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Amy Lofthouse

Manchester

Broadcast Journalist, Editor and Writer at BBC

Online Tennis Lead at BBC Sport

Write and edit stories @bbcsport. Prefer https://t.co/RF2EUJOayR

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

    French Open 2025Dates: 25 May-8 June Venue: Roland GarrosCoverage: Live radio commentaries across 5 Live Sport and BBC Sounds, plus live text commentaries on the BBC Sport website and appBritain's Cameron Norrie claimed one of his best victories of the year with a five-set triumph over world number 11 Daniil Medvedev in a see-saw French Open first-round match.

  • 2 weeks ago | businessandamerica.com | Amy Lofthouse

    The LTA said in 2024 there were about 1,300 clay-courts in Great Britain. That is around 5% of the 23,000 total number of courts. In contrast, about 60% of courts in Spain – one of the leading nations on the surface – are clay. The National Tennis Centre has four clay courts, external and the governing body is “forming new partnerships” with clay-court facilities in Barcelona and Girona, where young players can go for camps and training sessions.

  • 2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Amy Lofthouse

    Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Jack Draper will be the fifth seed at the French OpenBBC Sport senior journalistDates: 25 May-8 June Venue: Roland GarrosCoverage: Live radio commentary from 19:00 BST on BBC 5 Sports Extra, plus live text commentaries on the BBC Sport website and appSeeing a Briton in a big clay-court final - and their name not being Andy Murray - is still not something we are used to.

  • 3 weeks ago | au.sports.yahoo.com | Amy Lofthouse

    Britain's Jack Draper recovered from being "bamboozled" by Corentin Moutet in a lively match to reach the Italian Open quarter-finals. Draper battled fatigue and the shot-making variety of his French opponent to come through 1-6 6-4 6-3 in just over two hours in Rome. The 23-year-old looked lost in the first set but regrouped admirably, including keeping his composure after a brief drama over a video review.

  • 3 weeks 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.

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Amy Lofthouse @_amylofthouse
13 Apr 25

sport is just awful

Amy Lofthouse
Amy Lofthouse @_amylofthouse
22 Mar 25

RT @izzywestbury: Ultimately a cricket captain can only deliver so far as the circs allow them. Heather Knight is, imo, one of the best, li…

Amy Lofthouse
Amy Lofthouse @_amylofthouse
18 Mar 25

RT @russellcfuller: Big news - the PTPA has launched legal action against the ATP, WTA, ITF and ITIA citing “anti-competitive practices and…