Former World No 1 Carolina Wozniacki’s come-back stumbled in the opening round of the Western & Southern Open, when the great Dane fell to...
READ MOREMontreal | Boulter, Keys, Pliskova and Brady among 1st-round winners at WTA 1000 Canadian Open
by Barbara Wancke | Aug 8, 2023 | WTA Tour
British No 1 Katie Boulter came through qualifying at the Omnium Banque Nationale présenté par Rogers, the WTA 1000 hard court tournament in Montreal, Canada, and won her...
Wimbledon | Svitolina surges past Azarenka into Swiatek quarter-final
by Barbara Wancke | Jul 10, 2023 | Wimbledon
As Iga Swiatek battled for survival in the Last 16 against Belinda Bencic on Centre Court on Sunday, the World No 1’s next opponent, Elina Svitolina, also came through the...
Wimbledon | Svitolina advances to face Azarenka for a place in the quarters
by Barbara Wancke | Jul 8, 2023 | Wimbledon
Elina Svitolina is on a mission on so many levels, which seems to suit her tennis as she has returned to the second week of Wimbledon, only back from her maternity break in...
Madrid | Azarenka & Haddad Maia land doubles title but mum’s the word…
by Barbara Wancke | May 8, 2023 | WTA Tour
In their first tournament playing together, Belarusian Victoria Azarenka & Beatriz Haddad from Brazil landed the Mutua Madrid Open doubles title on Sunday after...
Charleston | Kenin, Keys and Fernandez advance in R1, as do Jabeur and Azarenka in R2
by Barbara Wancke | Apr 5, 2023 | WTA Tour
Sofia Kenin, Madison Keys and Leylah Fernandez were among the winners on Tuesday as the 1st-round of main draw matches was completed at the Credit One Charleston Open, the...
Further Reading

Vancouver | Team Europe gain their first points
Sep 24, 2023
It seems that John McEnroe will not be returning the Laver Cup to Bjorn Borg as his Team World, having won it for the first time in the fifth year of the competition, continue to dominate Team Europe in the Rogers Arena, Vancouver, Canada where the event is being...

Vancouver | Team World sweep the opening day
Sep 23, 2023
The three-day Laver Cup, this year being played in the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, Canada, got under way on Friday with Team World, the Cup holders, making a clean sweep of the four matches played against Team Europe.

Manchester | GB snatch the Malaga prize from FRA!
Sep 18, 2023
Team Britain has reached next November’s Davis Cup ‘Final Eight’ shootout in Malaga after winning their last, crucial, Group A match against France in the Manchester AO Arena.

Manchester | Smith calls for strong vocal support to clinch crucial win
Sep 17, 2023
Australia beat Switzerland 3-0 and have secured one of the two places available from Group B for November’s Davis Cup Finals in Malaga, Spain, leaving Great Britain with the task of defeating France on Sunday in the last of the pool matches being played in Manchester...

Manchester | Murray overcomes Riedl in Davis Cup while his beloved Gran is buried
Sep 16, 2023
For Britain’s second tie in Group A of the Davis Cup Finals playoffs being staged in Manchester, captain Leon Smith opted for Andy Murray and Cameron Norrie for the singles against Switzerland, no doubt giving Jack Draper and Dan Evans extra time to recover from their...