The first Grand Slam tournament of the 2024 season is on the horizon, and the entry list for the women’s edition of the Australian Open has been released. Running from January 14th to 28th, next year’s Australian Open will have a historic Sunday start. One hundred twenty-eight women will compete in the biggest party of…
Brazil’s Laura Pigossi won her first title in Buenos Aires when she landed the WTA 125 IEB+ Argentina Open trophy with a 6-3 6-2 win over local favourite Maria Lourdes Carle in Sunday’s final. The World No 137, who was seeded 5, needed an hour and 32 minutes to topple 5th-seeded Carle, ranked 175 on…
Marina Bassols Ribera, the 6th seed from Spain, claimed her second WTA 125 title of 2023 at the Creand Andorra Open, defeating Russian Erika Andreeva, 7-5 7-6(3), to win the final after a 2 hour 30 minute battle. [My biggest improvement] was my mentality inside the court. I was playing good throughout the year, but…
There is a famous quote that says to get the full value of joy, you must have someone to divide it with – and three WTA players have most certainly lived by these words during the close season. This past weekend, Shelby Rogers became a newlywed after exchanging vows with her long-time boyfriend John Slavik…
Novak Djokovic finished 2023 as world number one on the ATP Tour, and that’s not a coincidence because he was the best player this year. We could go over the numbers to show you how Djokovic ended up being the best player, but if you followed the season even semi-regularly, you already know that. Just…
Aryna Sabalenka was the most effective power player on the WTA Tour in 2023, firing the most winners with 1,922. According to Opta, the Belarusian powerhouse nudged ahead of fellow big hitters Jelena Ostapenko and Caroline Garcia, who occupy the Top 3 spots in this category, each recording 1,832 and 1,829 winners, respectively. Of her…
The ATP and WTA, the central governing bodies of men’s and women’s tennis, have confirmed that they will not sanction any of the players taking part in an upcoming tennis exhibition in Russia. The Russian port city, St. Petersburg, is due to host the second edition of the Northern Palmyra Trophies tournament, which begins on…
This is such a fun year-end activity: Opening up my WTA Top 10 Predictions for 2023 and drinking in what I got correct. Then I begin in earnest my WTA Top 10 Predictions for this time next year. Goodies, goodies! Let’s begin with the best part: My general predictions for the WTA. Here’s what I…
At the age of 30, Ajla Tomljanovic won the biggest trophy of her career at the WTA 125 tournament in Florianopolis, Brazil, on Sunday. I’m beyond happy today. Enjoy the moment @Ajlatom Alja Tomljanovic The former World No 32 from Australia has played in 4 WTA International finals and lost all of them until now,…
Sky Sports has confirmed a five-year agreement with the ATP and WTA for exclusive rights in the UK and Ireland, Italy, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland that will see more than 80 tournaments and 4,000 tour matches transmitted live on the British subscription sports network from 2024 on Sky Sports and the streaming service NOW. This is…
