A Didsbury pervert who forced young girls to expose themselves by threatening to hack their computers was sentenced to five years in prison at Manchester Crown Court today.

Sam Groth, the world number 72, defeated compatriot Luke Saville 7-5 6-1 in a sell-out final that lasted just 62 minutes at The Northern Lawn Tennis Club in Didsbury.

Konstantin Kravchuk, the 30-year-old Russian, edged past Australia’s Matthew Ebden 7-6 4-6 7-5 in the quarter-finals and will now go on to face Luke Saville at The Northern Lawn Tennis Club.

Joshua Milton, who won the ATP Futures tournament at The Northern Lawn Tennis Club last year, defeated Japan’s Hiroki Moriya 3-6 6-1 6-1 to book his place in the last eight while compatriot Brydan Klein saw off number one seed Marcos Baghdatis.

Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis, the former world number eight, cruised through his first match yesterday in straight sets beating British wildcard Marcus Willis 6-4 6-2 on centre court at The Northern Lawn Tennis Club in Didsbury.

Stockport’s Liam Broady is due to take on Japan’s Hiroki Moriya later today weather permitting at the Aegon Manchester Trophy, part of the ATP Challenger Tour at The Northern Lawn Tennis Club in Didsbury.

World number 176 Liam Broady, Brydan Klein, Ed Corrie and Dan Cox will enter the main draw which commences on Tuesday June 2nd with qualifying commencing on Sunday.

Former world number eight Marcos Baghdatis and Great Britain’s Davis Cup hero James Ward are among the list of entries for the Aegon Manchester Trophy at The Northern Lawn Tennis Club from May 31-June 7.

The Manchester Trophy at The Northern Club in Didsbury will be part of the Aegon Trophy Series running at four grass court venues including Eastbourne, Surbiton and Ilkley in the lead up to The Championships at Wimbledon in June/July.

When you dispose of your empty wine bottles at the end of a boozy weekend, you may be unaware that somebody out there is waiting to get their hands on them as part of their day job.

The 37-year-old pedestrian was crossing Parrs Wood Road at its junction with Wilmslow Road when he was hit by a silver Peugeot 307 at around 10.30pm on Thursday January 29.