Carrie Dunn

Carrie Dunn is a sports writer. She has written for the Times, the Guardian, and Eurosport.co.uk as well as for the ITF, the WTA and Kosmos Tennis, providing English language support for their relaunch of the Davis Cup. She was delighted to join the Tennis Majors team in the summer of 2020. She is a regular voice on radio as a pundit, co-commentator and expert analyst across sports. She has a PhD in sports sociology, and in academia has published widely on women’s sport, fandom, and sporting history. She is a keen if slow amateur runner, finishing two marathons and countless half-marathons (so far).

Latest articles

Elena Rybakina
July 9, 2022

Rybakina reigns supreme as Wimbledon champion, outwits Jabeur

The 23-year-old becomes the second lowest ranked player to win the Wimbledon women's...
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Nick Kyrgios
July 9, 2022

Dr Nick and Mr Kyrgios: ready to take his place in Wimbledon history

The mercurial Australian has shown an unpleasant side of his personality at Wimbledon...
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Rafael Nadal
July 7, 2022

“I don’t want to go out there and not be competitive enough” – Rafael Nadal OUT of Wimbledon with abdominal injury

The injury Nadal sustained on Wednesday is too painful for him to continue...
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Rafael Nadal
July 7, 2022

Nadal has ‘7mm tear in abdominal muscles’ but intends to play Wimbledon semi-final – reports

Spanish media are reporting the diagnosis everyone's been waiting for
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Cameron Norrie
July 6, 2022

‘I’ll take it to Djokovic’ – Norrie raring to go in maiden Grand Slam semi-final

The British No 1 used the noisy Court No 1 crowd - including...
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Taylor Fritz
July 5, 2022

‘The occasion is bigger if I’m playing Nadal’ – Fritz on his fine form

The American is into the last eight of a Slam for the first...
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Stefanos Tsitsipas
July 5, 2022

‘What happened to me at the US Open could have happened to Tsitsipas’ – Djokovic on third-round chaos versus Kyrgios

The 20-time Grand Slam champion had a couple of words of advice for...
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Cristian Garin
July 4, 2022

Wimbledon, UTS, Chile – 12 questions you might have about Cristian Garin

Cristian Garin reached his maiden Slam quarter-final at Wimbledon in 2022. Find out...
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Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer
July 3, 2022

Big Four reunited: Federer, Nadal, Djokovic and Murray join Venus, BJK, Borg, Edberg and more on Wimbledon Centre Court

The stars were on show as Wimbledon marked 100 years of its famous...
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Roger Federer
July 3, 2022

‘I hope I can come back one more time’: Roger Federer delights Wimbledon with surprise appearance – updated after Centre Court celebration

Fans were thrilled to see the Swiss superstar in SW19
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Ons Jabeur
July 1, 2022

Sakkari and Kerber crash out – and the draw opens up for Jabeur

Surely this is the Tunisian's best chance yet to win a Grand Slam
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Centre Court
July 1, 2022

No Tsitsipas v Kyrgios on Centre Court? Outcry at Wimbledon schedule for Middle Saturday

There are some obvious omissions from the order of play on Centre Court...
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Heather Watson
July 1, 2022

‘I was always waiting for this to happen!’ Thrilled Watson breaks new ground at Wimbledon – seven years after Serena

Ten years after she first made it into the Wimbledon third round, Heather...
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Harmony Tan
June 30, 2022

Tan and Korpatsch call a truce after doubles draw drama – or perhaps not

The social media spat between the potential partners has all blown over now
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Emma Raducanu
June 29, 2022

‘I literally won a Slam’ – Raducanu laughs off any talk of pressure after Wimbledon exit

More questions for the British No 1 after another early exit
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Novak Djokovic, Wimbledon 2022
June 29, 2022

‘It’s about more than numbers’ – Djokovic dismisses Kokkinakis at Wimbledon

It was a less troubling day at the office for the former world...
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Harmony Tan
June 29, 2022

‘If you’re broken after a three-hour match, you can’t play professionally’ – Dumped doubles partner Korpatsch raging at Tan

The sweetheart of Centre Court on Tuesday - but her expected doubles partner...
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Carrie Dunn
June 29, 2022

Wimbledon 2022: Weather forecast, rain delays, roof

Seeing the umbrellas go up at Wimbledon is part of the great British...
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Harmony Tan Wimbledon 2022
June 29, 2022

A disbelieving Harmony Tan: ‘I played the ball – not my opponent’

The 24-year-old still couldn't quite believe the magnitude of her achievement on the...
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Novak Djokovic
June 29, 2022

‘I don’t see the logic’ – Djokovic weighs in on rules preventing him from playing US Open

There has been yet more discussion about Novak Djokovic's vaccination status and how...
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Nick Kyrgios
June 28, 2022

‘They were disrespecting me’ – Nick Kyrgios explains why he spat at spectators

Kyrgios had yet another scrap with fans and match officials
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