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The 2021 Australian Open draw has been announced, and we will see some incredible matches in the first round. Defending champion Sofia Kenin faces a non-seeded player from Australia. On the other hand, last year’s runner up Garbiñe Muguruza faces a tricky opponent in Margarita Gasparyan. World No.1 Ashleigh Barty will start off against Danka […] READ MORE
Some things in tennis will most likely remain unchanged even in these disorientating times. Aryna Sabalenka playing tennis at a breakneck pace, with power and courage, is one of them. The soon-to-be World No.7 sealed a perfect week in the Emirati capital by winning the inaugural WTA Abu Dhabi Open, beating the hopeless Veronika Kudermetova […] READ MORE
By Steen Kirby (Senior Editor), Last Word On Tennis In a tightly contested three set US Open Women’s Final, the New World #1 Angelique Kerber battled past big serving Karolina Pliskova to capture the 2016 US Open title by a score of 6-3 4-6 6-4. In the opening set Kerber got off to a hot start, […] READ MORE
By Yesh Ginsburg (Senior Editor), Last Word on Tennis. For the second straight year, Serena Williams has been shockingly upset in the US Open semifinals. Last year, she was taken out by a masterclass performance by Italian Roberta Vinci. This year, it was the Czech phenom Karolina Pliskova who got the better of the current […] READ MORE
In the 42nd year of the Eastbourne International tennis event, Dominika Cibulkova will meet Karolina Pliskova in the 2016 final of the event. The two players have only ever met once before in previous meetings and Cibulkova won that match 6-7 6-3 6-3 in the semifinals of the 2014 Kuala Lumpur event. Cibulkova and Pliskova […] READ MORE
In world tennis there are not many better sights than when Petra Kvitova is playing some of her best tennis. The two-time Wimbledon champion returned to her beloved grass court surface this week in Birmingham–a surface that she absolutely thrives on. Kvitova, who dropped out of the Top 10 for the first time in 3 […] READ MORE
Karolina Pliskova battled to her first WTA title of 2016 with a 7-6(8) 7-5 victory over Alison Riske in the final of the WTA AEGON Nottingham Open – ending the American’s nine match unbeaten run. Rain delayed the start of the final in Nottingham but the fans who waited until the 4pm start time were […] READ MORE
In the second half of 2015, Alison Riske managed just one victory in eight tournaments and was on the cusp of falling out of the top #100. Six months later and she looks to have rediscovered the form that carried her as high as #40 in the world – on her favourite surface. Nine matches into […] READ MORE
There is a sense of déjà vu in the air around the grass courts of Nottingham as Ashleigh Barty and Karolina Pliskova are set for a rematch of their 2012 semifinal encounter. Pliskova saw off Anna Tatishvili 6-1 6-3 whilst qualifier Barty defeated Andrea Hlavackova 6-0 4-6 6-4 to set up a quarterfinal meeting between […] READ MORE
Two of tennis’ brightest young talents looked in sizzling form in the summer sun as they booked themselves a spot in the final qualifying round of the AEGON Open in Nottingham. Ashleigh Barty and Katie Boulter–each in the midst of a major comeback–upset higher ranked players to move within one victory of the main draw. […] READ MORE
