The results of Sharapova's appeal against her drugs ban are expected today.

 

 

So Sharapova will be able to play next April in time for the French Open possibly following her appeal.

 

Andy Murray & Kyle Edmund are set to play against each other in the quarter-finals of the China Open. Could be interesting that.

 

 

The Tennis Integrity Unit are investigating a match at Wimbledon this year (no details of whom it is)

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/37574422

Johanna Konta into world top 10 after reaching China Open final

 

British number one Johanna Konta moved into the world top 10 after reaching the final of the China Open by beating Madison Keys 7-6 (7-1) 4-6 6-4. The 25-year-old took the first set after a tie-break before American eighth seed Keys fought back in a semi-final lasting two hours, 35 minutes. The 11th seed will now face Ukraine's Elina Svitolina or Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska in the final. The last British woman to make the world's top 10 was Jo Durie in 1984.

 

"It's really special, I feel very blessed to be coming back for the final," said Konta after a hard-earned victory in Beijing on Saturday.

 

Konta was ranked 146th in the world as recently as June 2015. She is only the fourth British woman to make the top 10 since the WTA rankings began in 1975 - after Durie, Virginia Wade and Sue Barker. Konta led 4-2 in the first set before losing three games in a row. She rallied to take the opening set on a tie-break before unravelling in the second as Keys took the tie into a third set. Keys broke in the first game but Konta immediately responded before going on to secure a place in Sunday's final.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/37594986

 

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Woo! Glad there is someone in the British women's game that is doing something, shame about Heather and Laura but Johanna has completely stormed past them and stolen the limelight!

It's an remarkable rise up the rankings for her, the only way is up.

For the first time in 13 years, there is no Federer or Nadal in the Top4 of the world rankings.

 

 

Controversial Kyrgios has been banned for eight weeks following his behaviour at the Shanghai Masters.

Gutted for Konta missing out on the World Tour Finals by Kuznetsova winning the Kremlin Cup.

 

 

well done to Del Porto on winning his first title in 2 years

Whilst it is a shame for Konta to miss out. At the start of the year I don't think anyone would have thought she would have been near the Top 10 in the world, so for her to get there is Amazing. Hopefully she will have a good start next season, as she has a lot of points to defend in Australia.

I certainly didn't see at the beginning of the year myself. I do wonder if she'll be the same position for the World Tour Finals next year.

Djokovic has lost 6-4, 7-6 (7-2) to Marin Cilic in the BNP Paris Masters, handing the world #1 to Andy Murray if he can take it. He just needs to beat Tomas Berdych (starting now) and either Jo-Wilfred Tsonga or Milos Raonic in the semi-finals to clinch it.

 

If he does he'll be the first British player to be World #1 since Fred Perry in 1941!!! :cheer:

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I am so amazed that Andy Murray has put himself within a whisker of number 1.....Novak's lead was massive in May after the FO.

 

He would be number 1 already if 750 points had been awarded, as previously for London, for his stunning Olympic Gold Medal in Rio.

 

Really hope he defeats Raonic....he deserves it.

And without even hitting a ball Murray has become World #1 following Raonic's withdrawl.

 

An outstanding achievement & all of a sudden I think it's a guarantee he'll win SPOTY for a record third time despite all the Olympic heroics this year :cheer:

An outstanding achievement from one of Britain's greatest sportsman of the 21st century.

 

 

Fantastic news *.* I saw whispers of this being possible earlier in the year but really didn't think it'd ever actually happen.

 

(he did actually win the final of the Paris Masters as well which slightly makes up for the anticlimax of him getting to the #1 spot due to a walkover :lol:)

Murray through to the final of the ATP World Tour after an epic against Raonic.

And Murray has beaten Djokovic in straight sets to cement his position at World #1.

 

I think he really needed a victory in a final against Djok to truly prove his worth as it had been a long time (well in anything major). It was a below par Novak but you can put that down to how well Murray played.

Kvitova has been injured in an knife attack outside her home. The two-time Wimbledon champion. Injuries are not life-threatening.

Following what happened. Petra Kvitova is set to be out for 6 months due to the injury she suffered. Get well soon Petra.