Radu-can-do advances to Dubai second round
SNAPPING a four-game losing streak, British wildcard Emma Raducanu won her first match since the Australian Open with a straight sets victory over Greek talent Maria Sakkari, 6-4 6-2 in the Dubai Tennis Championships. Sakkari’s form of two wins from her past five was not much better, but in a battle of two players desperately […]
Penko powers past Paolini in Doha
‘PENKO’ is back and thriving on the WTA Tour with Latvian former Top 5 player and Grand Slam winner Jelena Ostapenko snapping her horror start to 2025 by reaching the quarter finals of the 2025 Qatar Open WTA1000 event in Doha. A mind-blowing demolition of Italian world number four Jasmine Paolini was on the menu […]
Parks piles on pain for Shnaider in Doha
AMERICAN qualifier Alycia Parks caused a huge boilover against 11th seed Diana Shnaider to reach the second round of the 2025 Qatar Open overnight. The hard-hitting but often inconsistent Parks smashed her way to victory as one of three unseeded players to knock off seeded opponents. Parks won 6-4 7-6 in 95 minutes, blowing her […]
Third time’s a charm for Alexandrova
IT TOOK three goes to finally lift the Upper Austria Ladies Linz trophy, but Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova finally got there overnight, with the fourth seed ousting Ukrainian fifth seed Dayana Yastremska in an epic three-set match. The contest went for two hours and 13 minutes, with each set getting gradually longer, before a crucial break […]
Lobsided Linz semis provide intriguing final
A COUPLE of one-sided semi-finals at the 2025 Upper Austria Ladies Linz event saw just 29 games played from the women’s singles matches. Top seed and tournament favourite Karolina Muchova barely gave a yelp against Russian fourth seed Ekaterina Alexandrova who bagelled her in the first set and won 6-0 6-4. In what was anticipated […]
Semi-finals decided in Linz, Singapore
THE FINAL four in each of the WTA 500 Upper Austria Ladies Linz, and WTA 250 Singapore Tennis Open have been decided after the quarter finals were completed overnight. There were a couple of surprises, but it largely went to plan with three of the four top seeds competing in the Singapore semis, while all […]
Birrell produces Singapore stunner
A REMARKABLE finish which saw Australian Kimberly Birrell win the last five games of the match against American Hayley Baptiste resulted in the wildcard snatching victory from the jaws of defeat, 6-7 6-3 7-5. In a match that lasted two hours and 51 minutes, Birrell stared down the barrel of a tough Round of 16 […]
2025 WTA Tour Week 5 preview: Singapore
IN THE first of two WTA Tour tournament previews this week, we take a look at the smaller WTA 250 event in Singapore, where a number of talented players look to gain a rankings boost in an even field. The 32-player draw which sees the winner collect a crucial 280 WTA Tour points, has plenty […]
WTA Tour winners: Lamens storms to maiden title
DUTCH qualifier Suzan Lamens is officially a WTA Tour title winner after defeating fellow qualifier Kimberly Birrell in a comprehensive 72-minute rout at the Japan Open overnight. Lamens had a tournament to remember, with the world number 125 ending up favourite in the final despite being a qualifier, destroying Birrell 6-0 6-4. There was always […]
Around the Tour: Saito strikes in Osaka
PROMISING Japanese teenager Sara Saito is through to the quarter finals on WTA debut in her home tournament. The 18-year-old and former junior world number two upset talented fifth seed Elina Avanesyan to book her place in the last eight of the WTA Tour Japan Open. Saito had to work hard early, saving two set […]
