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Emma Raducanu just became the first tennis player since the Open Era began in 1968 to make it through qualifying to win a Grand Slam. Entering the US Open ranked 150th in the world, the 18-year-old Brit won three matches in qualifying and all seven of her matches in the main draw. And when the dust […] READ MORE
Ahead of the US Open Women’s Singles Final, Martin Keady, our resident tennis historian, considers the chances of Emma Raducanu becoming only the third British winner of a US Open Singles title. In total, only six Britons have ever won a US Singles title since the US Championships was first staged at the end of […] READ MORE
Emma Raducanu is becoming a star of the US Open 2021, can she be a star of British tennis for years to come? READ MORE
We recently took a look at the best male players who never won Wimbledon. Now for a look at the ladies who didn’t triumph in SW19. Best Five Women Who Never Won Wimbledon Monica Seles Embed from Getty Images A finalist in 1992, Seles had the opportunity to join a select group of players to […] READ MORE
British teenager Emma Raducanu won through to the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time. Read more about her here. READ MORE
During the long coronavirus lockdown, British tennis players, like the tennis players of most countries, largely had to settle for playing each other, first in a men-only “Battle of the Brits” tournament and then in a team equivalent that featured both male and female players. Those phony battles are now over and competitive tennis has […] READ MORE
Non-devotees of women’s tennis might think that the Fed Cup is a tournament named in honour of the great Roger, but it is, of course, the female equivalent of the Davis Cup, the premier women’s team competition in tennis. Now, under the seemingly inspired leadership of Anne Keothavong, Great Britain stand on the verge of […] READ MORE