women's tennis

Harriet Dart produced dominant performances in both the women's singles and mixed doubles to help the British Bulldogs to overall victory against the Union Jacks in the Battle of the Brits Team Tennis event in London.

Dart enjoyed a 6-4, 7-6 win against Jodie Burrage before a winner-takes-all doubles contest as she teamed up with Joe Salisbury to face Heather Watson and Jamie Murray...

Victories for Katie Boulter and Jodie Burrage in the women's singles and a superb performance from Heather Watson in the mixed doubles helped the Union Jacks team draw level with the British Bulldogs for the first time since Monday in the Battle of the Brits Team Tennis competition.

Boulter (pictured) smashed Beth Grey 6-1, 6-1 while Burrage continued her good run of form with a 2-6...

Jodie Burrage and Heather Watson again showed they are in fine form at the Battle of the Brits Team Tennis event with further victories in the women's singles.

Burrage (pictured) beat Beth Grey 7-5, 6-0 while Watson won her fourth straight match, losing just one game on the way to a 6-1, 6-0 defeat of Maia Lumsden.

Naomi Broady was the winner of the day's other women's...

Heather Watson and Jodie Burrage were both winners on Day 4 of the Battle of the Brits Team Tennis event in London.

Watson was in dominant form against teenager Emma Raducanu, winning in straight sets 6-2, 6-4.

Burrage had to work hard but eventually overcame Harriet Dart 5-7, 6-4, 10-6.

Maia Lumsden was too strong for Naomi Broady in the day's other women's singles...

Heather Watson was on winning form on Day 3 of the Battle of the Brits Team Tennis event, beating Eden Silva 3-6, 6-1, 10-6 in the women's singles.

Emma Raducanu continued her impressive week with a third straight victory, this time a 7-5, 6-3 win against Jodie Burrage.

In the day's only other women's singles match, Beth Grey beat Naomi Broady 6-3, 6-2.

But Broady...

Johanna Konta recovered from her defeat to Jodie Burrage on the opening day of the Battle of the Brits Team Tennis event to win her second singles match, beating Katie Boulter 2-6 7-6 10-6.

Maia Lumsden was the winner of Day 2's only other women's singles contest with a 5-7 6-4 10-7 victory over Alicia Barnett.

Burrage was back in action in the mixed doubles alongside Andy...

Johanna Konta has withdrawn from next week's Palermo Open in Italy, the first tournament back on the WTA Tour since lockdown began in March.

The British No.1 was planning to play in the Sicilian city to prepare for the US Open starting at the end of August but will now focus on other events following her surprise defeat to Jodie Burrage at the Battle of the Brits Team Tennis...

Jodie Burrage was the big winner on the opening day of the Battle of the Brits Team Tennis tournament, beating British No.1 Johanna Konta 6-4 6-3.

There was another surprise when Katie Boulter - recent winner of the Progress Tour Women's Championships, where she beat Burrage in the final - lost to Emma Raducanu by the same scoreline.

In the other women's singles match, there...

Following on from the success of his Battle of the Brits event for the country's top male tennis players, Grand Slam winning doubles star Jamie Murray has adapted the format for a mixed, Ryder Cup-style team event taking place at the National Tennis Centre in Roehampton from 27 July to 2 August.

A total of 26 players have been split into two teams - the Union Jacks and...

Johanna Konta still believes the US Open will go ahead next month despite the sport's stuttering return from lockdown.

Both the WTA Tour and ATP have been forced to cancel further events due to the continuing coronavirus crisis, although the WTA is set to return at the Palermo Open in Italy starting on 3 August.

World No.14 Konta begins her preparations at this week's Battle...