With World No. 1 Iga Swiatek having pulled out, Aryna Sabalenka is again the top seed at the WTA 1000 Dongfeng Voyah Wuhan Open, which starts in China on Monday, but the Belarusian has been handed a tough draw, with both Coco Gauff and Emma Navarro in her half. Jessica Pegula, Jasmine Paolini, Coco Gauff,…
World No 1 one Iga Swiatek announced this week that she has split with her coach of 3 years, Tomasz Wiktorowski, and has pulled out of next week’s Dongfeng Voyah Wuhan Open in China while she seeks to sign up a new non-Polish mentor. Coach, THANK YOU, I wish you all the best. I know…
By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Friday October 4, 2024 The three-year partnership of Iga Swiatek and Tomasz Wiktorowski has come to an end. Five-time major champion Swiatek announced the news on Instagram on Friday, while hinting that the rest of her team will remain intact. “After 3 years of the greatest achievements in my…
Andrea Petkovic is one of the most respected analysts and commentators in tennis, and she outlined how she knew Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek would win Grand Slams when they were 17 years old. Swiatek and Sabalenka have established themselves as the outstanding players in women’s tennis. There are many excellent competitors on the WTA…
By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Friday, September 20, 2024Photo credit: Robert Prange/Getty Iga Swiatek has pressed pause on her return to tournament tennis. The defending Beijing champion has withdrawn from the China Open due to “personal matters.” TN Q&A: Roger Federer on RF Collection and Best Match “Due to personal matters, I’m forced to…
Defending champion Iga Swiatek won’t be playing this year at the China Open in Beijing due to personal reasons. Swiatek had a bounce-back event in Beijing last year after losing the World No. 1 ranking at the US Open due to crashing out in the quarter-final against Jelena Ostapenko. In the Chinese capital, she played…
The new WTA Rankings have been published, but the very top remained unchanged, as Iga Swiatek is still ahead of Aryna Sabalenka and the rest. This past week wasn’t the most exciting week in tennis, even though there were a couple of tournaments. Fans could enjoy two WTA events, one in Guadalajara and one in…
Pegula subdues Swiatek 6-2, 6-4 to reach maiden grand slam semifinal It was a straightforward, straight-set demolition of the world #1. Jessica Pegula from Buffalo, NY performed at an exceedingly high level on home soil to progress to her maiden grand slam semifinal. Iga Swiatek from Poland had quietly moved through the draw this fortnight. The reigning…
Jessica Pegula in action during a women’s singles quarterfinal match at the 2024 US Open on Wednesday, Sep. 4, 2024 in Flushing, NY. (Darren Carroll/USTA)(September 4, 2024) FLUSHING, NY – In Jessica Pegula’s case, the seventh time is the charm. The No. 6 seed stunned No. 1 Iga Swiatek 6-2, 6-4 on Wednesday night to…
World No 1 Iga Swiatek has yet to drop a set at the US Open, and it was no different on Monday night when she dispatched Liudmila Samsonova on Arthur Ashe Stadium, 6-4 6-1, to reach the quarter-finals, where she will meet Jessica Pegula, who was a 6-4 6-2 winner over Diana Shnaider earlier in…
