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11 hours ago
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Former British number one Edmund retires
Former British number one Kyle Edmund said "my body is telling me it's finally reached the end point" as he announced his retirement from tennis. Edmund had a memorable run to the Australian Open semi-finals in 2018 and was as high as 14 in the world rankings. The 30-year-old is only the second British man after Sir Andy Murray to reach the last four at Melbourne in the Open era. His later career was hampered by injuries, with Edmund undergoing three knee surgeries in the past five years. "Looking back I can say I tried my absolute best in my career and my hardest to get back to where I was," Edmund said. "The last five years have taken a toll with three surgeries and other injuries such as wrist, ab, hip and foot. "There are no regrets whatsoever." Raducanu and Draper face each other in US Open doubles 'Outbursts are like honking a car horn' - inside Medvedev's mind What is the new US Open mixed doubles format? South African-born Edmund moved to Britain when he was three and grew up in Yorkshire before turning professional in 2011. He won two ATP Tour singles titles - in Antwerp in 2018 and the 2020 New York Open - and was British number one for 19 months. He was also part of the British team that won the Davis Cup in 2015 - the country's first victory in the event for 79 years. Edmund's last event was the ATP Challenger tournament in Nottingham, where he was beaten in the final by compatriot Jack Pinnington-Jones. Edmund thanked his family on announcing his retirement, adding: "The person that I am today and how I carried myself on and off the court is a reflection of my mum and dad and how they brought me up. "I'm hugely grateful to them for being so supportive, never pushing me, encouraging and teaching me to be self-motivated." Live scores, results and order of play Get tennis news sent straight to your phone
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20 hours ago
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‘My body has reached the end' – British tennis icon and Australian Open semi-finalist retires aged just 30
FORMER British tennis No1 Kyle Edmund has announced his retirement at the age of 30. Edmund, who was born in South Africa but raised in Yorkshire, England after moving at the age of three, made an emotional announcement on social media on Monday evening. 3 3 3 The former World No14 spoke candidly in a heartfelt video, which left him holding back tears. He admitted that his body had "reached the end point" and was telling him to retire after struggling with a series of injuries. Edmund was just the second British tennis player since 1978, after Scotsman Andy Murray, to reach the Australian Open semi-finals when he did so in 2018. But the end of his career was heavily hit by three knee surgeries. In his retirement video, Edmund said: "The last five years have taken a toll with three surgeries and other injuries such as wrist, ab, hip and foot in trying to get better, my body is telling me its finally reached the end point. "Looking back I can say I tried my absolute best in my career and my hardest to get back to where I was. There are no regrets whatsoever. "I have always been quite a determined person and I have no doubt I'll apply those principles that I learned in my tennis career to whatever I do next and something I'm very excited about." Former British tennis star Laura Robson said: "Happy retirement kedders!!! Just the beginning." British tennis doubles specialist Julian Cash said: "Congrats mate! Amazing career and always had huge respect for how you dealt with the tough moments through injury. Wish you the best with the next chapter." BBC presenter taken to hospital after 'real wake up call' working at Wimbledon and putting off medical care Fellow Brit tennis star Marcus Willis said: "Inspired by how you went about your tennis, how you battled through your injuries, will miss watching that forehand. All the best fella. YNWA." Edmund's Australian Open result was the best at a grand slam tournament, while his best at Wimbledon saw him reach the third round in 2018 before he ran into eventual title-winner Novak Djokovic. However, Edmund was part of the Great Britain team which won the Davis Cup in 2015. He also went on to represent the UK at the 2016 Olympics in Rio, Brazil and win two ATP Tour titles - the first in Antwerp in 2018 and then in New York in 2020. After reaching the rank of British No1 in 2018, succeeding Murray, Edmund started to struggle with knee problems. Edmund underwent the first of three procedures in 2020, sidelining him for the best part of two years. It also unfortunately signalled the end of his time at the top, as Edmund never made it past the first round of a grand slam or ATP 1000 tournament again.
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a day ago
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Former British number one Edmund retires
Former British number one Kyle Edmund said "my body is telling me it's finally reached the end point" as he announced his retirement from had a memorable run to the Australian Open semi-finals in 2018 and was as high as 14 in the world 30-year-old is only the second British man after Sir Andy Murray to reach the last four at Melbourne in the Open later career was hampered by injuries, with Edmund undergoing three knee surgeries in the past five years."Looking back I can say I tried my absolute best in my career and my hardest to get back to where I was," Edmund said."The last five years have taken a toll with three surgeries and other injuries such as wrist, ab, hip and foot."There are no regrets whatsoever." South African-born Edmund moved to Britain when he was three and grew up in Yorkshire before turning professional in won two ATP Tour singles titles - in Antwerp in 2018 and the 2020 New York Open - and was British number one for 19 was also part of the British team that won the Davis Cup in 2015 - the country's first victory in the event for 79 last event was the ATP Challenger tournament in Nottingham, where he was beaten in the final by compatriot Jack thanked his family on announcing his retirement, adding: "The person that I am today and how I carried myself on and off the court is a reflection of my mum and dad and how they brought me up. "I'm hugely grateful to them for being so supportive, never pushing me, encouraging and teaching me to be self-motivated."
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15-07-2025
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British tennis star BANNED for four years over doping – despite being cleared 18 months ago
TARA MOORE has been BANNED for four years for doping. The British tennis star was previously cleared by an independent tribunal 18 months ago. 1 Moore, 32, will see her ban come into effect immediately but it will be reduced. More to follow... THIS IS A DEVELOPING STORY..
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09-07-2025
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Day nine: Alcaraz had 99 minutes and Norrie was done
Centre Court rose to acknowledge Cameron Norrie, who had – at the very least – tried. No-one could take that away from him. Carlos Alcaraz might be leaving with his hopes, dreams and a third consecutive semi-final, but Norrie proved himself a trier in the great British tradition. The basis of Alcaraz's charm is his perceived humanity, his ability to both dig himself into trouble and back out of it. He has supposedly made a habit of discarding sets, of losing concentration, a hard-wired predilection to entertain. And yet, there was little human about this. Across just 99 minutes, there was little humane about it either. Born in South Africa, raised in New Zealand and based in Monaco, Norrie has never quite been accepted as a bona fide member of the English tennis establishment, but that didn't stop the odd plummy proclamation of 'Cahm-ahn, Cahm-ah-rahn' among a crowd which never quite picked a favourite. At 30-0 down in the final game, the tailored masses even pityingly launched a chorus of 'Let's go, Cameron, let's go'. Maybe what it really takes to be loved here as a Brit is resilient yet resounding defeat, the Henman complex we might never quite shake. There was a sense Norrie turned up to a gunfight with two hands and rapidly-diminishing hope. Pre-match talk was that these are both five-set specialists, peddlers of intensity and brutality. Norrie's flat backhand could cause Alcaraz issues, you know. Even if it was in 2023, the Brit had won their last meeting. He is one of only four British men to have reached multiple Wimbledon quarter-finals, a semi-finalist three years ago. But John McEnroe claimed there was 'not a single' shot Norrie had which bettered Alcaraz's. If there is one, he did not play it here – just 13 winners attest to that. With him go this sceptred isle's fevered hopes in the singles for another year, once more an annual inevitability. By the latter stages of the third set, Norrie had the dazed air of a drunkard who has forgotten where he lives. Occasionally he took a speculative leap in the right direction, but that was more luck than planning. His habit for gamesmanship provoked the ire of both Frances Tiafoe and Nicolas Jarry, but he realised early on there was little place for that here. Norrie won just 11% of first serve return points. Alcaraz, statistically the best first serve returner on grass ever, managed 39%. He made 13 aces to Norrie's three and converted 45% of his 11 break points. He hit both 135mph serves and dropshots so deft they sucked the air from Centre Court. And so on goes the reigning champion, 23 wins in a row and 19 here spanning three years. The future will not come any quicker however hard he tries, but that doesn't stop him trying to hurry it along. Between Jannik Sinner's suspect elbow and Novak Djokovic's advancing age, he has both the instinct and intelligence to know this is a remarkable opportunity to become the fifth man in the Open era to win three consecutive men's singles titles. Taylor Fritz, his semi-final opponent and the fifth seed, is an elite talent and yet eons from Alcaraz's best. On the basis of this performance, it is hard to imagine anyone isn't. For all the talk of the Spaniard's penchant for mid-match boredom, it must be boring to be this much better than the vast majority of your opponents. 'He's an amazing player and an amazing guy,' Alcaraz said of Norrie post-match. 'Nobody works harder than him.' Of course, hard work will only get you so far. Trying is the preserve of losers. Sometimes what you really need is to be Carlos Alcaraz. Photograph by Glyn Kirk/AFP via Getty Images
