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Heather Watson loses in the second round of the Nuremberg Cup to Hungarian qualifier and world number 203 Fanny Stollar. Source: BBC Tennis News
Britain’s Cameron Norrie is into the quarter-finals of the Lyon Open with a second straight-set win in a row. Source: BBC Tennis News
Dan Evans reaches the second round of the ATP Challenger event in Loughborough as he continues his return from a drugs ban. Source: BBC Tennis…
Former world number one Serena Williams will not be seeded for this year’s French Open. Source: BBC Tennis News
Britain’s Heather Watson ends her four-month WTA Tour singles losing streak with a first-round victory at the Nuremberg Cup. Source: BBC Tennis News
British number three Cameron Norrie is awarded a wildcard into the singles at the Fever-Tree Championships at Queen’s in June. Source: BBC Tennis News
Alexander Zverev starts the French Open as the second seed and the ATP Tour’s leading match-winner this year. Russell Fuller charts the 21-year-old’s rise. Source:…
British number three Cameron Norrie reaches the second round of the Lyon Open after a straight-set win. Source: BBC Tennis News
Canadian world number 22 Milos Raonic pulls out of next week’s French Open with injury. Source: BBC Tennis News