Rogers Cup: Britain's Johanna Konta defeats Shelby Rogers

Posted: Jul 26, 2016

British number one Johanna Konta progressed to the second round of the Rogers Cup with a straight-set win over American Shelby Rogers.

The 25-year-old, who won her first WTA Tour title on Sunday, won 6-4 6-2 in one hour 21 minutes in Montreal.

The world number 14 will play either Hungary’s Timea Babos or American Vania King in the next round.

Britain’s Naomi Broady will face Spain’s world number three Garbine Muguruza in the second round later.

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Tennis at the Rio 2016 Olympics: All you need to know

Posted: Jul 26, 2016

Olympic Games on the BBC
Venue: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Dates: 5-21 August Time in Rio: BST -4
Coverage: Watch on BBC One, BBC Four, Red Button and up to 24 HD video streams on mobile, desktop and connected TVs, plus follow on Radio 5 live and via live text commentary.

The sport in brief: There are five gold medals up for grabs – men’s and women’s singles and doubles, and mixed doubles. All matches are best-of-three sets – except for the men’s singles final, which is a best-of-five match.

Anything new for Rio 2016? Tie-breaks will be used in the deciding set in singles and men’s and women’s doubles matches. Unlike in recent previous Olympics, there are no ranking points on offer.

British prospects: Andy Murray is the defending champion and comes into the Olympics having won Wimbledon for a second time. Murray and brother Jamie have done well in the Davis Cup so will fancy their chances in the men’s doubles. Johanna Konta is having the best season of her career, while Heather Watson won the mixed doubles at Wimbledon.

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Who are the favourites? Besides Murray, world number one Novak Djokovic will be aiming to bounce back after his premature Wimbledon exit, and Rafael Nadal will be aiming to make amends for an injury-hit season. Defending women’s singles champion Serena Williams will arrive in Rio fresh from equalling Steffi Graf’s record of 22 Grand Slam titles. She and sister Venus will be among the women’s doubles favourites, having already won Olympic gold in the event three times.

I didn’t know that: John Boland, the first Olympic men’s singles champion in 1896, did not have any tennis shoes with him so played in a pair of shoes with leather soles and heels.

Previous British medallists: Forty two (16 gold, 14 silver, 12 bronze)

Most recent British gold: 2012 – Andy Murray (men’s singles)

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Behind The Scenes At Washington DC 2016

Posted: Jul 26, 2016

Behind The Scenes At Washington DC 2016

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Roger Federer to miss Rio 2016 Olympics and rest of season with knee injury

Posted: Jul 26, 2016

Swiss tennis great Roger Federer will miss the Olympics and the rest of the season with a knee injury.

The 17-time Grand Slam champion said he needs “more extensive rehabilitation” if he wants to prolong his career.

Federer, 34, had knee surgery in February before missing May’s French Open with a back problem.

Federer said on his Facebook page he was “extremely disappointed” to not be representing Switzerland in Rio and it was “tough” to miss the rest of 2016.

“I am as motivated as ever and plan to put all my energy towards coming back strong, healthy and in shape to play attacking tennis in 2017,” he added.

Federer won doubles gold at Beijing in 2008, but has never won an Olympic singles title and lost to Britain’s Andy Murray in the final at London 2012.

Federer twice required treatment during a five-set semi-final defeat by Canada’s Milos Raonic at Wimbledon this month, but found a “silver lining” in his injury-troubled year.

“This experience has made me realise how lucky I have been throughout my career with very few injuries,” he said.

“The doctors advised that if I want to play on the ATP World Tour injury free for another few years, as I intend to do, I must give both my knee and body the proper time to fully recover.”

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