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British number one Boulter and 2021 US Open champion Raducanu will feature in the main draw. Compatriots Sonay Kartal, Jodie Burrage and Francesca Jones have also accepted wildcards into the tournament. Olympic champion and world number seven Zheng Qinwen is the highest-ranked player to appear in the singles draw. Fellow …

Klugman shot to wider prominence when, as a 14-year-old, she won the prestigious Orange Bowl junior championships in Florida in 2023. Past winners include French Open finalist Coco Gauff, as well as Grand Slam champions Chris Evert, Caroline Wozniacki and Bianca Andreescu. Klugman has also contested two Grand Slam girls’ …

Sabalenka and Gauff overcame two very different challenges in their respective semi-finals. Underlining her position as title favourite, Sabalenka ended four-time champion Iga Swiatek’s 26-match run with an impressive three-set victory. Gauff, meanwhile, was up against a partisan crowd but efficiently ended French wildcard Lois Boisson’s fairytale run in straight …

Great Britain’s Alfie Hewett beat Gustavo Fernandez 4-6 6-4 6-7 (12-10) to reach the French Open wheelchair singles final. Second seed Hewett had not dropped a set in his first two matches but had to come from behind to get beyond Argentina’s Fernandez in two hours and 46 minutes. Hewett …

British pair Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski came from a set down to beat Christian Harrison and Evan King and reach the French Open men’s doubles final. The eighth seeds, who only paired up at the start of the season, beat the American duo 6-7 (5-7) 6-3 7-6 (10-7). It …

It is a first Grand Slam girls’ singles final for the highly-rated Klugman, who already has some impressive results to her name. She shot to wider prominence by winning the Orange Bowl junior championships in Florida at the age of 14. Past winners of the Orange Bowl include French Open …

There are several reasons why female players will return to Queen’s for the first time in 52 years, including an ongoing commitment to the growth of women’s tennis, and the success of an event at Eastbourne. The Lawn Tennis Association – the sport’s governing body in Britain – hopes the …

World number one Aryna Sabalenka says she is feeling “really comfortable” on the clay at the French Open after beating four-time champion Iga Swiatek in her semi-final. Sabalenka will play Coco Gauff in Saturday’s final in Paris. READ MORE: Sabalenka takes out Swiatek to reach French Open final BBC News

World number two Coco Gauff says she will manage the French Open final by remembering that “everybody is dealing with way bigger things in life”. Gauff will face world number one Aryna Sabalenka in Saturday’s showpiece at Roland Garros. READ MORE: Sabalenka takes out Swiatek to reach French Open final …

The era of the ‘Big Three’ may be coming to an end – but the threat has not disappeared. Players born in the 1990s were restricted to just two Grand Slam singles titles between them as Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic diced up the major prizes for more …

In the eyes of many seasoned observers, Swiatek was the third favourite for the title behind Sabalenka and American second seed Gauff, who beat French wildcard Lois Boisson in Thursday’s second semi-final. Swiatek has been nowhere near her dominant best over the past year, failing to reach a final since …

Following a first set which saw six breaks of serve – four of them by the British team – the second was much more straightforward for the perennial champions, in spite of the conditions. It capped a slightly odd day for Reid and Hewett, which they started as opponents in …

World number one Aryna Sabalenka moved a step closer to a maiden French Open title by taking out four-time champion Iga Swiatek in their blockbuster semi-final. Belarus’ Sabalenka earned a 7-6 (7-1) 4-6 6-0 victory to end fifth seed Swiatek’s 26-match winning run at the tournament. After a slow start …

Both the men’s and women’s events are ‘500’ category tournaments – the third-highest tier after the Grand Slams and Masters 1000 events. The ATP event at Queen’s has already sold out, while just over 80% of the tickets have so far been bought for the women’s tournament. Ticket prices are …

After a drizzly morning with the roof on on Court Philippe-Chatrier, the sun was back out and the roof off when three-time Grand Slam champion Sinner took to the court and he needed only one hour and 51 minutes to dismantle Bublik. After what he described as a “disgraceful” period …

Briton Neal Skupski and American mixed doubles partner Desirae Krawczyk missed the chance to compete in a second consecutive French Open final with defeat in the last four. The pair, who have won two Wimbledon titles together, lost 3-6 7-6 (7-2) [12-10] to American fourth seeds Taylor Townsend and Evan …

British wheelchair doubles pair Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid progressed to the semi-finals of the French Open as they began their pursuit of a sixth consecutive title at Roland Garros. The duo beat Chile’s Alexander Cataldo and Israel’s Sergei Lysov 6-1 4-6 [10-4]. Meanwhile, fellow Briton Andy Lapthorne beat Canada’s …

Three-time Grand Slam champion Sabalenka replaced Swiatek at the top of the rankings last year, opening up a commanding lead over her rivals by winning 39 of her 45 matches this season. Her powerful style transcends all surfaces and is backed up by an unparalleled consistency. Sabalenka, who has won …

Following her knee injury, Boisson returned to the WTA Tour in April and has proven to be the surprise package of her home major after dazzling the home fans over the past two weeks with her victories over world number 31 Elise Mertens, third-ranked Jessica Pegula and now Russian Andreeva. …

Gauff has fared well on clay so far this year, reaching back-to-back finals in Madrid and Rome where she missed out on the titles to Aryna Sabalenka and Jasmine Paolini respectively. A nervy start saw Gauff and Keys trade early breaks but Keys settled quickly as her rival continued to …