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Tennis's top power couple 'in crisis': World No 1 Jannik Sinner 'takes a break' from world No 14 girlfriend, two months after US Open 'champion kiss'

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Italian star Sinner won the US Open by beating Taylor Fritz in September and shared a kiss in front of the New York crowd with Kalinskaya, the women's world No 14.

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Rafael Nadal WILL play in the Davis Cup singles today as the retiring 22-time Grand Slam champion prepares to say farewell to tennis

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MATTHEW LAMBERT IN MALAGA: The 22-time Grand Slam champion is playing his final event before retirement here in Malaga but there was uncertainty over his role for Spain.

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Emma Raducanu triumphs in straight sets over Slovakia's Viktoria Hruncakova to put Great Britain one win away from their first Billie Jean King Cup final in 43 YEARS

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MATTHEW LAMBERT IN MALAGA: The irrepressible Emma Raducanu beat Slovakia's Viktoria Hruncakova to put Great Britain one win away from their first Billie Jean King Cup final since 1981.

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Inside Rafael Nadal's family life as the King of Clay prepares for last dance: Wife Maria is his childhood sweetheart from

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Rafael Nadal has always been a humble superstar. You'd quicker find him fishing with friends back in Mallorca than courting glitzy galas.

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Roger Federer pays heartfelt tribute to old rival Rafael Nadal in a 584-word statement ahead of Spaniard's final professional tournament as he recalls fondest memories of epic rivalry

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The Spaniard is set to take to the court for the final time this week as Spain take on the Netherlands in the quarter-finals, with his fitness still a doubt.

Monday, Nov 18

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Team GB captain insists 'wonderful' relationship between Katie Boulter and Emma Raducanu has helped drive their Billie Jean King Cup run - after duo helped secure a place in the semi-finals

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MATTHEW LAMBERT IN MALAGA: GB have now reached two semi-finals in three years. With Slovakia up next on Tuesday they are strong favourites to make the final.

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Rafael Nadal can earn a glorious farewell if Spain block out the circus at the Davis Cup... perfect endings are rare but this humble great deserves one, writes MATTHEW LAMBERT

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MATTHEW LAMBERT IN MALAGA: 'Gracias Rafa' is written in 50metre-high letters next door to the Palacio de Deportes where the Davis Cup Finals, Nadal's last event, will be played this week.

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Rafael Nadal opens up on his decision to retire ahead of final professional outing with Spain at the Davis Cup later this week

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MATTHEW LAMBERT IN MALAGA: Rafa fever is fully endemic here and the hosts' pre-event press conference had to be moved to Spain's team hotel to accommodate the demand.

Sunday, Nov 17

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World No 1 Jannik Sinner wins first ATP Finals title with 6-4, 6-4 victory against Taylor Fritz in Turin

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MATTHEW LAMBERT: A strange year for Jannik Sinner had a fairytale ending as he won the ATP Finals in Turin, serenaded to the title by his adoring Italian fans.

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Emma Raducanu and Katie Boulter are becoming the next great British female double act - as they storm into Billie Jean King Cup semi-finals

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MATTHEW LABERT IN MALAGA: Gangs of Brits have been known to do some damage on the Costa del Sol and the carnage continued as Emma Raducanu within a match of the semi-finals.

Saturday, Nov 16

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Katie Boulter and Emma Raducanu CAN bring home Billie Jean King Cup, insists Team GB captain Anne Keothavong ahead of showdown with defending champions Canada

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MATTHEW LAMBERT IN MALAGA: If Katie Boulter and Emma Raducanu continue to play as good a game as their captain is talking, Canada had better be worried.

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Billie Jean King proposes radical scoring change to make tennis 'easy' for fans and 'accessible' for children

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King - for whom the Billie Jean King Cup is named in honour of - won 39 Grand Slam titles in a 22 year professional career including 12 singles titles, 16 in women's doubles and 11 in mixed doubles.

They said they'd never last... now three years into dating Nick Kyrgios, his girlfriend COSTEEN HATZI reveals how she's tamed the tennis bad boy

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When Nick Kyrgios, still reeling from a messy break-up, announced in late 2021 he was dating unknown uni student Costeen Hatzi, most of us - myself included - assumed it wouldn't last.

Friday, Nov 15

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Birthday girl Emma Raducanu beams as she is serenaded by the crowd after teaming up with Katie Boulter to book Great Britain's spot in the Billie Jean King Cup quarter-finals

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MATTHEW LAMBERT: Raducanu, now 22, took care of Germany's Jule Niemeier 6-4, 6-4 to put GB 1-0 up in the tie, leaving Katie Boulter the task of beating Laura Siegemund/

Thursday, Nov 14

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Emma Raducanu vows she is 'ready to commit' to reaching her full potential after achieving 'zen mindset' during injury lay-off - as she gears up for return after two months out of action

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MATTHEW LAMBERT IN MALAGA: The British No2 is here with team GB for the Billie Jean King Cup finals, her first outing since twisting ligaments in her left foot in Seoul almost two months ago.

Wednesday, Nov 13

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Tennis world No 2 Alexander Zverev cuts short 'flirty' interview with Laura Robson after awkward 'sweaty kisses' moments before they went on air

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The German had impressed with his performance on court against Andrey Rublev on Monday, but his post-match interview soon had fans talking.

Tuesday, Nov 12

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Daniil Medvedev writes a very pointed message on TV camera after smashing Alex De Minaur off the court in the ATP finals

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The Russian star had vented his fury by smashing his racket on the ground and throwing it into the air during his straight-sets defeat by Taylor Fritz earlier in the week.

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Sir Andy Murray announces theatre tour as Tennis legend takes 'Centre Stage' following retirement - with shows about his illustrious career set for next summer

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The two-time Wimbledon champion will take to the stage for four nights in Glasgow, Edinburgh, and London, fittingly concluding the show, called 'Centre Stage' in south London.

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Inside Nick Kyrgios' tennis comeback as Aussie star lifts the lid on how he had to 'learn to use his wrist all over again'

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The 29-year-old is due to make his return to the court at the World Tennis League in December, having only played one game of professional tennis in two years.

Monday, Nov 11

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Tennis bad boy Daniil Medvedev has incredible on-court tantrum, smashing and juggling his racquets, taking a penalty point and threatening to retire as fans boo and whistle

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His rage would take a peculiar turn in the second set, with the 2021 US Open Champion trading his racquet-smashing attitude for a more blase throwing technique.

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Saudi Arabia hosting the WTA finals remains hugely controversial amid human rights concerns - but tennis and the kingdom are in it together now after Coco Gauff's record £3

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MATT LAMBERT: You may have seen a Saudi Arabia tourism advert doing the rounds on YouTube and cinema screens. The title is: This Land is Calling…

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Tennis star Barbora Krejcikova slams commentator who made shocking remarks about one part of her body - as he offers a grovelling apology

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Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova has slammed tennis commentator Jon Wertheim whose remarks about her physical appearance saw him axed by a TV network.

Saturday, Nov 9

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Coco Gauff wins WTA Finals for first time in Riyadh - days after confronting Saudis over human rights

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20-year-old Coco Gauff won the WTA Finals for the first time by rallying to beat Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (2) in the season-ending final on Saturday.

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Cameron Norrie falls short in final of Moselle Open as Benjamin Bonzi claims maiden tour-level title in straight sets

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The British No 2 will take much succour from making his first final since February 2023 but it was French qualifier Benjamin Bonzi who won his maiden tour-level title.

Friday, Nov 8

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Novak Djokovic insists he's ready to go 'full throttle for another ride' in 2025 as he states 'tennis is still my focus'

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Novak Djokovic insists he is ready to go 'full throttle for another ride' in 2025, dismissing suggestions that his fire for tennis is waning.

Thursday, Nov 7

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Cameron Norrie battles into Moselle Open semi-finals - as British No 2 seeks resurgence after fitness struggles

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Norrie has struggled with fitness this year and is playing only his third event since July, after a three-month lay-off with an arm injury saw him miss the Olympics and US Open.

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Jelena Dokic reveals she'd suffer through '100 years of abuse' from her father if it meant she could live one sporting dream

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Former Australian tennis champion Jelena Dokic's awful relationship with her father is well documented - and now she has opened up about the hole on her tennis resume that bothers her to this day.

Tuesday, Nov 5

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Emma Raducanu's team issues fitness update ahead of next week's Billie Jean King Cup finals - after British No2 was forced to withdraw from events in Asia with sprained foot ligaments

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MATTHEW LAMBERT: The 21-year-old has not been seen on the match court since she sprained ligaments in her left foot at the Korea Open in September.

Sunday, Nov 3

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Katie Boulter admits she is playing with an 'empty tank but a strong body' after suffering heartbreaking defeat in Hong Kong Open final and insists she has 'big goals' after career-best year

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MATTHEW LAMBERT: Katie Boulter was crushed by Russian rising star Diana Shnaider in the Hong Kong Open final, a damp squib after some fireworks over the last couple of weeks.

Saturday, Nov 2

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Morgan Riddle and Taylor Fritz post terrifying details of attempted break in at their London apartment

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Riddle, who has dated the American tennis star since 2020, opened up on the terrifying ordeal in a series of posts on her Instagram story after a burglar tried to get into their Airbnb accommodation.