Stereotypical Covid sceptics are a kind of fringe lunatic but elite sportspeople are reared to keep total control of their bodies A few years ago, I was in India on Read more

The 30-year-old enters the Tokyo Paralympic Games as America’s biggest hope for gold in the wheelchair tennis singles Sports by nature to many, can be seen as simply a game, Read more

At school in New York, any whiff of competition is firmly avoided. Not so at my six-year-olds’ summer tennis camp There’s a game I play with my children that we Read more

World No 1 wins Cincinnati Open final against Jil Teichmann Australian in ‘really good stead’ after not dropping a set all week Ash Barty has annexed yet another trophy on Read more

Top seed out of Western & Southern Open after accident ‘I could have broken my hand,’ complains Medvedev Daniil Medvedev had an angry run-in with a courtside TV camera as Read more

World No 1 prevails 6-2, 7-5 in repeat of Wimbledon semi-final Barty will face Karolina Pliskova or Jil Teichmann in the final Ash Barty is again looking every inch the Read more

The lessons top athletes are learning about stress and mental health can help us handle pressure in our own lives It was going to be the Pandemic Olympics; the cheerless Read more

Spanish star will miss US Open due to troublesome left foot Nadal says he must ‘find a solution’ to stay competing at the top Rafael Nadal has said he will Read more

Australian beats Heather Watson 6-4, 7-6 (7-3) in Cincinnati World No 1 shows signs of brilliant best despite serving struggles Ash Barty was able to “find some pretty good stuff” Read more

Austrian will miss rest of season after setback Player has struggled for form and fitness this year Defending champion Dominic Thiem has withdrawn from the US Open and will miss Read more