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Quarterfinal action on the WTA Tour in Rome features Ash Barty, Iga Swiatek and other top French Open contenders aim to continue their run of form in advance of the big clay court Grand Slam. Ash Barty vs Coco Gauff Embed from Getty Images Barty followed up the Madrid final with two routine wins in […] READ MORE
Ashleigh Barty is the deserving world #1. Any doubt over whether that was the case should have been eradicated in Miami earlier this month. If she still had any doubters after defending her title there, they have surely been silenced now. The Aussie is the WTA Porsche Tennis Grand Prix champion after a brilliant week […] READ MORE
And then there were two. Homegrown talents have performed admirably at the WTA St Petersburg Ladies Trophy, with all four semifinalists representing Russia. Now Margarita Gasparyan and Daria Kasatkina are set to battle it out in the final. Both have played quality tennis this week and are deserving of their place in the final, but who […] READ MORE
The first two rounds of the Australian Open are done and dusted. Fans, analysts and experts alike now have a pretty good idea of who the favourites are to win the tournament. In the top half of the draw only three top ten players remain. Ashleigh Barty is the only Grand Slam winner among them. […] READ MORE
And then there were four. The semifinalists for the WTA Grampians Trophy have been confirmed after some great tennis on Saturday in Melbourne. Although all of the WTA warm-up events featured withdrawals, the Grampians Trophy still featured three high-quality matches yesterday. However, due to the delay in the schedule caused by the brief period of […] READ MORE
Despite match play being suspended on Thursday in Melbourne due to a positive COVID-19 test related to the tennis at Melbourne Park, the quarterfinals have been set for the Yarra Valley Classic WTA Tournament. Here is your look at those matchups. Editor’s Note: All play on Thursday has been postponed due to a positive COVID test by […] READ MORE
The round of 32 for the WTA Gippsland Trophy gets underway with tournament favorite Naomi Osaka on the match card. Here are your daily preview and predictions. Katie Boulter vs Naomi Osaka Osaka is 2-0 against Boulter in their careers, in her first tour match since the US Open, Osaka eased past Alize Cornet while […] READ MORE
Maria Sakkari has fast become a fan favourite on the WTA Tour. One look at her social media feed shows you just how hard she works to improve her game and, as such, it’s little surprise that she has steadily risen up the ranks on the women’s tour over the last two or three years. […] READ MORE
Ahead of the ATP Cup next week, Martin Keady, our resident tennis historian, takes a look at the history of international team tennis tournaments, from the Grandaddy of them all – The Davis Cup – to the newest arrivals, like the ATP Cup itself. Tennis may be the greatest individual sport, but it also has […] READ MORE
Sofia Kenin joined the Grand Slam winners circle with a win at the Australian Open in 2020. Her win came as a surprise to many, but then with Kenin that always seems to be the case. However, her success in Melbourne was no fluke. The young American made the fourth round of the US Open […] READ MORE