British tennis player Laura Robson announces her retirement from the sport. Robson won her first junior Wimbledon at the age of 14 and a silver Olympic medal at the age of 18. The 28-year-old rose to the 27th spot in the world ranking after making it to the fourth round of Wimbledon and the US … Read more
The 19-year-first old’s season on the WTA Tour has been a steep learning curve since then. Since then, Raducanu has dealt with injury, illness, coaching changes, setbacks, and some notable victories as he adjusts to the unrelenting demands of elite-level tennis. We’ve summed up her story so far ahead of her highly anticipated Roland Garros … Read more
Iga Swiatek, who won her fifth tournament in a row in Rome on Sunday, will be the top seed at the French Open after securing her world number one position on Monday. In the current WTA rankings, the 20-year-old Pole, who won the Roland Garros crown in 2020, is over 2,000 points ahead of defending … Read more
In light of Wimbledon’s decision to prohibit Russian and Belarusian players from competing this summer, Tunisian tennis great Ons Jabeur maintains that sports and politics should not be mixed. Due to the invasion of Ukraine, the All England Club declared last week that it would not accept entry for Wimbledon from Russian or Belarusian players, … Read more
MIAMI: Daniil Medvedev will try to reclaim the world number one ranking and top seed Aryna Sabalenka chases her first final in 10 months at the ATP and WTA Miami Open. Men’s play starts Wednesday and women’s play begins Tuesday in the hardcourt tournament at Hard Rock Stadium, where highest seeds receive first-round byes. Serbia’s … Read more
INDIAN WELLS: Spain’s Paula Badosa kept her Indian Wells WTA title defense on track Tuesday, holding off determined Canadian Leylah Fernandez to reach the quarter-finals in the California desert. Badosa, seeded fifth, saved five of the six break points she faced and kept last year’s US Open runner-up under pressure — converting three of her … Read more
INDIAN WELLS: Novak Djokovic was entered into the draw for this week’s ATP/WTA Indian Wells tournament on Tuesday but it is unclear whether he will take part in the tournament, organisers said. A brief statement from tournament organisers said officials were in contact with Djokovic’s team to determine whether he would play in California or even be allowed … Read more
LOS ANGELES: Alexander Zverev was handed a suspended sentence on Monday following his violent outburst and disqualification in Acapulco last month, the ATP Tour said. The 24-year-old Olympic champion was banned for eight weeks and fined an additional $25,000 following his Mexico meltdown. The world number three had already been fined $40,000 for verbal abuse … Read more
The 20-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic was recently prevented from playing the Australian Open because he was not vaccinated for Covid-19. However, the 34-year-old has now entered the next month’s Indian Wells ATP event. Djokovic is a five-time champion at Indian Wells, where organisers announced entries on Wednesday and said proof of full vaccination … Read more
SYDNEY: In-form world number seven Anett Kontaveit cruised into the Sydney Classic semi-finals Thursday after top-10 opponent Ons Jabeur retired hurt, days before the Australian Open. The Estonian won a tight first set 6-4 before the Tunisian called for a medical timeout. After lengthy treatment on her lower back, Jabeur forfeited the match. It is a big … Read more
MELBOURNE: US Open champion Emma Raducanu on Saturday pulled out of an Australian Open warm-up tournament next week as she continues to recover from coronavirus. The 19-year-old Briton was due to line up alongside defending Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka and former world number one Simona Halep at the Melbourne Summer Set WTA event from Tuesday. But … Read more
PARIS: International Tennis Federation president David Haggerty said Sunday that his organisation will not boycott China over the Peng Shuai affair as “we don’t want to punish a billion people”. The WTA, which controls the women’s game, last week suspended all tournaments in China amid what its chairman called “serious doubts” about the safety of … Read more
BEIJING: China on Tuesday said the controversy surrounding Peng Shuai was being “maliciously” hyped up after the Chinese tennis star made sexual assault claims against one of the nation’s most powerful politicians. Read more: Zhang Gaoli: Former China vice premier accused by Peng Peng, a Wimbledon and French Open doubles champion, was not seen for … Read more
PARIS: Spain’s Garbine Muguruza jumped two places to number three in the WTA rankings released Monday after her victory in the season-ending WTA Finals in Guadalajara last week. Beaten finalist Anett Kontaveit of Estonia gained one spot to go seventh. The 28-year-old Muguruza was previously ranked third back in July 2018, while her compatriot Paula … Read more
GUADALAJARA: Former world number one Garbine Muguruza beat Anett Kontaveit 6-3, 7-5 on Wednesday to become the first Spaniard to win the elite season-ending WTA Finals in Guadalajara, Mexico. Muguruza, the winner of the 2016 French Open and 2017 Wimbledon titles, capped a 2021 campaign that saw her return to the highest level with titles … Read more
MELBOURNE: Australia’s Boxing Day Test against arch-rivals England and next year’s Australian Open tennis will be played before a full house, Melbourne authorities said Thursday as they removed more pandemic restrictions. Victoria Premier Dan Andrews said that the state was about to hit 90 per cent vaccination, allowing long-standing restrictions to be swept aside, including … Read more
GUADALAJARA: Anett Kontaveit will face Garbine Muguruza in the final of the season-ending WTA Finals in Guadalajara after both women battled through the semi-finals in contrasting fashion Tuesday. Sixth seed Muguruza overpowered Spanish compatriot Paula Badosa 6-3, 6-3 to reach the final before the eighth-seeded Estonian Kontaveit needed three sets to down Greek fourth seed … Read more
