Defending champion defeated Polish player in two setsBoulter will meet Raducanu or Jones in semi-finalsThe defending champion, Katie Boulter, guaranteed there will be a British finalist at the Rothesay Open in Nottingham again by defeating Magdalena Frech in a rain-hit contest.The British No 1, who won her first WTA Tour title in her home event 12 months...

AELTC has contingency ready to mark Briton’s careerRecord prize pot of £50m at this year’s championshipsThe All England Club is “ready and prepared” to commemorate Andy Murray’s career should the two-times Wimbledon champion announce his retirement plans at the tournament, which will offer record prize money of £50m when it begins on 1 July.At Wimbledon’s...

Former US Open champion beats Daria Snigur 6-2, 6-2Cameron Norrie shocked by qualifier Pinnington JonesEmma Raducanu defeated Ukraine’s Daria Snigur to reach her first WTA Tour quarter-final on grass at the Rothesay Open in Nottingham. The former US Open champion produced a solid display in cool, windy conditions to triumph 6-2, 6-2, with 11 aces proving...

The 14-times winner joins new French Open championMurray may opt out of Games if not selected for doublesRafael Nadal is set to miss Wimbledon to prepare for the Olympic Games, where he will team up with Carlos Alcaraz in a dream doubles partnership.The expected news was confirmed by Spain’s Olympic team captain, David Ferrer, on Wednesday, with Nadal...

Raducanu wins in first match on grass since 2022Briton unhappy with calls made by umpire Ana CarvalhoEmma Raducanu opened her grass-court season with a heartening 6-1, 6-4 win over Ena Shibahara in the first round of the Rothesay Open – and a sharp jab at the Brazilian umpire Ana ­Carvalho. Her straight-sets victory over the ­Japanese qualifier in Nottingham...

Asif Kapadia co-directs backstage access to a tennis great’s final games that includes much crying but too few questionsThe tears of Roger Federer, along with the tears of Rafael Nadal and even the tears of Novak Djokovic, are what finally give some point to what is otherwise a pretty bland, officially sanctioned corporate promo for the Federer brand....