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Paris | Fruhvirtova and Noskova lead the charge in Roland Garros qualifying

The French Open at Roland Garros, which begins on Sunday, beckons and 128 hopefuls are embarking on their journeys in the qualifying event, hoping to win 3 matches to gain entry into the main draw headlined by the World No 1 Iga Swiatek.

WTA Roundup – Paris, Karlsruhe, Strasbourg and Rabat

W125 Trophée Lagardère American Claire Liu claimed the biggest title of her career by winning the inaugural Trophée Lagardère in Paris, defeating Brazil’s Beatriz Haddad Maia, 6-2 6-3, in the final on Sunday in an hour 37 minutes.

London | Laura Robson retires from competition

Former British No 1 Laura Robson has decided to formally retire from competitive tennis after her long battle with injuries that curtailed her on-court career.

Strasbourg | Stosur makes surprise singles appearance

Aussie Sam Stosur made a surprise appearance in the singles in the Internationaux de Strasbourg on Sunday after having announcing at the Australian Open that she was retiring from singles play.

Paris | Svitolina and Monfils are expecting a baby daughter

Elina Svitolina and Gael Monfils are expecting their first child together, the couple have announced on their individual social media accounts on Sunday.

Rome | Swiatek shatters Jabeur hopes in final

20-year old Iga Swiatek continues to amaze as the World No 1 won her 5th WTA tournament in a row at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome, successfully defending her title with an emphatic 6-2 6-2 win over Ons Jabeur and cementing her status as the game’s best...

Rome | Djokovic sweeps up sixth title

The Rome Masters Final nearly became a mirror image of the disappointing and one-sided final played out last week in the Madrid title round following Novak Djokovic’s domination of Sefanos Tsitsipas in the first set.

Rome | Stunning Swiatek sweeps aside Sabalenka to meet Jabeur in final

Defending champion Iga Swiatek swept past Aryna Sabalenka into the Internazionali BNL d’Italia final in Rome on Saturday, notching up her 27th consecutive win, and she will meet Ons Jabeur, who found her way past Daria Kasatkina into the last 2 after saving a match...

Rome | Djokovic reaches new milestone

Novak Djokovic and Stefanos Tsitsipas will meet in the Rome Masters final in what is a repeat of last year’s classic French Open title decider -- won by the Serbian from two-set to love down – and could provide an indication of the state of the individual players’...

Rome | It’s Swiatek v Sabalenka and Jabeur v Kasatkina in Last 4

Iga Swiatek sunk Bianca Andreescu’s boat to reach the semi-finals of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome on Friday where she will take on Aryna Sabalenka, a 3-set winner over Amanda Anisimova, while Ons Jabeur staged a stunning come-back win to get past Maria...