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Tennis hits new player high in participation surge

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Participation figures show a surge in players hitting the courts as the sport's governing body claims tennis has ‘opened up’. Figures announced by the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) show growth across all demographics and regions of Great Britain.

War in Ukraine: Liverpool playing host to Ukraine tennis foundation

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Liverpool welcomed young Ukrainian junior players in recent ITF Junior tournaments after a new five-year agreement between the British and Ukrainian Tennis Foundations will assist in continuing careers one year since the start of the conflict in Ukraine.
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Search for next Raducanu underway at Liverpool tennis tournament

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The hunt for the next Emma Raducanu is underway at Liverpool Tennis Centre in Wavertree at a tournament she won as a 13-year-old.
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Liverpool’s Neal Skupski wins as GB advance to Davis Cup Finals

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Liverpool tennis star Neal Skupski helped Great Britain to a crucial victory in David Cup qualifiers. Skupski and doubles partner Dan Evans delivered a crucial 6-4 6-4 doubles win over Columbia’s Juan-Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah.
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Tennis ace Neal Skupski ends year as world number one

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Liverpool's Neal Skupski has ended 2022 as the number one doubles tennis player in the world. Finishing the year in defeat to fellow Brit Joe Salisbury and partner Rajeev Ram in the ATP Finals semi-finals, the 32-year-old still managed...
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Liverpool International Tennis Tournament returns

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"I thought Liverpool was the perfect place to bring tennis out of its snobbish environment and bring it out to the people." After the disruption of Covid, Liverpool will kick off the 2022 grass court tennis season with the Liverpool International Tennis Tournament.
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British tennis stars competing this month – who, what, where and when?

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Emma Raducanu is amongst a number of talented British tennis stars competing this month in both ATP and WTA tournaments. Coming into clay-court season, we take a look at some of the most exciting events this April and which English players are raring to perform.

Ken Skupski interview: “Tennis was basically going to be my life.”

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Ken Skupski has had an illustrious career spanning two decades which has seen many partnerships and successes. And turning 39 next month, the Liverpool tennis star tells Merseysportlive he isn’t planning to put down the racquet yet.

Neal Skupski aiming to win fourth tournament of 2022 in Miami Open

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Liverpool's Neal Skupski aims to win his fourth tournament of 2022 when he and partner Wesley Koolhof face Matwe Middlekoop and Lloyd Harris in the round of 32 of the Miami Open Men's Doubles tomorrow (March 24).

Neal Skupski and doubles partner Koolhof reach quarter-final of ABN AMRO Tennis Tournament

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Neal Skupski and doubles partner Wesley Koolhof go up against Rohan Bopanna and Denis Shapovalov in the quarterfinals of the Rotterdam Open later today. They edged a 5-7, 7-5, 10-7 win over Russian powerhouse Karen Khachanov and defending singles champion Andrey Rublev in the first round.

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