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Amy Lofthouse

Manchester

Broadcast Journalist, Editor and Writer at BBC

Online Tennis Lead at BBC Sport

Online tennis lead @bbcsport. Write and edit stories. Prefer dogs to people. Views mine.

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  • 3 days ago | bbc.com | Amy Lofthouse

    Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Emma Raducanu lost in the first round in her sole previous appearance at the Italian OpenBBC Sport senior journalistEmma Raducanu produced an impressive comeback to beat Veronika Kudermetova and set up an intriguing fourth-round meeting with Coco Gauff at the Italian Open. Britain's Raducanu beat the Russian 5-7 6-0 6-1 in a topsy-turvy match in Rome.

  • 2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Amy Lofthouse

    Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The Madrid Open is one of the biggest events in the tennis calendar outside of the four Grand SlamsBBC Sport Senior JournalistA national power outage stopped play at the Madrid Open, with Britain's Jacob Fearnley among those forced off court. Fearnley had saved a match point in his third-round encounter against Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov and was about to serve to stay in the match at 6-4 5-4 down when play was suspended on the main court.

  • 3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Amy Lofthouse

    Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The Barcelona Open is Holger Rune's first ATP Tour title since the Bavarian Open in 2023BBC Sport senior journalistHolger Rune produced a sensational performance to stun home hero Carlos Alcaraz and claim the Barcelona Open title. Denmark's Rune matched the Spaniard shot-for-shot and held firm in the tight moments to beat his childhood friend 7-6 (8-6) 6-2. It is Rune's first ATP Tour title for two years and his biggest since the Paris Masters in 2022.

  • 1 month ago | bbc.com | Amy Lofthouse

    Alcaraz, as he has done for most of the week, made a wayward start. An early break lead was cancelled out by Musetti, who reeled off four games in a row as Alcaraz sprayed errors off his forehand. Musetti's accuracy won out over his opponent's pacy hitting, with the Italian clinching the set on an outrageous drop-shot winner from behind the baseline. Alcaraz hit 14 unforced errors in the first set, 11 off the forehand alone, but settled quickly into the second.

  • 1 month ago | sports.yahoo.com | Amy Lofthouse

    Great Britain's hopes of reaching the Billie Jean King Cup Finals rest on a decisive doubles match against the Netherlands after Katie Boulter was beaten in the singles. Victory for British number one Boulter would have wrapped up the tie after Sonay Kartal's 6-4 4-6 6-1 win over Eva Vedder. AdvertisementHowever, Boulter struggled for consistency in a 6-4 6-3 loss to Suzan Lamens on clay in The Hague.

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