British-grown fruit much bigger after unusual winter and spring conditions led to slower ripening Tennis fans may be treated to juicier strawberries at Wimbledon this year after a wet and dark winter slowed growing times, resulting in bigger and more flavoursome fruits.Growers said the further wet and cold weather this spring, as well as less sunlight,...

Nadal recovers to defeat Zizou Bergs 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 at Italian Open‘I need to prove if I am able to push my body to the limit’Rafael Nadal says he has reached the point where he must let go of his fear of injury and “go for everything” to see if he will be able to perform at the highest level by the time of the French Open.On Thursday afternoon Nadal’s...

Bulgaria’s best shares his feelings on Federer comparisons and how finding his identity on court has fuelled his resurgenceGrigor Dimitrov was describing his improbable journey from humble origins in Haskovo, Bulgaria, a country with almost no men’s tennis heritage before him, to the very top levels of his sport when suddenly he paused: “I had all these...

Murray takes wildcard into event week before Roland GarrosThirty-six year old eager to make a final appearance in ParisAndy Murray is scheduled to make his return to competition from a significant ankle injury later this month at the Geneva Open.On Wednesday morning the Geneva Open announced that Murray had taken a wildcard into the ATP 250 event, which...

Ahead of the Italian Open, the 22-year-old reveals how he considered quitting the sport after a number of injury setbacksOver the past couple of years, at the beginning of each new tennis season, the ATP Tour charges some of its top players with predicting the year ahead. It is a bit of fun, a clever way to generate conversation and engagement, but...

Kylie McKenzie says former coach abused her as teenagerUSTA says it intends to lodge appeal over verdictA tennis player has been awarded $9m in damages after she accused the US Tennis Association of failing to protect her from a coach she said sexually abused her at one of its training centers. The lawsuit, filed by Kylie McKenzie in March 2022 in...