[ad_1] Former World No 1 Naomi Osaka opened proceedings at the second Grand Slam of the year, the French Open, overcoming some initial nerves to get her Roland Garros campaign off to a winning start, while other early Day 1 winners on Sunday included Jelena Ostapenko, Sofia Kenin, Dayana Yastremska and Katerina Siniakova. “It’s always…
[ad_1] Former Madrid champion Ons Jabeur will take on Jelena Ostapenko in the fourth round of the 2024 edition of the WTA 1000 tournament. The Tunisian is a former champion in the Spanish capital, having won this event back in 2022. This year’s event is her first Madrid Open since then because she missed last…
[ad_1] Zheng Qinwen flew in from China and eased past Sorana Cirstea at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, while Linda Noskova upset Jelena Ostapenko, Marketa Vondrousova saw off Donna Vekic, and Elise Mertens earned herself a crack at top seed Iga Swiatek after beating local wild-card Tatjana Maria. I’m trying to not be…
[ad_1] Billie Jean King Cup play is already under way in the regional Group stages this week, which are divided into regions: Africa, Americas, Asia/Oceania and Europe. At Group I and II level, Europe and Africa are merged to form Europe/Africa. Group I is the highest regional division and Group IV the lowest. Group events…
[ad_1] Britain’s Katie Boulter advanced to the 3rd-round of the Miami Open presented by Itaú when Brenda Fruhvirtova retired feeling ill, while other top seeds, Elena Rybakina, Zheng Qinwen, Maria Sakkari and Jelena Ostapenko also opened their respective campaigns with wins on Thursday. I actually think it’s one of the toughest things to do. Halfway…
[ad_1] Iga Swiatek avenged her Wimbledon defeat against Elina Svitolina to reach the quarter-final at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, where she will meet Zheng Qinwen, while Coco Gauff and Elena Rybakina both needed 3 sets to get past Karolina Pliskova and Magdalena Frech respectively to also make it into the Last 8. I’m…
[ad_1] Former champions Jelena Ostapenko and Elina Svitolina got off the mark on Monday at the Dubai Duty Free with wins over Wang Xiyu and Anhelina Kalinina respectively, while Lucia Bronzetti upset Daria Kasatkina and Paula Badosa retired injured against Lulu Sun. I have so many great memories here, winning here twice, winning my first…
[ad_1] By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Monday February 19, 2024 There was not a lot of movement inside the WTA’s Top 10 this week, but the moves that did occur were significant. Scroll down for the skinny… OSTAPENKO ON THE RISE Jelena Ostapenko has been putting up good results in 2024, and the ranking…
[ad_1] By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Wednesday February 14, 2024 We’ve all heard the saying: “Just here for the handshake.” On Wednesdy in Doha that would have been a good plan, because while Victoria Azarenka’s 6-0, 6-0 win over Jelena Ostapenko was a lot closer in the second set, it wasn’t much of a…
[ad_1] Top-seeded Jelena Ostapenko claimed her second WTA 500 title of the season at the Upper Austria Ladies Linz tournament on Sunday when she blitzed past Ekaterina Alexandrova, 6-2 6-3, in just 70 minutes in the final. A few years ago, I was in the final and I didn’t get the trophy, but I think…
