World No 1 Iga Swiatek swept away 32-year-old veteran Sorana Cirstea, 6-2 6-3, to move into the semi-finals of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian...
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by Barbara Wancke | Mar 12, 2023 | WTA Tour
World No 1 Iga Swiatek swept into the 2nd-round of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells on Saturday, romping past Claire Liu in 65 minutes, as Emma Raducanu took out Magda...
Dubai | More marathon upsets but Rybakina, Ostapenko and Azarenka all advance
by Barbara Wancke | Feb 21, 2023 | WTA Tour
There must be something in the water, or perhaps it is the change of balls, but the Dubai Duty Free Championships is producing a spew of long matches, including upsets of...
Abu Dhabi | Kasatkina, Rybakina, Haddad Maia and Samsonova make safe passage into quarter-finals
by Barbara Wancke | Feb 10, 2023 | WTA Tour
Top seed Daria Kasatkina dropped her opening set but stormed back to defeat Jil Teichmann and reach the quarter-finals of the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open on Thursday night in...
London | Jabeur pulls out of Doha and Dubai for minor surgery
by Barbara Wancke | Feb 10, 2023 | WTA Tour
Big names are continuing to pull out of the Qatar TotalEnergies Open in Doha, with Ons Jabeur, Elena Rybakina, Bianca Andreescu, Garbiñe Muguruza and Anett Kontaveit joining...
Melbourne | Sabalenka and Rybakina reflect on a special AO final
by Barbara Wancke | Jan 29, 2023 | Australian Open
Aryna Sabalenka was playing as a neutral when she won the women’s singles title on Saturday at the Australian Open, but her country’s name, Belarus, or rather ‘BYN’, will...
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Miami | Sabalenka sails into Last 16 as 3 of 6 Czechs prevail
Mar 27, 2023
Form settled at the Miami Open Presented by Itaú on Sunday, as 2nd-seeded Aryna Sabalenka sailed into the Round of 16 dropping just 3 games in the process, while 3 of 6 Czechs also advanced, and Bianca Andreescu continued her run with a straight sets win over fellow...

Miami | Alcaraz rolls on as does Fritz
Mar 27, 2023
For the second time in the tournament, Carlos Alcaraz inflicted a bagel set on his opponent as he continues to march towards the final of the Miami Open Masters where he is favourite to retain the title he won last year.

Miami | Norrie and Evans amongst the seeds that fell
Mar 26, 2023
Saturday saw the completion of the Miami Masters’ second round at the Hard Rock Stadium with a number of seeds -- following their first round byes -- suffering defeats on their first appearance at the season’s second Masers level event, including the remaining two...

Miami | More shocks as Pegula and Rybakina progress into Last 16
Mar 26, 2023
Shocks continued at the Miami Open Presented by Itaú on Saturday, with the elimination of Coco Gauff, Beatrice Haddad Maia and Victoria Azarenka, while Jessica Pegula, Elena Rybakina, Magda Linette and Zheng Qinwen all advanced to the Round of 16.

Miami | Shocks abound as Sabalenka battles injury into round 3
Mar 25, 2023
Friday brought shocks in the 2nd-round of the bottom half of the women’s draw at the Miami Open Presented by Itaú, with Ons Jabeur, Caroline Garcia and Maria Sakkari among several seeds now heading for the exit doors, while Aryna Sabalenka, the World No 2, got past...