Top seed Ons Jabeur won her second title of the 2023 season with a 6-2 6-1 victory over Diana Shnaider in the final of the Ningbo Open. Making her debut appearance at the WTA 250 tournament in Ningbo, the last-minute wildcard Jabeur needed just 78 minutes to overpower the world No.85 Shnaider. It’s the Tunisian’s […]Maria Sharapova retired in February 2020 and gave birth to her first child, a son named Theodore, in July 2022. Even though many WTA moms are traveling the world and scoring big wins on tennis courts, the Russian five-time Grand Slam champion doesn’t see herself back in competition, although she remains ambitious about her overall […]Having recently lost her No.1 WTA ranking, Iga Swiatek‘s troubles continue as she fell to Veronika Kudermetova for the first time in their five career meetings. The top-seeded Pole suffered a 6-2 2-6 6-4 loss in the quarterfinals of the Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis to a player against whom she had won all eight […]At the Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis, Japan’s Misaki Doi stepped onto the court for her second-round encounter with Maria Sakkari with the weight of potential finality hanging in the air. Indeed, it turned out to be the last match of her career. The Greek fourth seed secured a decisive victory, dominating with a 6-3 6-1 […]In her latest Instagram post, Genie Bouchard set pulses racing as she donned a light pink bikini, sharing an affectionate moment with her boyfriend, Jack Brinkley-Cook. The intimate snapshot quickly drew a flurry of attention from fellow athletes and followers alike. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Genie Bouchard (@geniebouchard) […]Caroline Wozniacki has announced that her first tournament in the 2024 season will be the ASB Classic in Auckland, as she prepares to return to the Australian Open for the first time in four years. This will be a special trip to New Zealand for the former world No.1, as she will be accompanied by […]For a long time, Canada’s Leylah Fernandez stood as the only WTA player donning Roger Federer’s On tennis shoes. The 2021 US Open finalist has now switched to the Puma Stewie 2 women’s basketball shoe. Playing this month’s Guadalajara Open AKRON in Mexico, Fernandez introduced Puma’s kicks created in collaboration with American professional basketball player […]
Retired WTA players Ana Ivanovic of Serbia, Flavia Pennetta of Italy and Cara Black of Zimbabwe are among nominees for the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Together with them are three nominees from men’s tennis: Carlos Moya, Daniel Nestor, and Leander Paes. Ana Ivanovic won her sole Grand Slam title at the 2008 French Open […]
The United States Tennis Association (USTA) has announced the appointment of Hall-of-Famer, Grand Slam champion, and four-time year-end world No.1, Lindsay Davenport, as the next captain of the U.S. Billie Jean King Cup team. Davenport, a three-time Billie Jean King Cup champion, is set to take the reins as the team’s 20th captain, succeeding Kathy […]
In a recent turn of events, Paula Badosa and Stefanos Tsitsipas put all breakup rumors to rest, affirming the enduring strength of their passionate relationship with a heartwarming photo from Dubai. The tennis couple’s sudden Instagram cleanup had fans wondering about the state of their relationship. Was it a calculated publicity stunt, or did a […]
On a Monday evening in Tokyo, WTA players arrived for a stylish get-together at the 2023 Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis players’ party. The ladies looked elegant and classy, as they celebrated the start of the tournament’s 38th edition. Photographer Jimmie48 is bringing us exclusive photos. Roland Garros 2023 champion Iga Swiatek rocked a blue […]Russian tennis players Anastasia Potapova and Alexander Shevchenko are engaged! After about ten months of being together, the 22-year-olds are now set to embark on the next chapter of their journey together. The couple shared the joyous news on Instagram, taking a selfie together, with Potapova showing her beautiful engagement ring. The caption features no […]Love, it seems, has served its last match for tennis power couple Paula Badosa and Stefanos Tsitsipas! The social media frenzy that once chronicled their fiery romance has now hit a sudden and unexpected pause, leaving fans in a spin! Amid rumors of a possible breakup with Cuban model Juan Betancourt, Badosa dropped a bombshell, […]The first qualifiers for the WTA Finals in Cancun have been announced: Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff and Elena Rybakina. The four women will be joined by four more in the elite field comprising the 2023 season’s eight most successful players. Aryna Sabalenka Aryna Sabalenka qualified for the prestigious tournament for the third consecutive […]Pickleball is gaining steam as more and more tennis players are trying themselves out in this ever more popular racquet sport. Maria Sharapova is the latest to join the craze and we will even see her compete in Florida next year. Soon after 2014 Wimbledon finalist Eugenie Bouchard transitioned to professional pickleball, retired tennis ace […]Romania’s Sorana Cirstea labeled Serena Williams as an arrogant tennis player after the 23-time Grand Slam champion appeared to shame Simona Halep for being given a four-year ban for doping. A year after testing positive for the prohibited substance roxadustat, Halep finally received a verdict, although a devastating one — she was found guilty of […]World No.18 Beatriz Haddad Maia experienced a scary accident in Mexico, leading to her withdrawal from the Guadalajara Open AKRON‘s opening match against Danielle Collins. As the Brazilian tennis player was leaving her hotel shower, the glass door suddenly shattered, resulting in multiple injuries. On Sunday night, the 27-year-old Haddad Maia suffered an accident while […]
World No.198 Natalija Stevanovic of Serbia opened up for the first time to show the abuse tennis players face regularly, regardless of whether they win or lose. This kind of online bullying has been a problem in the WTA world for a long time and it doesn’t seem to be getting any better. After losing […]Barbora Krejcikova beat Sofia Kenin 6-4 2-6 6-4 in the final of the San Diego Open to win her second singles title of the year and seventh of her career. The two players both entered on wildcards and proved the value of such entries at this level, treating the sell-out crowd of 2,628 fans to […]The final of the San Diego Open is set. Barbora Krejcikova and Sofia Kenin, who both entered with wildcards, will fight for the title and 500 points. Kenin went into the tournament at world number 93, but the live rankings after winning the semifinal match already have her leapfrogging to number 53. Krejcikova has seen […]