Emma Raducanu confirmed that she’d worked very hard on her service and collected the fruits of that labor during her week at the 2024 Nottingham Open. The British player always had a pretty decent serve, all things considered, but decent doesn’t cut it when attempting to become the best player on the WTA Tour. Winning…
The Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome saw a setback as its defending champion, Elena Rybakina, withdrew from the WTA 1000 tournament due to illness. Despite struggling with sickness after an intense run in Madrid, Rybakina expressed her disappointment at not being able to defend her title in Rome, a tournament that holds special significance for…
The 2024 Berlin Open is one of three WTA 500 grass-court tournaments, and the draw was released for the event running from June 17th to 23rd. As a rare WTA 500 tournament on the green surface, it’s not a surprise that the Berlin Open, renamed to ecotrans Ladies Open for sponsorship reasons in 2024, attracts…
Aryna Sabalenka and Danielle Collins are through to the semi-finals at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome after impressive victories in the quarter-finals on Wednesday. Sabalenka, who has been battling a lower back injury, showed no signs of discomfort as she defeated Jelena Ostapenko in straight sets, winning 6-2 6-4. The Belarusian was pleased to…
For the second time in 2 weeks Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka will combat a WTA 1000 title at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome on Saturday, after both posted straight set wins over Coco Gauff and Danielle Collins respectively on Thursday. Honestly, I don’t think it makes sense to think about these two matches…
Iga Swiatek laid down an emphatic marker ahead of her French Open title defence by convincingly beating Aryna Sabalenka in straight sets in the Internazionali BNL d’Italia final on Saturday. After Madrid, I knew it would not be easy. It can always go both ways. Thank you [Sabalenka] for sharing the court with me, and…
The 2024 WTA Race to Riyadh The 2024 WTA Race to Riyadh is hotting up as seven spots for qualification for the WTA Finals are up for grabs. Iga Swiatek has already qualified for the season finale, which will be held on Saudi Arabian soil for the first time. The race will determine not only…
This year’s French Open is steeped with emotion as farewells seem to be on the cards for Andy Murray, Rafa Nadal and then, on Tuesday, to home favourite Alizé Cornet, who lost her 1st-round match and bid goodbye to her beloved Roland Garros. It’s been a difficult day with a lot of emotion. It’s a…
There was some let-up in the Paris weather on Thursday that enabled a bumper schedule to complete the 2nd-round of the women’s draw between rain showers, including matches held over from Wednesday, much court switching, and 9 seeds being bumped out of contention over the course of a long Day 5 at the French Open….
Aryna Sabalenka provided a minor update through the WTA telecommunications staff after her loss at the 2024 Roland Garros. Sabalenka was playing a wonderful Roland Garros, looking destined for a final showdown against top seed Iga Swiatek. It would have been the third time they would face each other in the final in the past…
