Svitolina reaches final after Bencic retirement Saturday was semi-finals day at the Shiseido WTA Finals Shenzhen, and it was full of...
READ MOREShenzhen | A clean sweep for Svitolina
by Barbara Wancke | Nov 2, 2019 | WTA Tour
Defending champion Elina Svitolina made it a clean sweep to win the Purple Group at the Shiseido WTA Finals Shenzhen on Friday, dispatching second alternate Sofia Kenin in...
Shenzhen | Svitolina sweeps past Halep into semi-finals
by Barbara Wancke | Oct 30, 2019 | WTA Tour
Day 3 saw the return of the Purple Group at the Shiseido WTA Finals in Shenzhen, south China, with defending champion Elina Svitolina defeating the No 5 seed, Simona Halep,...
Shenzhen | Svitolina opens title defence with Pliskova win
by Barbara Wancke | Oct 28, 2019 | WTA Tour
With focus on the Purple Group on Day 2 of the Shiseido WTA Finals Shenzhen, defending champion Elina Svitolina came through a tight contest after needing nearly two hours...
New York | Serena seals Svitolina for 10th US Open final
by Barbara Wancke | Sep 6, 2019 | US Open
As with all Grand Slam finals, there is always a sense of history in the making, regardless of the...
New York | Svitolina stops Konta’s run
by Barbara Wancke | Sep 4, 2019 | US Open
Elina Svitolina has risen to as high as No 3 in the world in 2017 and has remained in the Top 10 ever...
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Rio de Janeiro / Alcaraz maintains his unbeaten run
Feb 24, 2023
The match of the day at the Rio Open lived up to expectations as the top seeded Carlos Alcaraz came from a set down to defeat the feisty and flamboyant Italian Fabio Fognini who twisting his ankle in the second set, 6-7(5) 6-2 6-4.

Dubai | Swiatek makes semi-final as Sabalenka fights off Ostapenko to reach the quarters
Feb 23, 2023
Top seed Iga Swiatek swept into the semi-finals at the Dubai Duty Free Championships on the back of a crushing defeat of 14th-seeded Liudmila Samsonova, 6-1 6-0, and a walkover proffered by Karolina Pliskova, who pulled out of the WTA 1000 event because of a viral...

Doha / Murray gets through another marathon
Feb 23, 2023
Andy Murray produced another storming display of gritty tennis as he upset the fourth seed at the Qatar Exxonmobil Open in Doha, frustrating Alexander Zverev over the three hours it took to complete the second round match.

Rio de Janeiro / Norrie reaches last eight
Feb 23, 2023
Cameron Norrie, the second seed at the Rio Open being played in Brazil, dashed home hopes when he defeated their local hero Thiago Monteiro to reach the last eight of the ATP 500 event.

Dubai | Swiatek and Sabalenka are quick off the mark as Garcia, Sakkari and Kasatkina exit
Feb 22, 2023
Both Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka opened their accounts at the Dubai Duty Free Championships with routine wins, losing just 3 games between them as they cruised into the 3rd-round with wins over Leylah Fernandez and Lauren Davis respectively, while fellow Top 10...