Former champion US Open champion Angelique Kerber will miss the 2022 edition because she is pregnant.
READ MOREWimbledon | Mertens sees off Kerber as Sakkari falls, but Ostapenko moves on
by Barbara Wancke | Jul 2, 2022 | Wimbledon
Two big names were sent packing at Wimbledon on Friday, 2018 champion Angelique Kerber at the hands of Elise Mertens, and World No 5 Maria Sakkari, who fell to mother-of-two...
Wimbledon | Kerber, Jabeur and Sakkari march on…
by Barbara Wancke | Jun 30, 2022 | Wimbledon
Former world No 1 Angelique Kerber of Germany and Tunisian 3rd seed Ons Jabeur both reached round 3 of Wimbledon in straight sets on Wednesday, while Heather Watson’s match...
Wimbledon | Kontaveit, Kerber and Kalinina advance as Collins falls
by Barbara Wancke | Jun 28, 2022 | Wimbledon
Anett Kontaveit, the 2nd seed from Estonia, won her first match since April on Monday at Wimbledon, defeating American Bernarda Pera, 7-5 6-1, in the opening round of The...
Bad Homburg | Kasatkina, Kerber and Halep march on
by Barbara Wancke | Jun 22, 2022 | WTA Tour
At the Bad Homburg Open presented by Engel & Voelkers, a WTA 250 event, top seed Daria Kasatkina reached the quarter-finals, outlasting Germany’s Jule Niemeier, 6-1 3-6...
Paris | Swiatek sails on, but defending champ Krejcikova hits a wall
by Barbara Wancke | May 24, 2022 | French Open
Top seed Iga Swiatek sailed through her opening match at the French Open on Monday, but defending champion and No 2 seed Barbora Krejickova was sent packing, as were Naomi...
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Melbourne | Krejcikova & Siniakova to meet Aoyama & Shibahara in AO doubles final
Jan 28, 2023
Top seeds Barbora Krejcikova & Katerina Siniakova defeated Marta Kostyuk & Elena-Gabriela Ruse to advance to the Australian Open women’s doubles final, where they will face Shuko Aoyama & Ena Shibahara, the No 10 seeds, who put an end to the hopes of the...

Melbourne | Djokovic explains father’s ‘lapse’ after claiming place in final
Jan 27, 2023
As expected, Novak Djokovic, following a straight sets victory over Tommy Paul, has reached the final of the Australian Open where Stefanos Tsitsipas awaits and where he hopes to lift the men’s trophy for a record breaking 10th time for the 22nd grand slam of his...

Melbourne | Mirza hanging up her racket
Jan 27, 2023
Sania Mirza, India's greatest women's tennis player, reached the mixed doubles final at the Australian Open, the last Grand Slam of her illustrious career, with Rohan Bopanna, but fell short to Luisa Stefani & Rafael Matos, the first all-Brazilian team to win a...

Melbourne | Hewett and Reid seal record wheelchair doubles titles
Jan 27, 2023
Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid equalled the record for most Grand Slam men’s doubles titles won by a pair in the Open Era today after the British second seeds beat Dutch duo Maikel Scheffers and Ruben Spaargaren 6-1, 6-2 to seal their fourth successive Australian Open...

Melbourne | Tsitsipas overcomes hiccup to reach final
Jan 27, 2023
It was his fourth time in the semi-final of the Australian Open and for the first time, he overcame a major mental hurdle to reach the final of the ‘Happy Slam’ which looked possible when he dropped the third set against Karen Khachanov.