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Williams battles past qualifier to reach third round of Cincinnati Masters in New York

  • Tennis

Serena Williams survived a scare as she edged out Dutch qualifier Arantxa Rus in three sets at the Cincinnati Masters in New York City.

by Djokovic's compatriot Filip Krajinović.Former world number one and three-time Grand Slam winner Andy

Murray recorded his first victory over a top-10 player since 2017 as he ousted Alexander Zverev.Murray



Cincinnati Masters to serve as key warm-up for US Open

  • Tennis

The Cincinnati Masters will serve as the first event on the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour since February and represents a key warm-up tournament for the upcoming US Open.

Auger-Aliassime will face Georgia’s Nikoloz Basilashvili in another first round match, while Britain’s Andy

Murray will compete on the ATP Tour for the first time since winning the European Open in Antwerp last

wildcards seeking to set up a second round tie against fifth seed Alexander Zverev of Germany.Andy Murray


ATP fan experience initiative raises more than $225,000 for coach programme

  • Tennis

The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) has announced that its fan experience initiative has raised more than $225,000 (£172,000/€191,000) to help members of its Coach Programme affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

ended on July 27 – the highlight was a $51,850 (£39,700/€44,000) winning bid for an experience with Andy

Murray at Wimbledon.The winner will spend an hour on court with Scotland's former world number one and

and will claim a collection of signed rackets from Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Murray



ATP announces changes to tennis rankings due to coronavirus

  • Tennis

The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) has announced that there will be an adjustment in how the world rankings are calculated once international tennis resumes, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

year due to safety measures, it is hoped, as well as allow the system to be adapted if necessary.Andy Murray

players were not punished for a tight schedule ©Getty ImagesBritain's three-time Grand Slam champion Andy

Murray is among players who had asked for a two-year ranking system.Of a player's top 18 results, two


Open letter calls on USA Swimming to end "culture of sexual abuse"

  • Swimming

An open letter, released on behalf of six victims, has called on USA Swimming to "dismantle" a culture of sexual abuse within the organisation.

USA Swimming failed to protect them from sexual abuse from coaches Mitch Ivey, Everett Uchiyama and Andy

and "publicly and permanently ban" eight individuals from USA Swimming.The first individual listed is Murray

member for Pacific Swimming complied with orders to cover up complaints of sexual abuse concerning coach Andy


Murray expresses safety fears over packed tennis schedule

  • Tennis

Andy Murray has warned that the re-arranged tennis season is unsafe for players if they choose to enter

Tuesday in Madrid at altitude on the clay court, when players haven't competed for a very long time," Murray



Federer, Djokovic and Murray backing campaign to get wheelchair tennis restored to US Open programme

  • Wheelchair Tennis

Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic are backing a campaign by Australia's 10-time Grand Slam champion Dylan Alcott to get wheelchair tennis restored to the programme for this year's US Open in New York City, he has revealed.

Britain's double Olympic gold medallist Andy Murray has also offered to help, according to Alcott, who

 "I actually spoke to Andy Murray on the phone for 30 minutes last night, he’s publicly this morning


Fritz and Rae win charity virtual tennis tournament

  • Tennis

American tennis player Taylor Fritz and TikTok personality Addison Rae have combined to win a charity virtual tennis tournament.

Ezarik.It is not the first virtual tennis competition run during the coronavirus pandemic.Britain’s Andy

Murray and The Netherlands’ Kiki Bertens were crowned winners of the virtual Madrid Open competition




French Open set to be postponed by a further week

  • Tennis

This year's French Open is to be postponed a week further to September 27 to October 11, reports suggest. 

 Three-time Grand Slam winner and two-time Olympic champion Andy Murray has suggested the French

made before news of a further postponement.Three-time Grand Slam winner and two-time Olympic champion Andy

Murray has suggested the French Open will not go ahead in September ©Getty Images"I would definitely


More tennis stars join virtual Madrid Open line-up

  • Tennis

More tennis stars have joined the line-up for the Madrid Open Virtual Pro esports competition, with Germany's Alexander Zverev and Ukraine's Elina Svitolina the latest names to be announced.

 The star-studded line-up already included icons Rafael Nadal of Spain and Andy Murray of Britain