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On 21 February 2023, it was announced that BT Sport would rebrand as TNT Sports on 18 July 2023, ahead of the 2023–24 football season; the branding is derived from WBD's U.S. general entertainment channel TNT (which has historically carried sports coverage, such as the NBA; the brand had also previously operated in the UK), [40] and has also been used by WarnerMedia sports networks in Latin ...
On 19 December 2021, Raducanu was named the BBC Sports Personality of the Year, becoming the first female tennis player to win the trophy since Virginia Wade in 1977. [219] She was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours for her contribution to tennis.
After the 2018 edition, the tournament was cancelled for 4 years due to the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests in 2019, [5] the COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong in 2020 and 2021; [6] and in 2022, due to concerns regarding the security and well-being of tennis player Peng Shuai after her allegations of sexual assault against Chinese Communist Party leader Zhang Gaoli.
Team competitions. Davis Cup. QF ( 2021) Hopman Cup. RR ( 2019) Last updated on: 5 August 2024. Cameron Norrie ( / ˈnɒri /; born 23 August 1995) is a British professional tennis player. [ 3] He has reached career-high rankings of world No. 8 in singles (on 12 September 2022) and No. 117 in doubles (on 13 June 2022).
The longest match consisting of two standard sets and a match tie-break was played in the second qualifying round of a $25,000 ITF tournament in Darmstadt, Germany, on July 16, 2024. Sandra Samir defeated Denisa Glushkova 6–7 (1–7), 6–3, [10–8]. The official ITF live scoring data recorded the duration as three hours and 45 minutes, [30].
1930s to 1950s. 1937. 21 June – The BBC broadcasts television coverage of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships for the first time. Pre-war daily broadcasts were half an hour to an hour in duration. [ 1] 1946. From this year, BBC television broadcasts Wimbledon live from 2-3pm in the afternoon until approximately 7.30pm in the evening. [ 2]
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Matteo Berrettini ( Italian pronunciation: [matˈtɛːo berretˈtiːni]; [ 5][ 6] born 12 April 1996) is an Italian professional tennis player. He has been ranked as high as world No. 6 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), which he achieved in January 2022, and world No. 105 in doubles, attained in July 2019.