• The Guardian

    Madrid farewell for king of clay: Rafael Nadal bids for one last miracle

    As the end of his career draws ever closer, the ailing 14-time French Open champion faces a race against time to find his form and fitness

  • AFP

    Badosa 'fighting' for tennis career despite doctors' concerns

    Former world number two Paula Badosa on Tuesday vowed to "keep fighting" for her career despite doctors telling her "it would be complicated" to continue playing professional tennis due to a stress fracture she sustained in her back last year.Badosa, who did not play last year after exiting Wimbledon in July due to the injury, was forced to retire from her second-round clash with Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka in Stuttgart last week with a minor adductor tear.

  • The Telegraph

    Alan Jones, tennis coach who guided Jo Durie and Jeremy Bates to Grand Slam doubles titles – obituary

    Alan Jones, who has died aged 75, was among the most influential and popular tennis coaches of his era and shaped the careers of generations of top British players. During the 1980s, he guided Jo Durie to No 5 in the world and the semi-finals of two majors, as well as the Wimbledon and Australian Open mixed doubles crowns partnering another of his pupils, Jeremy Bates; Jones was also notably critical of what he regarded as the Lawn Tennis Association’s stuffy attitudes, and despite three stints

  • The Guardian

    Novak Djokovic weighs up coaching himself for final stage of tennis career

    ‘I’m in the stage of my career where having no coach is also an option’ says 24-time slam winner after Goran Ivanisevic split in March