Simon Cambers hosts Chris Oddo for the most complete and passionate overview you can imagine before the tennis event kicks off at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Who’s in ? Who’s out ? Why does it matter in the middle of the crowded tennis calendar ? All that and more in the ninth episode of The Volley.
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The Andy Murray vs. Nick Kyrgios match didn’t happen, but Murray still picked up a win at the Winston-Salem Open on Sunday. Murray defeated lucky loser Noah Rubin.
The world No 1 was as thoughtful as ever as she reflected on her win in Cincinnati
It was a straight-sets win for the world No 1 as she made her way into the Cincinnati final – her best result at the tournament to date
The world No 1 came from 4-2 down in the second set and will play Angelique Kerber for a place in the final
Gael Monfils picks up a milestone achievement with his straight-set victory over Alex de Minaur in the Cincinnati second round on Wednesday. Monfils will battle Andrey Rublev for a place in the quarter-finals
Victoria Azarenka gets past Maria Sakkari in a third-set tiebreaker to reach the Montreal quarter-finals on Thursday. Next up for Azarenka is No 1 seed Aryna Sabalenka.
Playing his first match as world No 3, Tsitsipas needed three sets to beat Ugo Humbert and score his 43rd win of the season
Kyrgios is now 7-6 in 2021 and had dropped to No. 80 in the world rankings
Nina Stojanovic did not get a chance to play the mixed doubles bronze medal match in Tokyo but the Serb is already looking forward to newer challenges
The American won for the ninth time in his last 11 matches to reach the second round of the Citi Open
After reaching the Roland-Garros final and halving her ranking in two months, winning has become a habit for Russia’s Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. Now paired with her brother and coach Aleksandr, she tells Tennis Majors about how she fights through obstacles to find her best tennis.
Djokovic’s hopes of winning a medal at the Tokyo Olympics came to an end after a loss to Carreno Busta for the singles bronze and an injury forced him to withdraw from the mixed doubles
Russia will meet Spain in the first semi-final at the Olympics, probably the biggest match of both men’s careers
World No 1 Novak Djokovic will be top of the bill for the last 16 of the men’s singles in Tokyo on Wednesday
Fresh off her Wimbledon title, top seeded Barty was defeated in straight sets in her Olympic singles opener by the 48th ranked Spaniard
Murray has come back to the tennis circuit after two hip surgeries in 2018 and 2019
After realising a lifelong dream, Australia’s Ashleigh Barty soaks up the moment and reflects on the meaning of her accomplishment.
Ash Barty edged past Karolina Pliskova to claim her first Wimbledon title and become the first Aussie to lift the Venus Rosewater Dish in over 40 years.
Ashleigh Barty and Karolina Pliskova face off in the Wimbledon ladies singles final today. Head-to-head, greatest matches, stats: here is our guide