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East Glos Club has been part of Cheltenham’s sport scene since the reign of Queen Victoria, and has welcomed thousands of members throughout the years. The club first started out as a cricket club in 1882, and it wasn’t until 1885 when tennis was first played on the grounds; as the wives of the cricketers […]
Andy Murray has said “I probably don’t have too long left but I’ll do as best as I can these last few months,” in a recent BBC Sport post match interview. Murray exclaimed this after a hard fought two sets to one win over Canadian Denis Shapovalov at the ATP Dubai Tennis Championships. “I probably […]
Third year student, Oli Lewis and captain of Tennis society has put the blame on himself despite not doing anything wrong after closure to facilities in Gloucester have paused their chance to play and prepare themselves for tournaments. “Even though it’s out of my control, I still promised them training, matches and I can’t provide […]
Great British number one Cameron Norrie and Jack Draper progressed even further in their retrospective competitions in the warm-up to the Australian Open. Norrie, who is currently ranked number 11 in the world, opponent Marcos Giron 6-1 6-7 (5-7) 6-2 in Auckland, New Zealand. His opponent in the last four will be against another American […]
Emma Raducanu has put injury worries to rest after being named team captain for next month’s Billie Jean King Cup Finals in Glasgow. Raducanu has struggled for form since winning the 2021 US Open at just 18 years of age. She was forced to withdraw from the Transylvania Open in Romania last week due to […]
Naomi Osaka has beaten the Swiss Belinda Bencic in the semi-final of the Miami Open to reach the final and will face new WTC World No.1 Iga Swiatek. Osaka beat Bencic 4-6 6-3 6-4 to complete a comeback and reach the Miami Open final for the first time in her career. Bencic had won each […]
All eyes were on British US Open champion Emma Raducanu as she faced US former world ranking number 3 Sloane Stephens in the first round match at the Australian Open in Melbourne Park. This years tournament is Raducanu’s debut in Oz and just 17 minutes into the match she led 6-0, with Stephens eventually fighting […]
Cheltenham’s Dan Evans is one win away from facing Andy Murray in the Sydney Classic final, as the saga around Novak Djokovic’s visa continues. Evans is in action against number one seed Aslan Karatsev after Andy Murray earlier defeated Reilly Opelka. Djokovic meanwhile has had his visa withdrawn for a second time by the Australian […]
This morning’s Australian Open first round draw saw Novak Djokovic face fellow Serbian Miomir Kecmanovic, despite the decision of his deportation still dragging on. The 34-year-old will be hoping he can defend his major title in Melbourne next Monday, but his involvement in the tournament is still as uncertain as last Thursday when he was […]
After a first set loss, Andy Murray brought the hammer down on Nikoloz Basilashvili, a stellar performance to advance to the quarter-finals in the Sydney International, and a final score of 6-7 (4-7) 7-6 (7-3) 6-3. Despite Basilashvili winning the first set Murray showed no signs of hesitation, a seasoned veteran of pressure on the […]