For today, at 17 and armed with one of the best serves in women's tennis, she has been tipped as a possible British successor to the likes of Virginia Wade, Sue Barker and Jo Durie. Baltacha will ...

Jo Durie was the British No 1 women’s player for most of her career, winning two Grand Slam titles in mixed doubles with Jeremy Bates: at Wimbledon in 1987 and the Australian Open in 1991.

We have known about Emma for some time in tennis circles. We watched her coming through since the age of about 10. I first saw her at the junior nationals in the under 12s. Word gets around, so ...

But Jo Durie, the former British number one and world number five, believes Raducanu, who made her unlikely breakthrough when she reached the fourth round at Wimbledon earlier this summer ...

Jo Durie and Jo Konta share more than just a first name and a habit of making deep runs at grand slams. They also know the importance of maintaining a poker face from first point to last.

Konta is the first British woman to reach the semi-finals in Paris since Durie in 1983. Konta’s stunning victory over Sloane Stephens in the quarter-finals on Tuesday made her the first British ...

"Jo can definitely do it and I wouldn't be sad at all," said Durie. "Parts of the draw always open up at the Australian Open and you get someone surprising coming through to make the quarter ...

Durie said: "Jo can definitely do it and I wouldn't be sad at all, it's about time someone beat my record and got to a quarter-final of a slam. "This is always a weird grand slam because you never ...

Victory for Britain could give them a chance to compete for the title next year. Jo Durie believes Britain's Fed Cup players will be feeling extra pressure for this weekend's play-off against ...

JO DURIE, former British No1 and Wimbledon quarter finalist, has cast her eye over the last-16 clashes in the women's draw. But who is Durie picking to book their spot in the all-important quarter ...