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Professional tennis, albeit with various tiers at the top of the sport, covers a vast portion of the globe. More than 200 nations are affiliated with the International Tennis Federation. The calendar is long and exhaustive. Barely a week goes by when…
The LTA has announced a multi-million-pound package of additional funding and measures to support those involved in tennis in Britain impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The comprehensive package, which has been developed by the LTA in consultation with Tennis Scotland and…
LTA staff face an anxious wait to learn whether they will be placed on furlough in the wake of Wimbledon being cancelled due to coronavirus Tennis, while better set than other sports, won’t be unscathed by coronavirus Wimbledon was cancelled this week…
Wimbledon chief executive Richard Lewis fears the tennis season may not resume again this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The sport was suspended last month and is not due to resume until 13 July at the earliest after the championships at…
Serena Williams’ hopes of becoming the all-time leader for Grand Slams are ‘slipping by’ as tennis deals with the global coronavirus crisis. That is the view of former player and Eurosport presenter Barbara Schett. Williams stands on 23 major titles, one behind…
Toni Nadal believes the cancellation of Wimbledon is a bigger blow to Roger Federer than Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal. On Wednesday, the All England Club confirmed the grass-court tournament was being cancelled due to public health concerns arising from the global…
Novak Djokovic will be "the big loser” from the cancellation of Wimbledon, according to Mats Wilander. But injured stars like Andy Murray will benefit from the tennis shutdown because “everyone will start from zero”. World No.1 Djokovic has won all 18 matches…
Rafael Nadal realised that gravity of the coronavirus situation after speaking to Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates on his recent trip to South Africa. That is according to his uncle and former coach Toni Nadal. In February, Nadal linked up with Gates, Roger…
Wimbledon has been called off for the first time since the Second World War and there will now be no tennis until at least July 13. The All England Club held an emergency board meeting on Wednesday to discuss the fate of…
Roger Federer is ‘devastated’ after it was announced that Wimbledon has been cancelled this year due to the coronavirus crisis, the first time the event has been cancelled since World War II. Huge swathes of sport across the globe has been postponed…
The US Tennis Association reacted to news of the postponement of Wimbledonby maintaining that the US Open is still due to take place as planned. The US Open at Flushing Meadows in New York, which begins on August 24, could be vulnerable,…
Wimbledon has become the latest big sporting event to be cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic, but what will it mean for the likes of Roger Federer and Serena Williams? Since the first Wimbledon tournament in 1877, there have only been 10…