LONDON (AP) — Grand Slam title winners Naomi Osaka, Iga Swiatek and Emma Raducanu all won in Billie Jean King Cup qualifying Friday, April 12. Japan's Naomi Osaka (AP/File photo) Osaka hit 15 aces and put Japan a step away from reaching the BJK Cup Finals with a 6-2, 7-6 (5) win over...
MIAMI (AFP) -- World number one Iga Swiatek was knocked out of the Miami Open after inspired Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova triumphed, 6-4, 6-2, in their fourth round match on Monday, March 25. Ekaterina Alexandrova returns a shot to Iga Swiatek of Poland during her women's singles match during the...
MIAMI (AFP) -- World number one Iga Swiatek kept her nerve to beat 26th-ranked Linda Noskova of the Czech Republic, 6-7 (7-9), 6-4, 6-4, at the WTA Miami Open on Sunday, March 24. Iga Swiatek of Poland hits a shot against Linda Noskova of the Czech Republic of during their match at Hard Rock...
MIAMI (AFP) -- Top seeds Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek cruised to straight set victories at the Miami Open on Saturday, March 24, while the home nation suffered a series of early exits. Iga Swiatek of Poland hits a shot against Camila Giorgi of Italy during their match at Hard Rock Stadium on...
INDIAN WELLS (AFP) -- Iga Swiatek has become used to rubbing shoulders with celebrities in two years at the top of women's tennis, and if Hollywood A-lister Zendaya needs work with her game, the four-time Grand Slam champion will be happy to help. Iga Swiatek of Poland poses for a photograph with...
INDIAN WELLS (AFP) -- World number one Iga Swiatek powered past Greece's Maria Sakkari, 6-4, 6-0, on Sunday, March 17, to claim her second Indian Wells WTA title two years after she beat Sakkari for her first. Poland's Iga Swiatek kisses the championship trophy after defeating Greece's Maria...
INDIAN WELLS (AFP) -- World number one Iga Swiatek had just got rolling when she found herself in the Indian Wells semifinals on Thursday, March 14, as Caroline Wozniacki retired from their quarter-final with a foot injury. Iga Swiatek hits a backhand return against Caroline Wozniacki in their...
INDIAN WELLS (AFP) -- Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek led the charge into the third round of the ATP-WTA Indian Wells Masters with identical runaway scorelines on Friday, March 8. Iga Swiatek of Poland serves against Danielle Collins of the United States during the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells...
INDIAN WELLS (AFP) -- Energetic Iga Swiatek on Wednesday, March 6, vowed to go all-out in the run-up to the Paris Olympics, with the world number one unwilling to moderate her packed WTA tournament schedule. Poland's Iga Swiatek (AFP/File photo) Swiatek, who won the title in Doha last month...
DOHA (AFP) -- Iga Swiatek blamed fatigue for her defeat to Anna Kalinskaya in the Dubai semifinals on Friday, Feb. 23, admitting: "I didn't have power anymore" to up her level during the match. Iga Swiatek of Poland (AFP) Kalinskaya snapped Swiatek's seven-match winning streak and ended the world...
DUBAI (AFP) -- Iga Swiatek is one step closer to claiming a rare Doha-Dubai double thanks to a convincing 6-3, 6-2 quarterfinal victory over Chinese sixth seed Zheng Qinwen on Thursday, Feb. 22, in the UAE. Iga Swiatek of Poland (AFP) The world number one, who lifted the trophy in Doha for a third...
DUBAI (AFP) -- Iga Swiatek avenged her defeat to Elina Svitolina from Wimbledon last year with a commanding, 6-1, 6-4, performance on Wednesday, Feb. 21, to blast into the Dubai quarterfinals. Iga Swiatek of Poland (AFP) The Polish world number one, who bagged a third consecutive Doha title on...
