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2 weeks ago | 
bbc.co.uk | Harry Poole |Russell Fuller
Mauresmo said the potential for women's matches - which are best-of-three sets and not best-of-five like the men's - to potentially go by "really fast" was the justification behind the choices. She also said the tournament does not want to have two matches in the night session, like the Australian Open and US Open, for fear of creating late finishes.
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2 weeks ago | 
sports.yahoo.com | Harry Poole |Russell Fuller
The scheduling of women's matches is a "systemic" issue across top-level tennis events, says the head of the women's tour. It comes following criticism of French Open organisers who featured no women's matches in any of the 11 prime-time night sessions on Court Philippe Chatrier this year.
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4 weeks ago | 
bbc.co.uk | Jonathan Jurejko |Harry Poole
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, At least one of Jacob Fearnley (left), Jack Draper and Cameron Norrie will reach the French Open fourth roundDates: 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 appFor the first time in almost 60 years, three British men have reached the French Open singles third round.
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2 months ago | 
bbc.com | Harry Poole
Everything you need to know about the 2025 Diamond League, including how to watch the action live on the BBC.
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2 months ago | 
bbc.com | Harry Poole
Everything you need to know about the 2025 London Marathon including the route, elite fields, record attempts, celebrity runners, weather forecast and how to watch on the BBC.
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2 months ago | 
bbc.com | Harry Poole
Novak Djokovic's wait for a 100th singles title continues after he exits the Monte Carlo Masters in a straight-set loss to Alejandro Tabilo.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
bbc.com | Harry Poole
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Eliud Kipchoge is widely regarded as the greatest marathon runner in historyDistance running great Eliud Kipchoge will return to the London Marathon in April. Kenyan Kipchoge, a two-time Olympic marathon champion, is the record four-time winner of the men’s race in London, where he last competed in 2020.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
sports.yahoo.com | Harry Poole
Australian Open 2025Dates: 12-26 January Venue: Melbourne ParkCoverage: Live radio commentary on Tennis Breakfast from 07:00 GMT on BBC 5 Sports Extra, plus live text commentaries on the BBC Sport website and appGetting the call-up as a lucky loser means a second chance for tennis players - but it can often prove a stressful experience. Lucky losers are players who lose in qualifying at a tournament but receive a place in the main draw if another player withdraws through injury or illness.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
bbc.com | Harry Poole
Getting the call-up as a lucky loser means a second chance for tennis players - but it can often prove a stressful experience. Lucky losers are players who lose in qualifying at a tournament, but receive a place in the main draw if another player withdraws through injury or illness. Four players have received lucky loser entries into the men's and women's singles draws at the Australian Open. Three of them - including Britain's Harriet Dart - have claimed first-round wins.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
bbc.com | Harry Poole
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Sifan Hassan is a 15-time global medallist indoors and outdoors, in distances ranging from 1500m to the marathonSifan Hassan will return to the London Marathon in 2025 as all four reigning Olympic and Paralympic marathon champions take to the streets of the UK capital in April. Dutch athlete Hassan made history as the first woman to win Olympic golds over 5,000m, 10,000m and the marathon during her career with victory over 26.2 miles at Paris 2024.
