17 h. ago Jack Draper digs deep to beat Alexei Popyrin and reach Queen’s Club quarter

British No 1 recovers to win 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (5)Draper battles through but admits ‘I wasn’t my best’In the final throes of a tense, uneasy tussle with one of the bigger servers in his sport, Jack Draper was fading. The British No 1, and second seed, had started poorly: he had struggled to find his range on his groundstrokes for much of the occasion and then two match points passed him by. Deep in the third-set tie break, he trailed 2-4.Over the past year, though, a period during which he has established himself as one of the best players in the world, Draper has continually shown his ability to find a path to victory no matter what. In the first week of his grass-court homecoming, the 23-year-old offered a forceful demonstration of his supreme competitive spirit as he recovered to defeat Australia’s Alexei Popyrin, the world No 21, 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (5) to reach the quarter-finals at Queen’s Club. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago Jack Draper shakes off errors to thwart Popyrin and keep Queen’s Club quest alive

British No 1 recovers to win 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (5)Draper battles through but admits ‘I wasn’t my best’In the final throes of a tense, uneasy tussle with one of the bigger servers in his sport, Jack Draper was fading. The British No 1, and second seed, had started poorly: he had struggled to find his range on his groundstrokes for much of the occasion and then two match points passed him by. Deep in the third-set tie break, he trailed 2-4.Over the past year, though, a period during which he has established himself as one of the best players in the world, Draper has continually shown his ability to find a path to victory no matter what. In the first week of his grass-court homecoming, the 23-year-old offered a forceful demonstration of his supreme competitive spirit as he recovered to defeat Australia’s Alexei Popyrin, the world No 21, 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (5) to reach the quarter-finals at Queen’s Club. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago Jack Draper moves on from ‘looking like a Ferrari that broke down like a Toyota’

Draper came through a gruelling contest to reach the quarter-finals at Queen’s Club.

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5 d. ago Emma Raducanu pulls out of Berlin Open with ‘lingering’ back problem

British No 1 loses Wimbledon seeding as a resultShe is confident of playing at Eastbourne later in JuneEmma Raducanu will miss next week’s Berlin Tennis Open as she continues to manage a back problem. The 22-year-old has been struggling with the issue since competing in Strasbourg last month before the French Open and took an off-court medical timeout during her quarter-final loss to Zheng Qinwen at Queen’s Club on Friday.Speaking afterwards, Raducanu said: “It’s been lingering for the last few weeks, and I have had back issues before. I think it’s just a vulnerability of mine. I know I need to take good care of it. I’m not overly concerned that it’s something serious, but I know it’s something that’s very annoying and needs proper and careful management.” Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Emma Raducanu gives worrying Wimbledon injury update after Queen's Club scare

Emma Raducanu was beaten 6-2 6-4 by Chinese star Qinwen Zheng in the quarter-final at Queen's Club with the British No.1 receiving treatment on her back during the match.

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5 d. ago Raducanu vs Zheng result: Latest score and updates from Queen's Club quarter

Newly-restored British No1 hoping to reach the HSBC Championships semi-finals en route to Wimbledon

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5 d. ago Raducanu vs Zheng LIVE: Latest score and updates from Queen's Club quarter

Newly-restored British No1 hoping to reach the HSBC Championships semi-finals en route to Wimbledon

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6 d. ago Raducanu vs Zheng start time and how to watch Queen's Club quarter

Olympic gold medalist stands between the new British No1 and a place in the semi-finals of the HSBC Championships on road to Wimbledon

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7 d. ago BBC is showing Bargain Hunt and Homes Under the Hammer repeats instead of Emma Raducanu and Katie Boulter's doubles match... again

The British tennis pair played their quarter-final of the Queen's Club Championships earlier today, but the footage was not even available on the BBC website for the majority of the match.

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8 d. ago Emma Raducanu and Katie Boulter live: Tennis scores from Queen’s Club doubles quarter

Britain’s No 1 and 2 are in action in the second round of doubles after singles wins yesterday

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