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Rising Filipina star Alexandra Eala came from a set down against Jessica Pegula to claim the first WTA Tour singles title of her career at the DC Open.Eala had trailed by a set when the match was suspended because of heavy rain on Sunday, but the 21-year-old turned the contest round on Monday to claim a 4-6 6-4 6-0 victory. The victory made Eala the first Filipina to win a singles title on the tour, completing the same career-defining breakthrough that the Washington tournament once gave Pegula when she claimed her first WTA Tour title in 2019. Eala’s popularity soared…
Emma Raducanu’s stress fracture will force her to miss the US Open.The British No 1 suffered the injury to her right lower leg during the grass-court season and made a late decision to pull out of Wimbledon. According to the Press Association, following consultation with her medical team, Raducanu has concluded she will be unable to play in New York later this month. While the news comes as no surprise given the nature of the injury and the fact Raducanu has only recently taken her first tentative steps back on court wearing a protective boot, it is another blow to…
Jessica Pegula holds a one-set lead over Alexandra Eala in a rain-affected DC Open final that saw play suspended until Monday.After severe thunderstorms delayed the initial match start time by three hours, world No 3 Pegula got off to a strong start, taking the first set 6-4 and delighting her home crowd, before rising star Eala took a 2-1 second-set lead against the American. However, the thunderstorms returned and delayed the resumption of the match for more than five hours, forcing organisers to call play off for the day, with the women’s final set to resume at 5pm BST on…
Highlights: Venus puts up fight but falls short in Canada
Jack Draper has called for his fans to be patient with his return after the former world No 4 withdrew from the DC Open with an arm injury.Draper, did not participate in any of the three 2026 Grand Slams, but has been given a wild card for the National Bank Open in Montreal ahead of a qualification campaign for the US Open after his ranking dropped to world No 147. With the Brit, who is coached by Sir Andy Murray, scheduled to play in two tournaments before heading to New York, Draper reassured fans that his recovery was nearing completion…
Cameron Norrie raced into his first semi-final of 2026 with a 6-1 6-0 thrashing of Bernard Tomic at the Los Cabos Open. Britain’s Norrie had been on a six-match losing streak before arriving in Mexico but has strung together three successive straight-set victories to set up a last-four clash with defending champion Denis Shapovalov. Tomic, who reached the main draw as a lucky loser from qualifying, held serve in the opening game of the match but then lost the next 12 as Norrie completed the rout in just 50 minutes. Norrie said: “I’m pleased with the result. I was very…
Cameron Norrie exited the Los Cabos Open in the early hours of Saturday morning as he was beaten by Denis Shapovalov.The British No 2 had lost his last six competitive matches, but was showing promise in Mexico and making the semi-final. Norrie came back to win the second set but ultimately lost 6-3 5-7 6-4 to reigning champion Shapovalov. The 30-year-old was broken in his first service game of the match to go 2-0 down before going on to lose the first set.The second set saw him see through his opportunities to get back in the game, levelling after his…
Norrie thrashes Tomic at Los Cabos Open to reach first semi-final of 2026
Emma Raducanu has not been selected by Team GB for September’s Billie Jean King Cup Finals in China.The British No 1 was the notable absentee as Katie Boulter, Harriet Dart, Mika Stojsavljevic and Jodie Burrage were picked in captain Anne Keothavong’s team. Raducanu has not been in action since June 14, when she produced a career-best grass-court run to the final at Queen’s before her season was curtailed by injury. The 23-year-old was subsequently forced to withdraw from Wimbledon due to a stress fracture in her lower right leg and has not played competitively in six weeks.While not officially confirmed,…
Cameron Norrie raced into his first semi-final of 2026 with a 6-1 6-0 thrashing of Bernard Tomic at the Los Cabos Open. Britain’s Norrie had been on a six-match losing streak before arriving in Mexico but has strung together three successive straight-set victories to set up a last-four clash with defending champion Denis Shapovalov. Tomic, who reached the main draw as a lucky loser from qualifying, held serve in the opening game of the match but then lost the next 12 as Norrie completed the rout in just 50 minutes. Norrie said: “I’m pleased with the result. I was very…