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Straits Times
12-05-2025
- Sport
- Straits Times
Champions Italy drawn to face hosts China in BJK Cup Finals
FILE PHOTO: Tennis - Italian Open - Foro Italico, Rome, Italy - May 5, 2025 Italy's Jannik Sinner celebrates with teammates during a ceremony after Italy won the Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup in 2024 REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo Holders Italy will meet hosts China while 18-times winners the United States face Kazakhstan in the last eight after the draw for the Billie Jean King Cup Finals to be held in Shenzhen in September was made on Monday. Spain take on Ukraine in another quarter-final at the elite women's team competition while Britain play Japan, organisers the International Tennis Federation said following a ceremony in the south-eastern Chinese city. The game's global body added that former world number two and Grand Slam champion Conchita Martinez would return as the tournament director for a third consecutive year. "Last year's Finals were a powerful reminder of just how much this competition means - not only to the players, but to fans around the world," Martinez said. "Returning as tournament Director for a third year is an opportunity to build on that energy and continue shaping an event that celebrates the very best of team tennis." The ITF announced in January that the Finals would be held in Shenzhen until 2027. This year's edition takes place from September 16-21 after being rescheduled from its November slot. WTA tournaments will take place in Asia in Seoul, Beijing, Hong Kong, Wuhan, Osaka, Ningbo, Guangzhou, Tokyo and Jiujiang between September and October and the ITF's move is aimed at helping players navigate the calendar better. Italy eased past Slovakia 2-0 in last year's Billie Jean King Cup final to claim their fifth title. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
Hindustan Times
12-05-2025
- Sport
- Hindustan Times
Tennis-Champions Italy drawn to face hosts China in BJK Cup Finals
May 12 - Holders Italy will meet hosts China while 18-times winners the United States face Kazakhstan in the last eight after the draw for the Billie Jean King Cup Finals to be held in Shenzhen in September was made on Monday. Spain take on Ukraine in another quarter-final at the elite women's team competition while Britain play Japan, organisers the International Tennis Federation said following a ceremony in the south-eastern Chinese city. The game's global body added that former world number two and Grand Slam champion Conchita Martinez would return as the tournament director for a third consecutive year. "Last year's Finals were a powerful reminder of just how much this competition means - not only to the players, but to fans around the world," Martinez said. "Returning as tournament Director for a third year is an opportunity to build on that energy and continue shaping an event that celebrates the very best of team tennis." The ITF announced in January that the Finals would be held in Shenzhen until 2027. This year's edition takes place from September 16-21 after being rescheduled from its November slot. WTA tournaments will take place in Asia in Seoul, Beijing, Hong Kong, Wuhan, Osaka, Ningbo, Guangzhou, Tokyo and Jiujiang between September and October and the ITF's move is aimed at helping players navigate the calendar better. Italy eased past Slovakia 2-0 in last year's Billie Jean King Cup final to claim their fifth title.
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
GB to face Japan in BJK Cup quarter-finals
Great Britain will play Japan in the quarter-finals of September's Billie Jean King Cup Finals in Shenzhen, China. The winners will face either the USA or Kazakhstan in the semi-finals, with the other quarter-finals being played between Italy and China and Spain v Ukraine. The finals feature eight teams competing in a knockout format and will take place between 16-21 September. Britain qualified by beating the Netherlands and Germany in The Hague last month, with Jodie Burrage and Katie Boulter's superb doubles performance sealing their place. All ties at the finals will consist of three matches - two singles matches followed by a doubles, and all will be played as best-of-three tiebreak sets. Live scores, results and order of play Get tennis news sent straight to your phone
The Independent
16-04-2025
- Sport
- The Independent
Harriet Dart apologises for telling opponent to ‘wear deodorant'
Harriet Dart, the British No 4, complained about her opponent's smell and said she needs to 'wear deodorant' in a curious incident during a heavy defeat. Dart suffered a straight-sets exit from the Rouen Open as Lois Boisson dominated a 6-0, 6-3 encounter. But an occasionally ill-tempered affair saw tensions inflame when the 28-year-old asked the umpire to instruct Boisson to deal with her body odour. 'Can you tell her to wear deodorant?' Dart asked, in comments picked up on the microphones placed court-side early in the second set. 'Because the smell,' Dart said. 'Can you tell her to wear deodorant? She smells really bad.' Boisson took just 28 minutes to secure the first set in an impressive performance after recent injury issues. Dart also suffered a first-round defeat at the Charleston Open at the end of March, her first clay-court event of the season. She subsequently apologised on social media for her remarks. 'I want to apologise for what I said on court today,' Dart wrote. 'It was a heat-of-the-moment comment that I truly regret. That's not how I want to carry myself and I take full responsibility. I have a lot of respect for Lois and how she competed today. I'll learn from this and move forward.' To her credit, Boisson later made light of the incident, posting an edited photo on Instagram of her holding some deodorant and telling toiletries company Dove that they "apparently need a collab". Dart had been part of the Great Britain squad that secured progress into the Billie Jean King Cup Finals this weekend, featuring in the doubles rubber against Germany. Elina Svitolina is the top seed competing at the WTA event in Rouen, with Dart's GB teammate Sonay Kartal seeded eighth after performing strongly in recent months to rise up the rankings. Elsewhere, Cameron Norrie suffered a first-round exit at the Barcelona Open following a 6-7 (3) 6-4 6-3 defeat to world number 27 Karen Khachanov. British No 3 Norrie, who has dropped to 88 in the ATP rankings, saved a set point en route to taking a tight opening set on a tie-break. Having lost the opening three games of set two, the 29-year-old qualifier looked on course for the last 16 after going 4-3 ahead with a break of serve. But Russian Khachanov immediately hit back before securing progression in two hours and 18 minutes to set up a meeting with Spaniard Jaume Munar. Carlos Alcaraz, meanwhile, overcame a fighting performance from American youngster Ethan Quinn to advance to the round of 16.
Yahoo
15-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Harriet Dart complains opponent needs to ‘wear deodorant' during heavy defeat: ‘She smells really bad'
Harriet Dart, the British No 4, complained about her opponent's smell and said she needs to 'wear deodorant' in a curious incident during a heavy defeat. Dart suffered a straight-sets exit from the Rouen Open as Lois Boisson dominated a 6-0, 6-3 encounter. But an occasionally ill-tempered affair saw tensions inflame when the 28-year-old asked the umpire to instruct Boisson to deal with her body odour. 'Can you tell her to wear deodorant?' Dart asked, in comments picked up on the microphones placed court-side early in the second set. 'Because the smell,' Dart said. 'Can you tell her to wear deodorant? She smells really bad.' Boisson took just 28 minutes to secure the first set in an impressive performance after recent injury issues. Dart also suffered a first-round defeat at the Charleston Open at the end of March, her first clay-court event of the season. She was part of the Great Britain squad that secured progress into the Billie Jean King Cup Finals this weekend, featuring in the doubles rubber against Germany. Elina Svitolina is the top seed competing at the WTA event in Rouen, with Dart's GB teammate Sonay Kartal seeded eighth after performing strongly in recent months to rise up the rankings.
