LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- Eighteen-time Grand Slam champion Chris Evert has been diagnosed with a recurrence of cancer and is undergoing treatment, she said in a statement on Friday, Dec. 8. Chris Evert, in a file photo, attends the WTA 50th Anniversary Gala in New York City last Aug. 25, 2023. (AFP)...
CANCUN (AFP) -- Poland's Iga Swiatek thrashed Jessica Pegula to win the WTA Finals on Monday, Nov. 6, sealing her return to world number one. Poland's Iga's Swiatek wearing a Mexican hat, holds her trophy on the podium during the awards ceremony after winning the WTA Finals Championship...
CANCUN -- Second-ranked Iga Swiatek defeated world number one Aryna Sabalenka 6-3, 6-2 on Sunday, Nov. 5, to reach the title match of the WTA Finals, where she will face fellow unbeaten Jessica Pegula. Poland's Iga Swiatek celebrates after defeating Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka during their women's...
CANCUN (AFP) -- World number one Aryna Sabalenka defeated Elena Rybakina 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 in a rain-disrupted group match on Friday, Nov. 3, to reach the semifinals of the WTA Finals. Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka returns the ball against Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina during their women's singles match of...
CANCUN (AFP) -- World number two Iga Swiatek defeated third-ranked Coco Gauff 6-0, 7-5 in a showdown of reigning Grand Slam champions on Wednesday, Nov. 1, in a group-stage match at the WTA Finals. World number two Poland's Iga Swiatek (AFP) Poland's 22-year-old Swiatek, the French Open winner and...
CANCUN (AFP) -- Jessica Pegula upset Aryna Sabalenka in straight sets at the WTA Finals in Cancun on Tuesday, Oct. 31, punishing an error-strewn performance by the world number one to all but guarantee a semifinal berth. USA's Jessica Pegula (AFP) World number five Pegula, who had beaten Sabalenka...
CANCUN (AFP) -- Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova on Monday, Oct. 30, joined world number one Aryna Sabalenka in hitting out at the WTA and the state of the court at the season-ending Finals in Cancun. Czech Republic's Marketa Vondrousova (AFP) Sabalenka on Sunday said she felt "disrespected"...
CANCUN (AFP) -- Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka moved closer to clinching the year-end world number one ranking on Sunday, Oct. 29, by dominating Greece's Maria Sakkari in a group-stage opener at the WTA Finals. Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka (AFP) The 25-year-old from Belarus, who captured this year's...
CANCUN (AFP) -- Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka will try to hold off Poland's second-placed Iga Swiatek for the year-end world number one spot when the WTA Finals begin on Sunday, Oct 29, at Cancun, Mexico. Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka (AFP) The $9 million season-ending outdoor hardcourt showdown of eight...
PRAGUE (AFP) -- French Open finalist and world number eight Karolina Muchova said on Tuesday, Oct. 24, she would skip the WTA Finals in Cancun starting on Sunday, Oct. 29, because of a wrist injury. Czech Republic's Carolina Muchova (AFP) "I am heartbroken to announce that I will miss my first WTA...
GUADALAJARA (AFP) -- Second-seeded Maria Sakkari ended her four-year wait for a second WTA title on Saturday, Sept. 23, beating Caroline Dolehide, 7-5, 6-3, to win the 1000 level Guadalajara Open. Greece's Maria Sakkari kisses her trophy on the podium after winning the WTA Guadalajara Open women's...
GUADALAJARA (AFP) -- Second-seeded Maria Sakkari beat third-seeded Caroline Garcia 6-3, 6-0 on Friday, Sept. 22, to book a return trip to the Guadalajara WTA 1000 tournament, where she'll face first-time WTA finalist Caroline Dolehide. Greece's Maria Sakkari (AFP) Greece's Sakkari, ranked...
