Tennis

Four cities shortlisted in bid to host WTA Tour Championships from 2014

By Tom Degun

October 30 - Kazan, Mexico City, Singapore and Tianjin have been shortlisted to host the prestigious Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour Championships from 2014 to 2016.

International Tennis Federation unconcerned over WTA dispute over Rio 2016 qualification

By David Gold

October 6 - The International Tennis Federation (ITF) is unconcerned about the fall out with the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) over qualification requirements for the next Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in 2016.

ITF confirms 02 Arena to host Davis Cup final

By Emily Goddard

By David Gold

October 5 - The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has announced that the 100th Davis Cup final between the Czech Republic and reigning champions Spain will be held at Prague's O2 Arena on November 16-18.

Court stays AITA ban on Bhupathi and Bopanna

By David Gold

September 23 - A court in Karnataka has issued a stay order on the Indian Tennis Association (AITA) decision not to consider selecting doubles specialists Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna to play for India until 2014.

Savić loses CAS appeal against lifetime ban from tennis

By Emily Goddard

By David Gold

September 15 - Serbian tennis player David Savić has lost an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against his lifetime ban from the sport for match-fixing.

Murray beats Djokovic to win first British grand slam for 76 years

By Emily Goddard

By David Gold

September 10 - Andy Murray capped a remarkable summer for British sport as he made tennis history by winning the US Open at the Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York with a dramatic victory over Novak Djokovic tonight.

Tennis star Nadal hosts Ace Rafa competition winners

By Mike Rowbottom

August 13 - Rafael Nadal served for the first time since Wimbledon last month as he shook up some cocktails and mocktails for 20 Bacardi Limited competition winners who had flown into Mallorca, Spain.

Magical Murray finally breaks through to earn emotional Olympic tennis gold

By Andrew Warshaw on Centre Court at Wimbledon

August 5 - Andy Murray saved the performance of his life for the Olympic men's tennis final today as he clinched another gold medal for Britain and denied Roger Federer – perhaps the best player the world has ever seen – the one accolade missing from a trophy cabinet comprising a record 17 Grand Slam titles.

Unstoppable Williams wallops shell-shocked Sharapova to lift Olympic tennis singles crown with historic performance

By Andrew Warshaw on Centre Court at Wimbledon

August 4 - Four weeks to the day since she won her fifth Wimbledon singles crown, Serena Williams returned to the Centre Court to achieve her one remaining goal today: capturing Olympic gold for the United States with a ruthless 6-0, 6-1 demolition of Maria Sharapova in just 63 minutes in what was the most one-sided final in the Games' history.

Federer through to face Murray in London 2012 final after longest Olympic match in history

By Emily Goddard

By Tom Degun on Centre Court at Wimbledon

August 3 - Swiss tennis icon Roger Federer has booked his spot in the London 2012 gold medal match, where he will face a rematch with Britain's Andy Murray, in dramatic fashion here by defeating Argentina's Juan Martin Del Potro 3-6, 7-6, 19-17 in an epic 4 hour 26 minute encounter, the longest Olympic tennis match in history.

To be an Olympian means so much to me, says Baltacha

By Emily Goddard

By Andrew Warshaw at Wimbledon

July 28 - She may only be the British number four and unlikely to win a tennis medal but Elena Baltacha has a special reason for treasuring every moment of London 2012.

I hope Wawrinka beats Murray at London 2012, says Federer

By Emily Goddard

By David Gold at the Main Press Centre on the Olympic Park in London

July 26 - Swiss tennis champion Roger Federer says he hopes Stanislas Wawrinka, with whom he won the Olympic doubles gold four years' ago, beats British number one Andy Murray in their first round London 2012 clash at Wimbledon.

Tennis draw for London 2012 to be held on Thursday

By Andrew Warshaw at the Main Press Centre on the Olympic Park in London

July 22 - The draw for the London 2012 tennis tournament, which features both recent men's Wimbledon finalists Roger Federer and Andy Murray (pictured), will be staged at the All England Club on Thursday (July 26) with seedings based on the most up-to-date world rankings.

Injury forces Nadal to give up hope of second tennis Olympic gold at London 2012

By Tom Degun at the Main Press Centre on the Olympic Park in London

July 19 - Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal, the Beijing 2008 men's singles champion, will not get the chance to defend his crown at London 2012 after being forced to pull out of the Games because of a knee injury.

Olympics made me a "changed man", says Federer

By Emily Goddard

By Andrew Warshaw

June 25 - Swiss tennis star Roger Federer says competing in the Olympics made him a "changed man" and he cannot wait to appear in his fourth Games at London 2012.

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When British skaters Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean won the Olympic gold medal in ice dance at Sarajevo 1984 with 12 perfect 6.0s from every judge, for their interpretation of Maurice Ravel's Boléro, an important member of their team was singer-actor Michael Crawford. Crawford, who had played Frank Spencer in British sitcom Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em and the title role in the musical The Phantom of the Opera, had become a mentor to the pair in 1981 and went on to help them create their Olympic routine. Crawford said he “taught them how to act". He was present with their trainer Betty Callaway at the ringside at Sarajevo as they created one of the most iconic moments in Olympic history.

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