British pair make exit
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.Mark Petchey followed his fellow Briton Tim Henman, out of the Nottingham Open yesterday after being just two points away from a semi- final place. During a second-set tie-break against the Australian Sandon Stolle, the British No 5 netted a backhand volley at 6-6 and then Stolle levelled the match with a winning overhead.
Stolle then took the final set to become the second player into the last four, after a 3-6, 7-6, 6-3 victory. Jan Siemerink, the No 5 seed from the Netherlands, had already reached the semi-finals by beating Henman 7-6, 6-7, 6-1.
The defeats of Petchey and Henman left Greg Rusedski as the last British hope in the tournament. He is due to face Japan's Shuzo Matsuoka.
Jane Wood failed to break Britain's duck at the Wimbledon qualifying tournament at Roehampton yesterday. The 28-year-old from Middlesex lost 6-4, 6-2 to Romania's Catalina Cristea to complete a rout of all 20 home players who entered the singles. Her defeat means that there are only six British women in this year's Wimbledon draw - all wild cards - which is the smallest contingent since the game went open in 1968.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments