[ad_1] Elena Rybakina is back in the Miami Open final once more and she’s taking on a player who never stood in a WTA 1000 final. Danielle Collins has been a pretty consistent player for a while but also battles a chronic condition, which makes it pretty hard to really go all the way in…
[ad_1] Photo credit: Mubadala Abu Dhabi Tennis Championships Facebook. Long-distance duels don’t faze Elena Rybakina. Pushed to the limit in a topsy-turvy test today, Rybakina delivered convincing closing kick. A resilient Rybakina charged through 11 of the final 13 points edging Victoria Azarenka 6-4, 0-6, 7-6(2) to reach her second straight Miami Open final. The fourth-seeded Rybakina scored…
[ad_1] World No 4 Elena Rybakina will meet Victoria Azarenka in the semi-finals of the Miami Open presented by Itaú, after the two battled past Maria Sakkari and Yulia Putintseva respectively on Tuesday at the Hard Rock Stadium. Yulia played great, she’s in such great form, and I really had to dig deep. I felt…
[ad_1] Both Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff were knocked out of the Last 16 at the Miami Open presented by Itaú on Monday, leaving Elena Rybakina and Jessica Pegula as the remaining top seeds and favourites for the WTA 1000 title at the weekend. Disappointed, for sure, because I thought I was going to play…
[ad_1] By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Monday, March 25, 2024 Hard Rock Stadium is looking a little like a Kazakhstani Consulate. Elena Rybakina topped Madison Keys 6-3, 7-5 to advance to the Miami Open quarterfinals for the second straight year. More: Aryna Sabalenka’s Boyfriend, Konstantin Koltsov Has Died at 42 The 2023 Miami Open finalist…
[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] Getty Images Following the conclusion of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, the second of back-to-back 1000-point tournaments takes place this coming fortnight in Miami. Only 11 players (seven men, four women) have won the Sunshine Double, most recently on the men’s side Roger Federer (2017) and on the women’s side Iga Swiatek…
[ad_1] Elena Rybakina will not be defending her Indian Wells title which she won last year after withdrawing before her second-round match and the reason behind it has been confirmed by the player. On Friday, the tournament shared upsetting news that the Kazakh pulled out just hours before taking to the court to face Nadia…
[ad_1] By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Friday, March 8, 2024 Indian Wells has lost its defending champion. Reigning champion Elena Rybakina has withdrawn from the BNP Paribas Open due to illness. More: Simona Halep Will Return at Miami Open Rybakina’s withdrawal extends a streak of champion’s unable to defend in the desert. Martina Navratilova, who…
[ad_1] Few would have predicted the semi-final line up at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, other than Iga Swiatek, of course, who has sprinted through the draw without loss of a set, but Thursday saw sensational upset wins by Anna Kalinskaya, Coco Gauff’s vanquisher, and Sorana Cirstea, who came from a set and 1-5…
