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A tearful Harriet Dart said it “means the world” to qualify for her maiden WTA Tour singles final after battling past Chinese wildcard Sun Xinran in three sets at the Guangzhou Open. The 30-year-old qualifier recovered from failing to serve out the first set to save multiple match points in …

Alexander Zverev marked his rise to world number one with a dominant victory over Britain’s Arthur Fery to reach the semi-finals of the Vienna Open. The German top seed, who is set to replace Jannik Sinner at the summit of the men’s rankings, needed just 58 minutes to secure a …

Britain’s Harriet Dart reached the second WTA Tour semi-final of her career when she fought back from a set down to beat fifth seed Paula Badosa at the Guangzhou Open in China. The 30-year-old triumphed 3-6 6-2 6-4 against Spain’s Badosa – ranked 54 places above her – in two …

Novak Djokovic’s hopes of making a record 19th appearance at the ATP Finals have been dented by a surprise defeat against Jan-Lennard Struff at the Swiss Indoors in Basel. Playing in the tournament for the first time in 15 years, the 39-year-old lost 6-7 (4-7) 7-5 7-6 (7-5) – the …

Alexander Zverev will replace Jannik Sinner as the men’s world number one at his earliest opportunity after reaching the quarter-finals in Vienna. Germany’s Zverev was already guaranteed to finish 2026 as the ATP’s leading player, but made sure he will rise to the summit on Monday with a 6-4 7-5 …

Rybakina’s push for the world number one ranking started at the end of 2025. After losing to Sabalenka in the quarter-finals of the Wuhan Open last October, Rybakina took the Ningbo Open title one week later before beating Sabalenka to win the season-ending WTA Finals. She carried that momentum into …

This was Djokovic’s 20th tour-level win of the year. It is the 21st consecutive season of his astonishing career in which he has achieved that tally. After conceding the first set, Djokovic hung on against the 38th-ranked Humbert as he twice saved break points to escape an immediate setback in …

Three-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka retires in front of his home crowd after losing in straight sets to Jiri Lehecka in the opening round of the Swiss Indoors in Basel. BBC News

Whether through technique or toil, Stan Wawrinka has always been able to whip fans into a frenzy. The ability to stir the emotions of a crowd never left him – even in what proved to be the final tour-level match of the 41-year-old Swiss star’s glorious career. Former world number …

Williams won six of her Grand Slam singles titles – plus 30 WTA tournaments – before Austria’s Tagger was born in February 2008. Tagger’s coach Francesca Schiavone – the Italian former world number four who won the 2010 French Open – is the same age as Williams, and lost all …

The proposals provoked an angry response from the men’s doubles cohort when they were revealed in July. British pair Lloyd Glasspool and Julian Cash, who won Wimbledon in 2025 and became world number ones, accused the ATP of trying to “kill part of the sport”. Others within tennis believe reform …

British teenager Hannah Klugman won the biggest title of her career with an impressive performance against Elsa Jacquemot in the final of the Lexus Wrexham Open. The 17-year-old defeated her French opponent 6-2 6-4 to clinch the W100 title without dropping a set all week. She becomes the second successive …

Osaka acknowledged that her mindset has changed a lot with age and the extra responsibilities that come with parenthood, saying “my daughter is my biggest priority”. “I try my best to put as much energy as I can into tennis,” she added. “I wouldn’t say I’m part-timing it but my …

Lexus Wrexham Open Venue: Wrexham Tennis and Padel Centre Date: 18-25 October Coverage: Watch live on BBC Sport online and BBC iPlayer British teenager Hannah Klugman will face France’s Elsa Jacquemot in Sunday’s Lexus Wrexham Open singles final. Klugman, 17, won her semi-final 6-1 6-4 against compatriot Jodie Burrage, to …

Katie Boulter has lost in the Japan Open semi-finals, in her first match since reclaiming the British number one spot from Sonny Kartal. Kartal moved above Boulter in the world rankings by reaching the final of last week’s Wuhan Open. But Boulter’s run to the last four in Osaka, which …

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Boulter struggled on serve in the opening two sets, winning just 60% points behind her first serve, hitting four double faults, and facing seven break points, but grew into the match, finding success when stepping inside the baseline to put pressure on the 23-year-old Croat. Broken in her opening service …

Lexus Wrexham Open Venue: Wrexham Tennis and Padel Centre Date: 18-25 October Coverage: Watch live on BBC Sport online and BBC iPlayer Alicia Dudeney led a great day for British players on day three of the Lexus Wrexham Open as she joined Jodie Burrage and Hannah Klugman in progressing to …

Lexus Wrexham Open Venue: Wrexham Tennis and Padel Centre Date: 18-25 October Coverage: Watch live on BBC Sport online and BBC iPlayer Jodie Burrage and Alicia Dudeney led the British efforts on day two of the Lexus Wrexham Open, reaching the second round with impressive victories. They joined compatriot Hannah …

Katie Boulter moved into the quarter-finals of the Japan Open after she beat Viktorija Golubic in less than an hour. The British number two defeated her Swiss opponent 6-2 6-1 in Osaka and will face either Croatia’s Antonia Ruzic or American Kayla Day in the next round. Boulter saved a …