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...
GUADALAJARA (AFP) -- France's Caroline Garcia overpowered Victoria Azarenka in straight sets to reach the semifinals of the WTA 1000 Guadalajara Open on Thursday, Sept. 21. France's Caroline Garcia celebrates after defeating Belarus' Victoria Azarenka in two sets in their women's quarterfinal...
GUADALAJARA (AFP) -- Sofia Kenin's impressive return to form claimed another scalp on Wednesday, Sept. 20, as the unseeded American upset sixth seed Jelena Ostapenko to reach the quarterfinals of the WTA 1000 Guadalajara Open. USA's Sofia Kenin returns the ball to Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko during...
OSAKA (AFP) -- American teen Ashlyn Krueger triumphed over China's Zhu Lin in the final of the 2023 Japan Open on Sunday, Sept. 17, winning her first WTA title. American teen Ashlyn Krueger. (AFP) The 19-year-old, ranked 123 in the world, came through 6-3, 7-6 (8-6) against her top-seeded opponent...
