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1 week ago |
bbc.com | Russell Fuller
Emma Raducanu is in discussions with Mark Petchey about appointing him as her new coach. A final agreement has not yet been reached, but sources have confirmed the Briton would like Andy Murray's former coach to head up her team. Petchey, a former top-100 player, was in the coaching box alongside Jane O'Donoghue at March's Miami Open, where Raducanu reached the quarter-finals and produced her best tennis of the year.
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2 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Russell Fuller
Great Britain captain Anne Keothavong says the lack of top-20 players at the Billie Jean King Cup is "a tennis problem, not a player problem". Only three of the world's top-20 will compete in this week's qualifying rounds, with Poland's Iga Swiatek and American trio Jessica Pegula, Coco Gauff and Madison Keys among those absent. World number two Swiatek withdrew last week, saying she needed time to "focus on myself and my training".
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3 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Russell Fuller
Prize money at last year's Wimbledon was £50m, exactly double the amount offered in 2014. In that 10-year period, prize money for first-round losers increased from £27,000 to £60,000. But players have frequently pointed to the vast revenues generated by the Grand Slams, and feel they deserve a significantly larger return. In the year up to July 2023, the All England Club (AELTC) had a turnover of £380m.
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3 weeks ago |
sports.yahoo.com | Russell Fuller
The top 20 men's and women's players have sent a letter to the four Grand Slams asking for more prize money. The letter, which was first reported by French newspaper L'Equipe, requested a meeting to discuss players receiving a greater share of the revenue generated by the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and US Open. AdvertisementWorld number 11 Emma Navarro cited "unfair pay ratios" as a reason for putting her name to the letter.
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4 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Russell Fuller
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Emma Raducanu will move back into the world's top 50 following her Miami Open runEmma Raducanu is starting to play like it is 2021. The Briton, who won 10 matches in straight sets to clinch the US Open title, had not been able to win more than three in a row until this week’s Miami Open.
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The success of Miami has led to discussions about Mark Petchey becoming Emma Raducanu’s head coach ⬇️ https://t.co/D5vWC7PCe6
The crowd is sparse, but I have seen a lot worse for a tie on neutral ground. And both sets of fans are trying to make their presence felt https://t.co/Yso3Pxt4Ij
You can watch, or follow live text commentary, here - Sonay Kartal is about to make her GB debut, and is up against Jule Niemeier in the first singles of the day https://t.co/lR0Ozl9xNl
