Maria Sakkari (March 15, 2024) INDIAN WELLS TENNIS GARDEN, CA – Maria Sakkari outhit and outlasted Gauff 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-2 after blowing three match points in the second set of twice rain-delayed semifinal Friday night to reach the BNP Paribas Open women’s final. Sakkari had a 6-4, 5-2 lead when Gauff made her move,…
Iga Swiatek has been cruising through this Middle Eastern stretch, but what happens when she faces the Australian Open runner-up Qinwen Zheng? Swiatek made history recently by matching a decade-old feat by Serena Williams of winning one event three years in a row. She did it at the Qatar Open, where she bested Elena Rybakina…
Elena Rybakina quite possibly is playing the strongest tennis out of any tennis player, but Iga Swiatek is basically unbeatable at the Qatar Open in Doha, and they are about to clash. The Kazakhstani player played in Abu Dhabi last week and beat Daria Kasatkina in the final to win the event. She continued her…
World No 1 Iga Swiatek is once again a favourite to lift the Australian Open title, but has been dealt a tough draw as she faces 2020 champion Sofia Kenin in the 1st-round and, potentially, 2016 winner Angelique Kerber or Danielle Collins in the second, while defending champion Aryna Sabalenka, the World No 2, has…
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – JANUARY 20: Linda Noskova (L) of the Czech Republic shakes hands with Iga Swiatek (R) of Poland after victory in their round three singles match during the 2024 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 20, 2024 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Andy Cheung/Getty Images Armed with an abbreviated service motion, Iga Swiatek suffered…
Iga Swiatek is set to face a fresh challenge from her closest rivals, who are bidding to dethrone her from the World No. 1 spot early next season. Swiatek lost her number one ranking during the course of 2023 to Aryna Sabalenka but managed to reclaim her throne by beating the Belarusian at the WTA…
Iga Swiatek was voted as the WTA‘s 2023 Player of the Year after another successful season for the Polish player. Entering the 2023 season, the Pole knew that it may be impossible to replicate what she did last year. At the end of the 2022 season, Swiatek was named the Player of the Year. This…
Iga Swiatek of Poland celebrates with her winners trophy after victory against Karolina Muchova of Czech Republic in the Women’s Singles Final match on Day Fourteen of the 2023 French Open at Roland Garros on June 10, 2023 in Paris, France. Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images The 2023 season is over, but Iga Swiatek just…
Iga Swiatek finished the year as world number one, which allowed her to get this newest milestone – 80 weeks as the number one player in the world. Finishing the year as world number one is in ways a cheat code because you get to coast through that part of the calendar. There are no…
