Eleanor Crooks
Tennis Correspondent at PA Media
Tennis correspondent for PA. I also dabble in north west football and Olympic sport. All views my own, including an indifference to Marmite.
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3 weeks ago |
msn.com | Eleanor Crooks
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3 weeks ago |
independent.co.uk | Eleanor Crooks
The world number one defeated fourth seed Pegula 7-5 6-2. Aryna Sabalenka made it third time lucky in big finals in 2025 to claim the Miami Open title for the first time. Sabalenka lost out to Madison Keys in the Australian Open decider and teenager Mirra Andreeva at Indian Wells two weeks ago but proved too strong for fourth seed Jessica Pegula in Florida. In a repeat of the US Open final last year, Sabalenka edged a tense first set before powering through to a 7-5 6-2 victory.
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3 weeks ago |
sundayworld.com | Eleanor Crooks
GOOD WILL HUNTING | PRESTON, ENGLAND - MARCH 1: Preston North End's Will Keane celebrates scoring his team's third goal during the Emirates FA Cup Fifth Round match between Preston North End and Burnley at Deepdale on March 1, 2025 in Preston, England. (Photo by Dave Howarth - CameraSport via Getty Images)Today at 13:58Will Keane is hoping to get the better of former Manchester United team-mate Marcus Rashford when Preston take on Aston Villa in Sunday’s FA Cup quarter-final.
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1 month ago |
msn.com | Eleanor Crooks
Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.
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1 month ago |
independent.co.uk | Eleanor Crooks
The Indian Wells champion fell to a 7-6 (2) 7-6 (3) defeat against teenager Jakub Mensik in Florida. Jack Draper was brought back down to earth with a second-round loss to Czech teenager Jakub Mensik at the Miami Open. Six days after winning the biggest title of his career, and one of the biggest in the sport, in Indian Wells, the British number one was felled 7-6 (2) 7-6 (3) by 19-year-old Mensik.
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Jack Draper just under way against Jakub Mensik in Miami and already a break up. Good to speak to his assistant coach Alex Ward about his growing aura and what makes the Draper-Trotman partnership so good: https://t.co/Kuot1iOY2F
The ATP aren't holding back in their response: "The PTPA has consistently chosen division and distraction through misinformation over progress. " Said they will "vigorously defend" their position.
The player organisation set up by Novak Djokovic has launched legal action against tennis’ governing bodies ✍️: @EleanorcrooksPA https://t.co/qib4M8sbKE
What a fortnight for Jack Draper, who wins one of the biggest titles in tennis. He’s been going places for a long time but boy has he arrived now. World no 7 tomorrow and only 60 pts short of Djokovic in 5th.
WEST COAST DREAMS COME ALIVE 🏆🌴 @jackdraper0 conquers the California desert, defeating Rune 6-2 6-2 for his maiden ATP Masters 1000 title! @BNPPARIBASOPEN | #TennisParadise https://t.co/GrfBx2cBdb
