German world number three Alexander Zverev said he is "tired of" Taylor Fritz after losing to him in the Stuttgart Open final, his fifth consecutive defeat by the American.

Spaniard enjoyed trip to Ibiza after French Open victory ‘After Roland Garros is the best moment to go anywhere’ Carlos Alcaraz says he may well make his post-French Open trips a yearly occurrence after unwinding from his historic five-set triumph over Jannik Sinner in Paris last weekend with three days of partying in Ibiza. “Probably,” the Spaniard said on Sunday as he was preparing Queen’s Club, which starts on Monday. “It’s kind of the middle of the season. It’s really, really intense, the clay season. So soon after Roland Garros is the best moment to go anywhere. My friends are going Ibiza every year. So I thought I’ll go to Ibiza as well. But it doesn’t matter the place you’re going, it’s time to turn off your mind a little bit, to reset physically, mentally and coming back to the grass season as good as I can.” Continue reading...

Taylor Fritz claimed his first title of the year with a 6-3, 7-6 (0) win over top seed Alexander Zverev in the Stuttgart Open final.

Game-by-game report of final due to start at 1.30pm BST Top players to get protected ranking for fertility course Get in touch! Email [email protected] Here come our players. Andy Murray Arena is full. That said, if I hear the phrase “slice and dice” once more, I’ll … er do nothing, but with a mildly irritated look on my coupon. Continue reading...

Jack Draper, Carlos Alcaraz and Katie Boulter continue their Wimbledon preparations at Queen's and the Nottingham Open - follow it live on the BBC.

Henry Young is proud to have played on centre court during the Australian Open but does not want to be seen as remarkable just for playing at all Henry Young doesn’t mind being asked about his secret to a long, active life – it comes with the territory when you’re a 101-year-old competitive tennis player. It has its perks, like getting to play on centre court during the Australian Open, but what he does mind is that it’s considered so remarkable that he is playing at all. That he is seen as extraordinary and there must be some magic trick that keeps him going. “What bugs me is that people give up their tennis when they have some kind of injury,” Young says. “I’m a monument to the medical profession because I’ve had so many injuries and I just persevere, and then tennis repairs you.” Continue reading...

37-year-old qualifier beats third top-20 player at event Australian Open champion outclassed in straight sets Tatjana Maria knows a thing or two about fairytales, coming from the land of the Brothers Grimm and the Pied Piper of Hamelin, but not even the veteran German could have envisioned what has happened to her at Queen’s Club this week. The 37-year-old arrived in west London having lost nine matches in a row and looking in danger of dropping out of the world’s top 100. Now – improbably – she has powered into the final having won six matches in a row and taken the scalp of the reigning Australian Open champion, Madison Keys, in the semi-finals. “I cannot believe it,” she said after outplaying Keys 6-3, 7-6. “It’s a dream come true.” Continue reading...

German qualifier Tatjana Maria says it is a "dream come true" to reach the final of Queen's after stunning Australian Open champion Madison Keys.

Emma Raducanu will miss next week's Berlin Open because of a back problem, as she tries to get ready for Wimbledon.

Britain's Emma Raducanu will not play in this week's Berlin Open as she continues to manage a back problem.

British No 1 loses Wimbledon seeding as a result She is confident of playing at Eastbourne later in June Emma 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...

Emma Raducanu's quarterfinal defeat to Zheng Qinwen at the Queen's Club Championship means there are no Brits left at the tournament going into the final weekend.

Watch the best shots as number one seed Zheng Qinwen beats Emma Raducanu to reach the semi-final of the women's singles at Queen's.

British No 1 cannot match world No 5 who wins 6-2, 6-4 Raducanu loses after two impressive straight-sets wins Emma Raducanu’s positive week at Queen’s came to a difficult end as she was overpowered by Zheng Qinwen, the Chinese top seed and world No 5, who produced a stellar performance to reach her first grass court semi-final with a 6-2, 6-4 win. After two months of trying to adapt her game to slow, unfamiliar clay courts, returning to the grass-court season on home soil has provided Raducanu with a helpful boost. She put together two impressive straight-sets wins against the Spanish ­qualifier Cristina Bucsa and Rebecca Sramkova, the world No 41. Continue reading...