No Ruse here, Romanian ousts Wimbledon winner
REIGNING Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova is out of the US Open after the Czech went down to Romanian Elena-Gabriela Ruse in the second round overnight. Coming off a successful run at the major grasscourt event, Krejcikova has struggled since making a quarter final at Flushing Meadows three years ago, with just two wins in the […]
Maya collects maiden major win
AUSTRALIAN teenager Maya Joint‘s breakthrough past 12 months rolled on at WTA Tour level by claiming her first senior Grand Slam main draw win in the first round of the US Open. The Aussie 18-year-old defeated German Laura Siegemund 6-4 7-5, and though almost squandering a 5-0 lead in the second set, recomposed herself to […]
2024 US Open preview: Women’s singles
LAST year’s US Open threw up plenty of surprises for the women’s singles, with American young gun Coco Gauff riding a wave of support to claim her first Grand Slam title in a come-from-behind victory. Can she go back-to-back or will another top star stand up and lift the trophy aloft? Top eight seeds Gauff […]
Sun keeps shining as Kiwi qualifier causes upset
NEW Zealand rising talent Lulu Sun‘s incredible 2024 season rolled on after causing an upset over Czech teenager Linda Noskova in the Cincinnati Open overnight. The Kiwi left-hander entered the 2024 WTA Tour season ranked 219th in the world, but rose to a career-high 53rd having won 31 of 45 matches so far, and is […]
Golden Qinwen claims Paris Olympics top gong
CHINA has won another gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics, but for the first time in history it has come in the tennis women’s singles. World number seven Qinwen Zheng completed a memorable run to the top place with a strong performance over Croatian Donna Vekic in the final, 6-2 6-3 overnight. Zheng had […]
Qinwen in seventh heaven, reaches Olympic final
AFTER half a dozen losses to Iga Swiatek, Chinese Top 10 talent Qinwen Zheng found the winning formula to defeat the world number one and reach the 2024 Paris Olympics Gold Medal Match. In a match that was riddled with errors and breaks of serve early, it was Zheng who kicked away in the second […]
Czeched out: It’s Schmiedl-ova for Wimbledon champ
GIANT-KILLING Slovakian Anna Karolina Schmiedlova is the major surprise packet through to the 2024 Paris Olympics medal matches with a straight sets victory over ninth seed and Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova. Already a Olympic gold medalist in doubles, Krejcikova’s quest for a singles medal is over at the final step, losing in the quarter finals. […]
Schmiedlova scorches Paolini to defy ranking
THE SURPRISES keep on coming in the women’s singles draw at the 2024 Paris Olympics, with fourth seed Jasmine Paolini the latest seed to fall. The Italian proved to be no match for Anna Karolina Schmiedlova, with the Slovak winning 7-5, 3-6, 7-5. It was a match littered with double faults, with Paolini serving seven […]
Polish pride: Linette and Frech make history
POLISH duo Magda Linette and Magdalena Frech have made history in Prague by knocking off the two homecourt hopes in the WTA Tour 250 event’s semi-finals and creating the first all-Poland final of the Open era. Frech had to overcome 16-year-old wildcard Laura Samson who was forced to retire at 4-2 down in the deciding […]
Hard fought semis set up history making final
NO matter what happens this weekend there will be a first time Ladies’ Singles champion at Wimbledon, after Jasmine Paolini and Barbora Krejcikova prevailed in a pair of hard fought semi finals overnight. Paolini persists in come from behind win Paolini is now one win away from creating history for her country after coming from […]
