[TORONTO, ON] July 17, 2024 – Tennis Canada revealed the qualifying entry list for the 2024 National Bank Open presented by Rogers (NBO) on Wednesday. Two rounds of qualifying will commence during 407 ETR Family Weekend at Sobeys Stadium on Sunday, August 4 and Monday, August 5. The list includes three Grand Slam champions with…
The shape of the women’s draw at the Mutua Madrid Open has subtly changed, especially for Emma Raducanu, whose 1st-round opponent, Karolina Pliskova, withdrew, alongside Marie Bouzkova and Petra Martic, all through injuries. Raducanu, who received a wild-card into the main draw, will now face a qualifier or a lucky loser in her opener, after…
Emma Raducanu was supposed to face former world number one Karolina Pliskova at the 2024 Madrid Open, but she won’t as the Czech player pulled out. The Brit just had her best run in professional tennis since her triumph at the US Open in 2021. It was only recently that Raducanu was able to win…
Emma Raducanu is playing some really solid tennis right now, and she hopes it will carry over to the 2024 Madrid Open, where she’ll start against Karolina Pliskova. Before we delve deeper into this matchup, we have to mention the specific conditions in Madrid, which make the ball fly a bit faster than on regular…
2021 US Open champion Emma Raducanu has received a wild card into the BNP Paribas Open. Photo credit: Getty The BNP Paribas Open field just grew even more formidable. . Former world No. 1 Karolina Pliskova, 2021 US Open champion Emma Radaucanu, 2021 BNP Paribas Open champion Paula Badosa and former Roland Garros semifinalist Amanda Anisimova have all been awarded wild cards…
By Aiberto Amalfi | @Tennis_Now | Friday, March 1, 2024 The BNP Paribas Open field just grew even more formidable. . Former world No. 1 Karolina Pliskova, 2021 US Open champion Emma Radaucanu, 2021 BNP Paribas Open champion Paula Badosa and former Roland Garros semifinalist Amanda Anisimova have all been awarded wild cards into next week’s BNP Paribas Open…
Two former Doha champions faced off against each other in the quarter-finals of the Qatar TotalEnergies Open on Thursday, and if Victoria Azarenka posed any kind of threat to Iga Swiatek, the tops seed snuffed it out with a bagel second set, while her next opponent, Karolina Pliskova, prevailed over Naomi Osaka in a battle…
Naomi Osaka is back in a quarter-final of a WTA 1000 tournament, and she’s going to face a player she already played earlier this year in Brisbane. Naomi Osaka didn’t have to play her match at the 2024 Qatar Open on Wednesday as Lesia Tsurenko withdrew just moments before it was set to be played….
By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Monday February 12, 2024 Elena Rybakina’s second title of 2024 has taken her back to No.4 in this week’s updated WTA rankings. The 24-year-old Kazakh, who defeated Daria Kasatkina for her seventh career title this weekend in Abu Dhabi, vaults Jessica Pegula, who drops to No.5. Rybakina is the…
Karolina Pliskova defeated home favourite Ana Bogdan on Sunday to win the 2024 edition of the WTA 250 Transylvania Open, played in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, and taking an hour and 25 minutes to capture her 17th career WTA singles title. It’s not a big tournament but it feels like a big tournament. I really enjoyed my…
