Garbiñe Muguruza had to dig deep to fend off the challenge of wild card Anna Kalinskaya but found her way past when a procession of seeds...
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by Barbara Wancke | Mar 3, 2021 | WTA Tour
Two Americans advanced at the Qatar Total Open on Tuesday, Madison Keys, who upset No 6 seed Belinda Bencic, and Jessica Pegula, with an impressive win over Qiang Wang,...
Eyes on Doha as Martinez tests positive
by Barbara Wancke | Feb 28, 2021 | WTA Tour
As a grim reminder that the pandemic is still prevalent, former Wimbledon champion Conchita Martínez has tested positive for coronavirus and is in quarantine at a hospital...
Watson out, Kerber, Jabeur and Fernandez in Grampians Trophy R2
by Barbara Wancke | Feb 3, 2021 | WTA Tour
Britain’s Heather Watson could find no answers in her opening match of the Grampians Trophy against Veronika Kudermetova, while Angelique Kerber, Ons Jabeur and Leylah Annie...
Sabalenka sets up Rybakina clash
by Barbara Wancke | Jan 11, 2021 | WTA Tour
After Karolina Pliskova’s premature departure from the Abu Dhabi WTA Women’s Open, Aryna Sabalenka has taken over the mantle of third favourite contender for the title on...
Sabalenka sets up Jabeur meeting
by Barbara Wancke | Jan 9, 2021 | WTA Tour
Aryna Sabalenka, the No 4 seed from Belarus, set up an intriguing third-round match with Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur at the Abu Dhabi WTA Women’s Open in Abu Dhabi after getting...
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Barcelona | Alcaraz and Tsitsipas provide dream final
Apr 23, 2023
Sunday will provide tennis fans with the final they were all hoping for when the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell event got under way last Monday, namely their own Carlos Alcaraz as defending champion taking on the Greek star, Stefanos Tsitsipas, a two-time finalist at...

Madrid | Djokovic joins casualty list.
Apr 23, 2023
It’s not been the best of starts to the clay court season for the world No.1, Novak Djokovic, who has only won two matches in two consecutive tournaments and has now withdrawn from next week’s Mutua Madrid Masters’ which starts on Wednesday, the 26th, joining Rafa...

Banja Luka | Rublev and Lajovic to contest Srpska title
Apr 23, 2023
Russia’s Andrey Rublev, the second seed at the Srpska Open in Bosnia, is becoming a strong favourite for the forthcoming French Open having put together a run of eight successive clay court match wins which includes the title at the Monte Carlo Masters.

Munich | Rune and Van de Zandschulp back in final
Apr 23, 2023
In a repeat of last year’s BMW Open final, Botic van de Zandschulp and Holger Rune will contest the 2023 edition of the ATP 250 level event with the former hoping for a better result than last year’s when he was forced to retire with breathing problems.

Stuttgart | Swiatek and Sabalenka survive 3-setters to meet Jabeur and Potapova in Last 4
Apr 22, 2023
At the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart on Friday, top seed Iga Swiatek survived a scare against Karolina Pliskova before setting up a semi-final meeting with Ons Jabeur, a repeat of the last US Open final, while Aryna Sabalenka edged past her pal Paula Badosa...