Emma Raducanu has claimed that female tennis players are often technically superior to their male counterparts, before going on to describe the prize money gap between the two tours as “huge” and unfair.
Germany's Alexander Zverev equalled compatriot Boris Becker's record by reaching an 11th Masters final on Friday when he ended the Rome Open giant-killing run of Alejandro Tabilo to set-up a title showdown against Nicolas Jarry.World number five Zverev, who lifted the Rome trophy in 2017, battled back to see off Tabilo 1-6, 7-6 (7/4), 6-2 to tie Becker's record for the most Masters finals by a German since the series began in 1990.
British No 3 Dan Evans has split from coach Sebastian Prieto for the second – and probably final – time after a form slump that has seen Evans win only three ATP Tour matches this season.