No woman has defended the Australian Open singles title in a decade, but the last time it happened, it was done by a Belarusian player. Could this be a sign that the stars are aligning for the World No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka to win her second Grand Slam? For starters, the 25-year-old powerhouse is one…
The 2023 Riyadh Season has done something unprecedented as part of its annual sporting and entertainment extravaganza. They have instituted a tennis tournament – the Riyadh Tennis Cup, to be played in Saudi Arabia’s capital city – featuring two box-office matches featuring four of the most prominent and world-class tennis players from the ATP and…
Sofia Kenin is continuing her tremendous week in Abu Dhabi by besting Aryna Sabalenka and basically ensuring that her team, the Eagles, win the 2023 World Tennis League. After three doubles matches, the World Tennis League final continued with the first singles match. It was Sofia Kenin and Aryna Sabalenka, with the former team having…
Aryna Sabalenka has spoken about playing rivals Iga Swiatek and Elena Rybakina at the World Tennis League in Abu Dhabi. The world No. 2 has been competing at the tournament, as she and all the other players involved in the event seek to get themselves prepared for the new season with some important match practice….
The second tie of the day at the 2023 World Tennis League saw Paula Badosa and Aryna Sabalenka take on Iga Swiatek and Caroline Garcia, and the French-Polish combination won. This was a pretty important match for both teams because both needed the points. The format of this event makes it so literally every game…
Elena Rybakina played a really great set of tennis, but it wasn’t good enough to beat Aryna Sabalenka, who won the match and the whole tie for her team at the 2023 World Tennis League. Before they even took to the courts, Rybakina’s team, the Falcons, played a few really good matches to put themselves…
After winning their first match at the World Tennis League on Thursday, Paula Badosa and Aryna Sabalenka were beaten today by Elena Rybakina and Sorana Cirstea. It’s the second day of the World Tennis League and like yesterday we started with an interesting doubles match. There was a lot of firepower on the court with…
Iga Swiatek will enter the 2024 season as world number one on the WTA Tour, which means that Aryna Sabalenka will try to hunt her down, but it doesn’t bother her. Swiatek has experienced what it’s like to be hunted down as the world’s best player. She was number one for over a year before…
Aryna Sabalenka stepped up with the tie on the line and bested teenage phenom Mirra Andreeva to give her team the win. After thee doubles and one singles matches, the score was pretty even as the Kites lead the Eagles only by one point. It meant that Mirra Andreeva had the chance to win it…
By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Friday, December 15, 2023 The 2023 season is in the rear-view mirror, but Novak Djokovic continues his championship roll. World No. 1 Djokovic earned men’s ITF World Champion honors for a record-extending eighth time. Nadal: Ready to Face Fears and Doubts Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka was named women’s…
