British number two Kyle Edmund is through to his first ATP semi-final after beating Italy’s Andreas Seppi at the European Open in Antwerp. Edmund, 21, won 6-3 6-4 to reach the last four and close in on a place in the world’s top 40 next week. The Yorkshireman, ranked 43rd, goes on to face third
British number one Johanna Konta has won the WTA’s most improved player of the year award for 2016. Konta, 25, reached the semi-finals of the Australian Open in January before going on to win her first WTA Tour title at Stanford in June. Ranked world number 147 in June 2015, Konta climbed to a career-high
Svetlana Kuznetsova is one win away from denying Britain’s Johanna Konta a place in the WTA Finals after reaching the final of the Kremlin Cup. Konta, 25, occupies the eighth and final slot for the tournament which starts on Sunday in Singapore. Kuznetsova must defend her Kremlin Cup title to overtake the British number one,
British number two Kyle Edmund booked his place in the quarter-finals of the European Open in Antwerp with victory over second seed David Ferrer. The 21-year-old beat the experienced Spaniard 6-1 3-6 7-6 (7-3) to set up a meeting with Italy’s Andreas Seppi. Edmund won the opening five games on his way to claiming the
Rafael Nadal has been forced to end his 2016 season early as he continues to recover from a wrist injury. The 14-time Grand Slam champion will not play at the Swiss Indoors in Basel, the Paris Masters, or the ATP Finals. Nadal, 30, withdrew from this year’s French Open because of the injury, which also
Svetlana Kuznetsova is two victories away from denying Johanna Konta the last available WTA Finals spot after reaching the Kremlin Cup semi-finals. Konta is in line to take the eighth and final place at the season-ending event. The Briton, 25, is not competing this week as she recovers from injury and Kuznetsova can overtake her,
Nick Kyrgios has pulled out of February’s Rotterdam Open to play in basketball’s NBA All-Star Game. Tournament director Richard Krajicek has released the Australian, 21, from his contract so he can play in the game in New Orleans on 19 February. Kyrgios is suspended from the ATP Tour for not producing his “best effort” at
Mexican tennis player Daniel Garza has been banned for six months and fined $5,000 (£4,062) after being found guilty of a match-fixing offence. The 31-year-old tried “to influence the outcome of a match” on the third-tier ITF Futures Tour in California in March 2015, the Tennis Integrity Unit said. The offence took place at that
British number two Kyle Edmund came through two tie-breaks to beat Ukraine’s Illya Marchenko and reach the second round of the European Open. Edmund, who reached a career-high ranking of 43 on Monday, won 7-6 (9-7) 7-6 (7-5) and goes on to face Spain’s second seed David Ferrer in Antwerp. The 21-year-old from Yorkshire fought
Australian Nick Kyrgios has been banned for eight weeks and fined $25,000 by the ATP for his behaviour – including “lack of best efforts” – in last week’s Shanghai Masters. The 21-year-old patted the ball over the net several times when serving in his 6-3 6-1 defeat by Mischa Zverev. He also began walking back