump in the road. She said: "I don't think you can over-analyse the tennis. Emma the performer did not show up today. Credit to her opponent, who came out with the fire and the energy. She was the one who looked up for it and was ready for the fight." Raducanu herself admitted that she did not have the physical capacity to compete after a tiring period of matches. "I'm going to recharge a bit,” she said. “From the performance today it was very clear that mentally and emotionally, I was exhausted. It's a shame, but I guess the sport is just pretty brutal." Speaking before the match, Raducanu had warned she is not at full fitness yet. “I’m trying to learn how to manage energy levels,” she explained. “I’m not going to deny that I am tired. But I think that’s it just accepting that you’re not going to feel 100 per cent and try to save everything for the fight, because the mental side can get you over the line.” Raducanu wasn’t the only Brit to endure a difficult day in Madrid, with Harriet Dart following her in being knocked out in the first round, losing 6-4, 6-4 to Cristina Bucsa. Dart had won two qualifying matches to reach the main draw and that appeared to take its toll as she surrendered a 4-0 lead in the second set, losing six games in a row to fall to a straight-sets defeat.
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