thank you, russell fuller, art carried — shape. tennis correspondent. | let's have a quick look at some of the other stories making the headlines today.. new pictures show liverpool forward luis diaz embracing his father for the first time as the pair were reunited following his 12—day kidnapping in colombia. diaz flew back to his homeland ahead of the international break. the player chose to remain at liverpool throughout his father's abduction. ronnie o'sullivan has withdrawn from snooker�*s champion of champions event in bolton. the defending champion posted on social media "mentally i feel a bit drained and stressed and i want to look after my mental health and my body." former heavyweight world champions , anthonyjoshua and deontay wilder are in talks to fight different opponents on the same card in saudi arabia on the 23rd of december. wilder's team are "hopeful" a deal can be finalised as organisers aim to fill a gap on the card. almost six weeks after the first match, we are now on the eve of the cricket world cup semi—fina

here's our tennis correspondent russell fuller.straight set wins on a sunday to ensure victory without needing to play the devils. ——on a sunday to ensure victory without needing to play the doubles. there were moments ofjeopardy. first of all, katie saving four set points before beating ronaldo in straight sets. then harriet dart having had to attempt to serve the first set was also able to complete a straight sets victory. jodi burridge was relegated to the team bench this sunday, publicly, she looked to be dealing with the disappointment of saturday very well, smiling throughout and a supportive member of the team. that was the one tough decision that the captain had to make, bringing harriet dart in forjodi burridge, and dart did not disappoint. so britain will be in with a chance of winning the competition outright in 202a. they will play in april's qualifying round, the drive or which will take place later this month. russell fuller there. well, let's just get some reaction to that victory for great britain. here's harriet da

ranked more than 250 places below her, who won their match 6—4, 6—1. 0ur tennis correspondent russell fullernd in particular kajsa rinaldo persson, who lost the first four games tojodie burrage, who was making her debut, but then won 12 of the next 13 games to round out the match in style. it was a grisly debut for burrage, who was by far the higher ranked opponent. she said that you can't really imagine how much pressure you feel making a debut for your country until you have actually done it. she said she is willing and keen to play on sunday, but that is going to be the decision now for captain anne keothavong, with players like harriet dart and heather watson with so much experience waiting in the wings. katie boulter did make sure it was 1—0 overnight with a comfortable victory over an opponent ranked outside the top 500 but great britain still with plenty of work to do on sunday if they are to make sure they are into the qualifying round next april, with a chance to compete at the 2024 finals. novak djokovic will take on holger rune on sunday as the atp finals get underway in turin. th

let's get more on this from our tennis correspodent russell fuller who is in malaga who told me just decision, a shoulder injury he picked up, and dan evans, who would been playing singles and doubles magnificently for great britain this year is a big loss but as leon smith, the captain, was telling me, it focuses the mind because they know exactly what the format and strategy will be. cameron norrie will feel he doesn't have anything to lose against novak djokovic, who was only lost a few matches in the second half of the season. he had a bit of a new problem that flares up from time to time, missed some of the last tournaments of the year, had some rest with his girlfriend in monaco, so he would be playing novak djokovic, hopefully, in his mind, afterjack draper has beaten serbia's number two. lots of questions for its 21—year—old, when played one match for his country. [10 played one match for his country. do they approach this tie ijust they approach this tie i just writing off that know djokovic should match but whatever happens knowing they have to win a singles and then the do

five match series begins tomorrow at london's copper box arena — and our tennis correspondent russell fullero stay at that level and have a chance to compete for the title in 2024. britain's chances have been increased even further by the absence of sweden pulse make top two players, which means katie boulter and jodie burrage, who play singles for britain on saturday, will face players outside the top 350 in the world. the gb captain is anne keothavong, who was in charge four years ago, and as a local girl which is why she has especially fond memories of that occasion. filth. is why she has especially fond memories of that occasion. oh, it was hue memories of that occasion. oh, it was huge letter — memories of that occasion. oh, it was huge letter a, _ memories of that occasion. oh, it was huge letter a, because - memories of that occasion. oh, it was huge letter a, because it - memories of that occasion. oh, it was huge letter a, because it was j memories of that occasion. oh, it i was huge letter a, because it was a fantastic match and fantastic performances, but b, because this arena here