Belinda Bencic beat Australia’s Ajla Tomljanovic on Sunday to secure a first Billie Jean King Cup title for Switzerland. Tomljanovic lost to Bencic in straight sets in the second match of the finals at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow. Bencic took the victory 6-2 6-1 leaving Switzerland with a 2-0 lead over Australia. Image: Switzerland’s … Read more
Great Britain’s hopes of reaching the Billie Jean King Cup final suffered a major blow with Heather Watson recording a straight-sets defeat to Australia’s Storm Sanders in the opening tie. Watson lost 6-4 7-6 in Glasgow, leaving Britain needing to win the remaining two rubbers in order to play Czech Republic or Switzerland in the … Read more
Great Britain reached the semi-finals of the Billie Jean King Cup for the first time since 1981 after beating Spain 3-0 in a must-win match. After losing 2-1 to Kazakhstan in the opening tie on Tuesday and Spain’s 3-0 win against the same opposition the following day, Anne Keothavong’s side knew anything other than a … Read more
Great Britain’s hopes of causing an upset in their opening contest against Kazakhstan at the Billie Jean King Cup finals ended with defeats for Katie Boulter and Harriet Dart. Britain were given a place in the finals as hosts after the Lawn Tennis Association stepped in to stage the event at the Emirates Arena in … Read more
Great Britain’s Billie Jean King Cup captain Anne Keothavong says Emma Raducanu is “capable of achieving great things” having already become a Grand Slam champion. The British No 1 sent the tennis world into a spin when she claimed the US Open title last year having come through qualifying, not dropping a set in 10 … Read more
Katie Boulter hopes Great Britain can bring some “Emma Raducanu magic” to the Billie Jean King Cup Finals in Glasgow this week. Britain will take on Kazakhstan, featuring Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina, and Paula Badosa’s Spain in round-robin matches at Glasgow’s Emirates Arena, needing to win the group to progress to the semi-finals. Britain earned … Read more
Scottish filmmaker Charlotte Wells’s debut feature Aftersun leads the nominations for this year’s British Independent Film Awards with a sweeping 16 nods, including Best Director and Best film. The film’s impressive nominations haul includes Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Debut Director (the Douglas Hickox Award) and Best Debut Screenwriter nods for Wells and a Best … Read more
Jean Segura drives in Nick Castellanos with an RBI single to bring the Philadelphia Phillies within a run of the Houston Astros. Source link
Tennis pioneer Billie Jean King says Emma Raducanu would benefit using a sports psychotherapist as she bids to regain the form that took her to last year’s US Open title. The 19-year-old called an early halt to her WTA Tour season after a problem with her wrist last month in a year plagued by injuries. … Read more
Great Britain’s Billie Jean King Cup captain Anne Keothavong believes Emma Raducanu will be a “stronger player” come next year after a season blighted with injuries and loss of form. Having called an early halt to her WTA Tour season after suffering a wrist injury last month, Raducanu had hoped to be fit to lead … Read more