Aryna Sabalenka has played four tournaments so far this year and won three of them.
Her season started in the sunshine and humidity of Queensland, Australia, at the Brisbane Open. There, as defending champion, she cruised through the draw in … continue reading
There were times, barely memorable now when the majors, the ATP and WTA Year-End Championships, the International Tennis Federation’s Davis and Fed Cups and a scattering of tournaments “were” the news at the end of a tennis year.
Now with … continue reading
Coco Gauff is dynamic. A wondrous talent who turned 21 in March, finished No. 3 in the rankings, and won the Roland Garros Women’s Singles (after in the first round forgetting to bring her racquet bag with her to the … continue reading
Mirra Andreeva did not win the Desert Double. She did not win the Sunshine Double. But she is Queen of the Desert.
The 17 year old Russian won Dubai of the Desert Double and Indian Wells, the desert city of … continue reading
At the age of 29, in her 46th grand slam appearance, Madison Keys won her first major at the Australian Open.
Only two players have taken longer to win their first slam. Marion Bartoli of France won Wimbledon in … continue reading
The initial US National Men’s Championships, featuring singles and doubles, was held at the Newport Casino (in Newport, Rhode Island) in 1881. The US National Women’s Singles Championship began in 1887, but it was played at the Philadelphia Cricket Club.… continue reading
Aryna Sabalenka backed up her championship win of 2023 by taking the trophy again this year.
As 2nd seed, the Belarusian emphatically made her way through the tournament.
She avoided losing a set in the seven rounds, and conceded … continue reading
It should occur regularly but rarely has in the last eight seasons – the meeting of the women’s No. 1 and 2 ranked players in a final.
But at the 2023 Mutua Madrid Open, it transpired that the current top … continue reading
The Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart gave us an encore of last’s year’s final featuring Aryna Sabalenka and the champion Iga Świątek.
The tournament grew out of a four-player gala held in Filderstadt, 12 kilometres south of the capital … continue reading
She had to beat the No. 1, 2 and 3 players in the world to win the title and she did it.
Despite being unseeded and ranked 30 in the world these days, Barbora Krejčíková won the WTA 1000 in Dubai.… continue reading