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Cameron Norrie created history late last night by becoming the first British tennis player to win the Indian Wells Masters in California beating Georgian Nikoloz Basilashvili 3-6 6-4 6-1. To celebrate this historic achievement, here are some more examples of historic British firsts. Rachel Blackmore Horse Racing is one of the best examples of men […]
Dan Evans in a man on the up, and despite defeat to Alexander Zverev last night, the Cheltenham-based professional is enjoying his best season so far. Despite defeat in the first round of the Australian Open to fellow Brit Cam Norrie, Evans lifted his first professional title the previous week in Melbourne. He also famously […]
Roger Federer returned to competitive action for the first time since January 2020 with a hard fought win in three sets over British No.1 Dan Evans at the Qatar Open. The 20-time Grand Slam winner, 40, overcame Evans 7-6 (10-8) 3-6 7-5 to reach the quarter finals of the tournament in Doha. Federer began well, […]
Novak Djokovic and Naomi Osaka both made it through to their respective finals in the Australian Open this morning, both winning in straight sets. Osaka will face Jennifer Brady in the Women’s final on Saturday after Brady won in three sets against Karolina Muchova. Novak Djokovic cruised through to his ninth Australian Open final beating […]
Two Australian Open players have tested positive for Covid-19, with a third “non-playing participant” also being infected, after arriving in Melbourne for the first tennis grand slam event of the year. Over 1,200 people have flown in from all around the world for the event – which has sparked some controversy amongst pros and fans […]
Many sports clubs across the country had to close their doors due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, but slowly, many are being reopened, depending on what part of the country and what tier they find themselves in. Gloucestershire has been placed in Tier 2 lockdown which thankfully means the East Glos Club, which […]
The French Open in Paris is just round the corner and we take a closer look at the British contenders competing. Andy Murray still remains injured with a hip problem, where he has been out of the game since Wimbledon last summer when he was knocked out in the quarter-finals. Johanna Konta The 27-year-old has had a slump […]
Johanna Konta lost 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the third round of the Italian Open in Rome against Latvian Jelena Ostapenko. The 27-year-old today led the first set comfortably but unfortunately couldn’t keep the quality up in the second set which has been a recent theme for the Brit. The game lasted 2 hours and 13 […]
British Number 1, Johanna Konta won comfortably 6-0, 6-4 against Taiwanese Hsieh Su-Wei. Konta will face the current French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko in the third round of the Italian Open in Rome. After a rocky season, seeded number 22, Konta is breaking through ahead of the summer season. Both players have competed against each […]
Britain’s Kyle Edmund is to face Denis Shapovalov in the quarter-finals of the Madrid Open after beating David Goffin in straight sets. Embed from Getty Images This is the first time that Edmund has made it to a quarter final of a Masters event. He has impressed throughout the tournament so far with victories over Russia’s Daniil Medvedev and […]