Tennis

Williams completes Roland Garros preparations with Italian Open victory

By James Crook

169049917May 19 - Serena Williams breezed past Victoria Azarenka in straight sets at the Italian Open in Rome to secure her fourth successive title victory and extend her run of unbeaten matches to 24, ensuring that she will be a strong favourite for the French Open next week.

Singapore to host WTA Championships from 2014 to 2018

By Tom Degun

Singapore Sports HubMay 8 - The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) has announced its end-of-season tour Championships will be staged in Singapore for five consecutive years from 2014 to 2018.

Brad Drewett honoured in Madrid by world’s top tennis stars following death

By Tom Degun

Brad Drewett 2May 5 - The world's top tennis superstars Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal have led a minute's silence at the Mutua Madrid Open in memory of Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) executive chairman and President Brad Drewett.

ATP chief Brad Drewett dies aged 54

By James Crook

bradrewettMay 3 - Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) executive chairman and President Brad Drewett died today at his home in Sydney at the age of 54.

LTA appoints top headhunters to aid with new chief search

By James Crook

660x0April 25 - The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) have appointed executive search firm Odgers Berndtson to assist in their search for a new chief executive following the announcement by Roger Draper that he will vacate the role in September.

Wimbledon Court One set to feature retractable roof from 2019

By James Crook

102263833April 23 - The All England Club have today confirmed their intention to build a retractable roof over Court One at Wimbledon in time for the 2019 Championships.

Tickets go on sale for 2013 ATP Tour Finals at London’s O2 Arena

By James Crook

93450212March 26 - Tickets for the showpiece finals of the 2013 Barclays ATP Tour have been released on sale as the world's top tennis players are set to face off at The O2 Arena in London once more, battling it out for a share of the increased $6 million (£4 million/€4.7 million) prize pot.

Draper to step down as LTA chief this year

By James Crook

74594087March 13-  Roger Draper will step down as chief executive of the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) in September after seven years in the role.

Tennis addresses anti-doping concerns with introduction of biological passports

By James Crook

149857643March 7- After months of lobbying from the top players in the world sparked by concerns over the anti-doping measures in the sport, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) has finally introduced the biological passport method following a meeting with the Tennis Anti-Doping Programme earlier this week.
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