WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Eighth seed Yuan Yue outlasted sixth seed Wang Xiyu, 6-4, 7-6 (7/4), to win her first WTA title on Sunday, March 3, capturing an all-Chinese final at the ATX Open. China's Yuan Yue (AFP) Yuan needed two hours and 13 minutes and seven championship points to subdue Wang, who...
DUBAI (AFP) -- World number four Elena Rybakina withdrew ahead of her scheduled quarterfinal at the WTA 1000 event in Dubai, citing a gastrointestinal illness, on Thursday, Feb. 22. Kazakhtan's Elena Rybakina (AFP/File photo) Having won the title in Abu Dhabi, made the final in Doha and the...
HOBART (AFP) -- Fast-rising American Emma Navarro upset two-time champion Elise Mertens to secure her first WTA title on Saturday, Jan. 13, with a battling 6-1, 4-6, 7-5 win at the Hobart International. USA's Emma Navarro (AFP) In their first career meeting, the 22-year-old outlasted the Belgian...
PARIS (AFP) -- The ATP and WTA, the two bodies that run the majority of men and women's professional tennis respectively, introduced measures on Tuesday, Jan. 9, aimed at minimizing the scourge of late finishes. Tennis tournaments have been plagued by matches that drag on long into the night, and...
ADELAIDE (AFP) -- Former French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova and fifth seed Beatriz Haddad Maia were high-profile casualties on day one of the ATP-WTA Adelaide International on Monday, Jan. 8, both crashing out to qualifiers. Russia's Anna Kalinskaya (AFP) Czech fourth seed Krejcikova was...
AUCKLAND (AFP) -- American wildcard Amanda Anisimova claimed a sizeable scalp on Monday, Jan. 1, in her return after eight months away from tennis, upsetting Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in straight sets at the Auckland Classic. USA's Amanda Anisimova (AFP) Anisimova toppled her accomplished opponent...
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...
