Considering the hullabaloo which Maria Sharapova’s return to the tour following her 15-month drug suspension has caused, it is disappointing to...
READ MORESurbiton Trophy | Rybarikova foils Watson at final hurdle
by Henry Wancke | Jun 12, 2017 | WTA Tour
The British number two, Heather Watson, playing in only her second grasscourt final lost to the Slovakian Magdalena Rybarikova 6-4 7-5 in the final of the Aegon Surbiton...
French Open | Ostapenko blasts her way to victory
by Henry Wancke | Jun 11, 2017 | French Open, Grand Slams, WTA Tour
Jelena Ostapenko has made the most of her opportunities to become this year’s French Open Queen of Clay and she did it with a blazing array of shots to completely overwhelm...
French Open | Jelena Ostapenka and Simona Halep to contest title
by Henry Wancke | Jun 9, 2017 | French Open, Grand Slams, WTA Tour
The women’s French Open semi-final lineup will have surprised quite a large number of people, especially those who don’t follow the game on a regular basis. For many of them...
French Open | Luck favours the brave as Halep comes back
by Henry Wancke | Jun 8, 2017 | French Open, Grand Slams, WTA Tour
Simona Halep, one of this year’s title favourites, produced an incredible fightback to reach the semifinals of the French Open, recovering from 1-5 down in the second set to...
French Open | Only two matches survive washout
by Henry Wancke | Jun 7, 2017 | French Open, Grand Slams, WTA Tour
Foul weather completely disrupted the tenth day of play at the French Open with the majority of the matches postponed for 24-hours including the much-awaited clash between...
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Stuttgart | Swiatek survives to set up Sabalenka final
Apr 24, 2022
World No 1 Iga Swiatek survived a 3-hour scare at the hands of Liudmila Samsonova on Saturday before sealing a 22nd consecutive win to book her place in the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix final in Stuttgart, where she will meet Aryna Sabalenka, who earlier reached the...

Belgrade | Djokovic meets Rublev in final
Apr 24, 2022
Novak Djokovic has reached the final of the Serbian Open – his home event – where he is expected to win the title for a third time, and his fourth in Belgrade itself, but it hasn’t been the usual walk through the field one expects of the world No.1.

Istanbul | Defending champ Cirstea stays on track
Apr 23, 2022
Defending champion Sorana Cirstea advanced to the semi-finals of the TEB BNP Paribas Tennis Championships Istanbul, the WTA 250 clay-court tournament in Turkey, by defeating Julia Grabher of Austria, 7-5 6-1, on Friday.

Stuttgart | Swiatek stops Raducanu, Badosa makes No 2 in the World
Apr 23, 2022
World No 1 Iga Swiatek was pushed hard by Emma Raducanu, the No 8 seed, in the quarter-final of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix on Friday, but maintained her winning run with a 6-4 6-4 victory over the British No 1.

Barcelona | Alcaraz continues to make his mark
Apr 23, 2022
As expected, Friday proved a busy day at the Barcelona Open with players having to complete the whole of the Round of 16 and then the quarter-finals of the 500 level event, after rain had delayed play for some 24-hours