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2 weeks ago |
sports.yahoo.com | Russell Fuller
Female tennis players who wish to freeze eggs or embryos, so they can start a family at a later date, will have their ranking protected by the WTA Tour. The offer is open to any player ranked in the world's top 750 who spends more than 10 weeks out of competition. AdvertisementThe 2017 US Open champion Sloane Stephens says the rule will reduce the pressure on players to return to the court too quickly.
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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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3 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Russell Fuller
Both the men's and women's events are '500' category tournaments - the third-highest tier after the Grand Slams and Masters 1000 events. The ATP event at Queen's has already sold out, while just over 80% of the tickets have so far been bought for the women's tournament. Ticket prices are lower in the WTA week, which will not yet be able to raise anything like the revenue of the long established men's event.
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1 month ago |
ca.sports.yahoo.com | Russell Fuller
Andy Murray will no longer be working as Novak Djokovic's coach. The decision, said to be by mutual agreement, means Murray will not be by Djokovic's side when he chases an eighth Wimbledon title in July. Under Murray, the Serb reached the semi-finals of the Australian Open, ultimately retiring injured after losing the first set.
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Sloane Stephens has long been a supporter of this and says she rushed back to competition after doing it for the first time - which left her “overweight, not happy - and just very stressed out.” https://t.co/QvsHaxlql4
The Philippe Chatrier Court being prepared for the singles finals - featuring the world number 1 and world number 2 on both Saturday and Sunday. Join us for the build up on 5 Live Sport @bbc5live @BBCSounds from midday, with commentary from 2pm https://t.co/3aFR1BgS8e
Roof may also be in operation tomorrow for the men’s semi-finals from #RolandGarros Alcaraz v Musetti from 1330 on Sports Extra Sinner v Djokovic from 1800 on Sports Extra 2 With Andrea Petkovic and @GregRusedski1 @BBCSounds https://t.co/3opEejOSqf