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Coco Gauff adds new coach Pere Riba to her team, ahead of Wimbledon

Coco Gauff of the United States in action against Ekaterina Alexandrova in the second round on Day 6 of the bett1open 2023 Berlin at LTTC Rot-Weiß...

Reports in Spain today have revealed world no. 7 Coco Gauff has added Pere Riba to her coaching staff ahead of Wimbledon, having split with Diego Moyano due to the Spaniard’s personal issues just before the clay swing began in April.  Continue reading “Coco Gauff adds new coach Pere Riba to her team, ahead of Wimbledon”

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Casper Ruud’s Halle withdrawal, Kyrgios and Berrettini’s losing returns and more

Casper RUUD of Norway show his second place trophy during the Day 15 of Roland Garros at Roland Garros on June 11, 2023 in Paris, France.

French Open finalist Casper Ruud has withdrawn from next week’s ATP500 event in Halle, Nick Kyrgios and Matteo Berrettini – Wimbledon runner-ups over the previous two seasons – suffered frustrating defeats on their respective returns to grass, and more besides as the season’s cycle continues to turn… Continue reading “Casper Ruud’s Halle withdrawal, Kyrgios and Berrettini’s losing returns and more”

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Wimbledon 2023: AELTC, LTA reverse ban on Russian, Belarusian players competing

Elise Mertens of Belguim and Shuai Zhang of China and Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova both of the Czech Republic in action during the...

It felt inevitable as the threat of expulsion and further fines were surfacing over recent months. Now it’s been confirmed: Russian and Belarusian players will be allowed to compete at Britain’s grass-court tennis tournaments – including Wimbledon – this summer if they sign neutrality agreements after the All England Club and Lawn Tennis Association reversed their controversial ban. Continue reading “Wimbledon 2023: AELTC, LTA reverse ban on Russian, Belarusian players competing”