is nigh on impossible. the headlines on bbc news. a new moment for the books in tennis history as rafael nadal claims a record 2ist grand slam men s tennis title with his victory in the australian open final. hundreds more british troops could be sent to eastern europe amid fears that russia is preparing to invade ukraine. with thousands of homes still without power after storm malik, winds of up to 90 miles an hour are forecast for northern parts of the uk as storm corrie moves in. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here s holly. we have witnessed history today at the australian open as rafa nadal claimed his 21st grand slam title, his second in melbourne and becomes the most successful men s singles player of all time surpassing his greatest rivals roger
their lives away potentially and their health. that, to me, is what needs to become the first priority. kaitlyn weaver, thank you for your time and perspective. i appreciate you. ready to risk it all. tennis star novak djokovic is ready to miss competing in the french open and/or wimbledon because of his vaccination status. he also says he s willing to risk his status in tennis history. not being vaccinated today, you know, i am unable to travel to most of the tournaments at the moment. and that s a price you re willing to pay? that is the price i m willing to pay. are you prepared to forgo the chance to be the greatest player to ever pick up a racket, statistically because you feel so strongly about this jab? yes. of course this all began with that saga about his vaccination status and details of his previous covid infection ahead
announced today will help. tennis news and the former british number one johanna konta has announced her retirement from the professional game. johanna who s 30 reached the wimbledon semifinals in 2017 and was the first british woman to do so in 39 years. she s been speaking to the bbc joe wilson reports. for a few summer days in 2017, it felt likejohanna konta had was british sport. she reached the semifinals of wimbledon, the first british woman to do that since the 1970s. british tennis history is made! but there was far more to her career. semifinalist at the french and australian opens too. jo konta won several titles on the tour, but injuries have caught up with her and now she leaves the sport with gratitude, not regret. the fact that i stayed resilient and i stayed joyful in that process of trying. ijust trying to be a successful tennis player, i think it those things that enabled me to, in the end, have those successes. born and raised in australia
british tennis history is made! but there was far more to her career than that. jo konta was a semifinalist in three of the four grand slams. her run in paris in 2019 was especially memorable. on the tour, jo konta won tournaments, most recently in nottingham earlier this year. injuries have certainly affected her but her retirement statement is headlined, grateful. it is probably the word she has used most in her career, she says. and the word that expresses how she feels at the end. born and raised in australia to hungarian parents, johanna konta came to england as a teenager. the drive and ambition always visible in her tennis took her to numberfour in the world. and she learned how to deal with the media, too. her way. somebody who presumably wants to go on from here, learn from this, and win a grand slam one day. is it not something you need.? please don t patronise me. i wasn t patronising.
the lawn tennis association, following her historic grand slam triumph earlier this month. our sports editor, dan roan was there. the most royal of rallies. the new queen of british tennis enjoying a knock up with the duchess of cambridge today, one of the few people who can match emma raducanu s fame after her crowning triumph at the us open. her remarkable victory celebrated with a homecoming event at the headquarters of the lta, where kate is patron. raducanu telling me what she made of her doubles partner. what was it like playing tennis with royalty today? yeah, it was amazing. the duchess was extremely good and we had a lot of fun out there with the other winners too. she was good. do you think the lta may have missed a trick by not signing her up? definitely. british winners in the doubles and wheelchair events in new york were also celebrated today. but it was raducanu who stole the show at the us open, one of the biggest shocks in tennis history. the sport s desperate to capit