Tag: WTA
ATP, WTA strip 2022 Wimbledon of ranking points, first time in history
The WTA and ATP announced their decisions Friday night, two days before the start of the French Open — and…
Montreal Rogers Cup postponed till next year
The women’s Rogers Cup tournament in Montreal in August has been postponed until 2021 due to the Coronavirus outbreak.
Russian Alexandrova lifts first WTA title
Ekaterina Alexandrova won her first WTA singles title after the in-form Russian defeated Elena Rybakina in straight sets in the…
Venus beats Muguruza to reach WTA Semi-finals
Venus Williams beat Wimbledon champion Garbine Muguruza in straight sets to reach the last four at the WTA Finals, ending…
Pavlyuchenkova wins Kremlin Cup WTA title
Sixth seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia won the WTA title at the Kremlin Cup tournament in Moscow on Sunday, beating…
Lucic-Baroni beats Venus for first title since ’98
Croatia’s Mirjana Lucic-Baroni won her first WTA title since 1998 on Sunday, defeating former world number one Venus Williams 6-4,…
Serena wins WTA Stanford title
World number one Serena Williams climbed out of an early hole to beat third-seeded German Angelique Kerber 7-6 (7/1), 6-3…
Venus thrashes birthday girl Azarenka
Seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams ousted fourth-seeded birthday girl Victoria Azarenka in straight sets Thursday to reach the quarter-finals…
Serena Williams loses to unseeded Cepelova
World number one Serena Williams crashed out of the WTA Tour’s Family Circle Cup, losing her opening match in straight…
Tennis: Serena eager to defend Miami title
Serena Williams steps back into her comfort zone as the world number one begins her campaign to defend her title…
Nadal, Sharapova ousted in Indian Wells
It was a night of two stunning upsets in Indian Wells ATP Masters and WTA hardcourt tournaments as defending champions…
Dubai Open: Cornet upsets Williams Sisters final
Alize Cornet of France scored a career-best victory and created a major upset in the process with victory over world…
Tennis: WTA Dubai Open results Day 2
Results on second day of the WTA Dubai Open (x denotes seeding): 1st rd Ana Ivanovic (SRB) bt Angelique Kerber…
Tennis: Venus Williams punishes Vesnina
Last week’s assertion by Venus Williams that she still has what it takes to deliver at the highest level acquired…
Tennis news: Serena wins in Brisbane again
Serena Williams has successfully defended her Brisbane crown, beating Belarussian and world number two, Victoria Azarenka, in two straight sets,…
Rusty Serena wins tough opener in Brisbane
Women’s tennis world number one Serena Williams looked rusty as she beat Andrea Petkovic 6-4 6-4 at the Brisbane International…
Tennis: Djokovic, Serena Williams win China Open
Novak Djokovic, who will lose his number one crown Monday and Serena Williams sailed through to convincing victories in the…
Serena Celebrates 32nd Birthday
World No 1 and 17-time Grand Slam Champion Serena Williams celebrated her 32nd birthday on Thursday. She has a lot…
Tennis: Sharapova withdraws from US Open
Russian world number three Maria Sharapova has pulled out of the US Open because of a right shoulder injury, tournament…
Williams edges out Li Na to reach final of Cincinnati
Despite an erratic play, filled with many unforced errors, Serena Williams managed to edge out China’s Li Na, the defending…
Tennis: Cincinnati Masters results
Novak Djokovic continued his quest for a first title at the Cincinnati Masters while Roger Federer kept alive his bid…
Tennis: Cirstea upsets Li Na to reach Toronto final
Sorana Cirstea toppled fourth-seeded Li Na in straight sets on Saturday, reaching her first final in five years at the…
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Serena Williams clinches 16th Grand Slam
Serena Williams won her second French Open title on Saturday, 11 years after her first triumph, defeating title-holder Maria Sharapova…
Serena Williams books q-final date with Kuznetsova
Serena Williams reached the quarter-finals at the French Open on Sunday by defeating Roberta Vinci of Italy 6-1, 6-3. She…
Venus Williams crashes out in Roland Garros
Seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams crashed to her earliest French Open defeat in 12 years Sunday when she lost…
Serena fears ‘lady in mirror’ ahead French Open
In form, Serena Williams is favoured to win a second French Open title, but her record at Roland Garros would…
Tennis: Williams, Nadal win in Rome
Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams underlined their French Open ambitions with convincing final victories in Rome on Sunday. In what…
Azarenka sets up dream final with Serena in Rome
Victoria Azarenka has set up a Rome Open final with world number one Serena Williams after ending local hopes of…
Federer overcomes Janowicz to make Rome semis
World number three Roger Federer overcame big-hitting Pole Jerzy Janowicz 6-4, 7-6 (7/2) on Friday to set up a Rome…
Serena Williams retains Madrid title
Serena Williams retained her Madrid Open title on Sunday with a devastating display to beat world number two Maria Sharapova…