Told Ivan Lendl to concentrate on tennis more: Alexander Zverev asks for coach’s full attention

Lendl, who guided Andy Murray to world No 1, is not seen with the 22-year-old German at all tournaments.

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· Yesterday · 05:57 pm

Former Australian tennis player and coach Peter McNamara dies at 64

After his retirement from playing, McNamara moved into coaching, mentoring Mark Philippoussis and Grigor Dimitrov, before working with China’s Wang Qiang.

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· Jul 22, 2019 · 10:39 am

Tennis: Isner wins Newport on injury return; Lajovic, Jarry lift first ATP title

John Isner, who was sidelined by a stress fracture in his left foot for three months, won his fourth title at the ATP grass court tournament at Newport.

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· Jul 22, 2019 · 08:28 am

Tennis: John Isner reaches final of Newport tournament after hard-fought win

John Isner defeated fourth-seed Ugo Humbert 6-7 (4/7), 7-6 (7/5), 6-3.

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· Jul 21, 2019 · 09:18 am

Wildcard top seed Isner fights from set down to book Newport semi-final clash with Humbert

Isner, 34, is continuing his return to tennis after being sidelined for three months with a stress fracture in his left foot.

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· Jul 20, 2019 · 11:21 am

Angelique Kerber splits with coach Rainer Schuttler after Wimbledon upset and poor season

Kerber’s Wimbledon defence came to end in the second round at the hands of Lauren Davis, who had been ranked outside the top 250 earlier this year.

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· Jul 20, 2019 · 10:56 am

Bankrupt Boris Becker raises approximately $860,000 after auctioning 82 trophies and memorabilia

The 51-year-old six-time Grand Slam winner was declared bankrupt two years ago and his debts could total as much as £50million.

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· Jul 12, 2019 · 11:54 am

Saw a therapist, apologised to Naomi Osaka after 2018 US Open final: Serena Williams

The 23-time Grand Slam winner was widely vilified for her outburst, where she branded the chair umpire a ‘liar’ and ‘thief’.

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· Jul 09, 2019 · 09:46 pm

Karolina Pliskova downs Wimbledon defending champion Angelique Kerber to win Eastbourne title

The world No 3 did not drop a set all week and raced through the final, winning 6-1, 6-4 in little over an hour.

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· Jun 29, 2019 · 07:09 pm

Tennis: After Davis Cup, Fed Cup format undergoes overhaul too; Budapest to host 12-team final

The new format will see 12 nations compete in a six-day event in Budapest from 2020-2022 with a huge boost in prize money.

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· Jun 27, 2019 · 05:51 pm

Eastbourne tennis: Kerber sets up Halep quarter-final, Sabalenka beats defending champ Wozniacki

Karolina Pliskova breezed past Elise Mertens while Johanna Konta’s preparations for her home Grand Slam suffered a blow with a loss to Ons Jabeur.

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· Jun 27, 2019 · 03:31 pm

Tennis: Angelique Kerber leads field of stars into third round at Eastbourne International

Kiki Bertens, Johanna Konta, Caroline Wozniacki and Simona Halep also reached the last 16.

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· Jun 26, 2019 · 10:56 am