“Athletes across all sports have been discussing this for a long time, but it hasn’t really changed. Hopefully something can get done soon.” Asked for his view – as both an ex-player and father-of-four – about what could be done to eradicate toxic abuse, Murray said: “If I’m being honest I don’t know. Me and...
On Tuesday, Boulter provided BBC Sport unprecedented insight into the volume and nature of abuse received by players, including sharing screenshots of her private inbox. “I think it just kind of shows how vulnerable we are,” the 28-year-old said. “You really don’t know if this person is on site. You really don’t know if they’re...
Speaking after her round-of-32 defeat to Francesca Jones at the Nottingham Open on Tuesday, British number four Harriet Dart called for the introduction of identification measures when creating social media accounts. “The amount of abuse that we all get is pretty mind blowing,” Dart said. “The WTA are obviously trying to do something about it...
Boulter believes a lot of the abuse she is sent is from people who have placed bets on her matches, given it comes after victories as well as defeats. She says she has become better at moving on from it, or simply not looking at her direct messages, but the impact is clear. “As far...
Boulter, bidding to reach a seventh quarter-final on grass, had expressed concern about her serve earlier in the week, suggesting she would be working on it in the build-up to this match. But no such troubles were apparent in the opening set against Shnaider as Boulter continually caused problems behind her first serve. Having saved...
Boulter got a feel for the grass in her doubles victory alongside Raducanu on Monday but faced a tough challenge in Tomljanovic in her first singles match of the season on the surface. Having navigated a tricky hold where she saw off break points before impressively breaking to love, she missed the opportunity at 5-4...
Neither Kartal nor Bouzkova began with fluency, with the Briton broken in the first service game of the match. Kartal could not convert a break back point in the next game and quickly found herself 4-0 down before she finally held serve. Bouzkova, a talented doubles player, dictated the action and a double fault from...
After taking a tight first set, Raducanu was serving for the match at 5-4 in the second when a resurgent Joint fought back and was able to take the former US Open champion to a tie-break, which the 19-year-old breezed through 7-1. Raducanu then had to regroup for the deciding set and raced into a...
“I encourage the Legislature to focus on real issues,” Hobbs said in one of her veto statements. Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) vetoed a slew of bills this week aimed at limiting the rights of LGBTQ people, including one targeting transgender children and their use of locker room facilities at schools throughout the state. Senate...
Boulter starts her clay-court swing on Tuesday when she plays Katerina Siniakova of the Czech Republic in the Madrid Open first round. The Briton’s experience on clay is still limited, having only played four top-level main-draw matches on the surface. After winning one and losing one of her BJK Cup singles matches last week on...
Kartal watched GB’s triumph against France in last year’s qualifiers from afar, having spent three months out with a health issue. However, she has risen up the rankings in the past 12 months, clinching her first WTA title on the way. A good mover on the clay surface, she played confidently in a first set...
Lancashire have signed Australian batter Katie Mack for the first part of the women’s domestic season. Mack will be available for eight One-Day Cup games and three in the T20 Blast running until the beginning of June. The 31-year-old, a regular in the Women’s Big Bash for Adelaide Strikers, is returning to Emirates Old Trafford,...
Taylor will defend her light-welterweight undisputed titles in a trilogy bout against Amanda Serrano on 11 July at New York’s Madison Square Garden. The 38-year-old narrowly won both her previous encounters with Serrano, most recently a points decision in November in Texas. “If me and Amanda fought 100 times it would be a fight of...
