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Jun 15, 2024
15Jun WIPHOLD SA Billie Jean King Cup team The WIPHOLD SA Billie Jean King Cup team went unbeaten in the playoffs at the weekend, as the young national squad secured promotion with a dominant display at the six-day Group III Africa tournament played in Nairobi, Kenya which concluded on Saturday. After finishing top of their first-round group, South Africa progressed to the promotion playoffs where they faced Nigeria and host nation Kenya. In their first playoff tie at the clay court tournament, the SA team secured a 3-0 victory over Nigeria on Friday. Teenager Gabriella Broadfo…

Jun 11, 2024
  Following the announcement of their multi-year partnership in March 2024, Tennis South Africa (TSA) and American Express are pleased to host the Amex Tennis Town, a fan park during The Championships, Wimbledon 2024. American Express is operated in South Africa through its licensee Nedbank. The Amex Tennis Town will be held from 5 to 14 July (from 1 pm to around 10 pm) at the Montecasino and will host up to 1500 people per day. The Amex Tennis Town aims to create a comprehensive fan zone that reimagines the traditional viewing experience by combining live Wimbledon screening…

Jun 9, 2024
  9Jun   South African wheelchair tennis ace Kgothatso Montjane narrowly missed out on securing her third Grand Slam doubles title at Roland Garros in Paris on Saturday night. Top seeds Montjane and regular partner Yui Kamiji of Japan, the defending champions, were locked in a tight battle against the Dutch pairing of Diede de Groot and Aniek van Koot, the No 2 seeds. While Montjane and Kamiji won the first set, and took the second to a tie-break, they ultimately fell in a 7-6 6-7 [4-10] defeat. Earlier in the tournament, SA's Donald Ramphadi competed in the se…

Jun 4, 2024
Clarke confident of promotion after naming SA team for BJK Cup tournament 4Jun Preparing to lead another young team into battle next week, captain Roxanne Clarke believes the WIPHOLD SA Billie Jean King (BJK) Cup squad can stand up and deliver at the Africa Group III tournament in Nairobi, Kenya between 10-15 June 2024. As was the case in their last appearance in the international team competition, the SA squad unveiled by Clarke consists of four players under the age of 20 - Isabella Kruger, Heike Janse van Vuuren, Lilitha Ndungane and Gabriella Broadfoot With only two BJK Cup tourname…

Jun 4, 2024
Clarke confident of promotion after naming SA team for BJK Cup tournament 4Jun Preparing to lead another young team into battle next week, captain Roxanne Clarke believes the WIPHOLD SA Billie Jean King (BJK) Cup squad can stand up and deliver at the Africa Group III tournament in Nairobi, Kenya between 10-15 June 2024. As was the case in their last appearance in the international team competition, the SA squad unveiled by Clarke consists of four players under the age of 20 - Isabella Kruger, Heike Janse van Vuuren, Lilitha Ndungane and Gabriella Broadfoot With only two BJK Cu…

May 20, 2024
20May   Four Eastern Cape districts recently hosted district qualifiers for the RCS Rising Star Tennis School Championships. Nearly 50 boys and girls Primary School teams battled it out for coveted spots in the provincial finals. Stirling Primary continued their remarkable dominance in the Buffalo City district, claiming their fifth consecutive championship sweep. They secured victories in both the boys' and girls' categories, leaving Selborne Primary A and Stirling Primary B trailing in second and third place (boys) and Stirling Primary B and Clarendon Park Primary in second…