2021 WTA BNP Paribas preview: Andreescu returns to defend her title
FOUR past winners, including reigning champion Bianca Andreescu will line up at the 2021 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California. The WTA 1000 event is the last major event on the calendar prior to the WTA Finals, with only a sprinkling of 250 events and one 500 left for the season. Andreescu joins two-time […]
2021 WTA Tour Title wrap: Tauson continues winning run, Paolini claims maiden title
A NEW WTA Tour champion was crowned in Portoroz as a teenage star continued her rise up the rankings, and some experienced talents won titles on the ITF Tour. LUXEMBOURG OPEN | WTA 250: Luxembourg, Netherlands | Hard Winner: Clara Tauson (Denmark) Three weeks after winning a 125K title in Chicago, defeating Emma Raducanu in […]
WTA Next-Gen focus: Tauson eyes off deep run in Luxembourg after upset win
DENMARK’S Clara Tauson is proving a handful for the top players on the WTA Tour, as the young gun 18-year-old reached a quarter final at Luxembourg in the WTA Tour 250 event. She was one of the shining lights from our focus on the WTA Next-Gen talents as we cast our eyes over the 250 […]
US Open shines light on WTA future stars
WHEN it comes to the WTA Tour, there is no doubt that youngsters are on their way up with plenty of developing talent showcasing their wares throughout the season so far. An all teenage grand slam final was seen for the first time since 1999 as Great Britain’s Emma Raducanu and Canada’s Leylah Fernandez faced […]
How a star was born: Emma Raducanu’s journey from junior talent to Grand Slam champion
EMMA Raducanu is the name on every tennis fans lips at the moment, after the 18-year-old Brit took the world by storm and claimed the US Open title in what was effectively her debut season on Tour, and only her fourth major tournament main draw event. But like every amazing story, there is always a […]
A look ahead – 2021 WTA Tour: Luxembourg & Portoroz
FOLLOWING the conclusion of the US Open, the WTA Tour is not taking a break like the ATP Tour, with two WTA 250 events. The qualifiers were completed for the 2021 Luxembourg Open with the main draw matches to begin overnight tonight, whilst the Zvarovalnica Sava Porotorz in Slovenia has begun qualifying, with those matches […]
Emma Raducanu makes history with mind-boggling US Open win
IN a time period on earth where everything is unpredictable, it seems somewhat fitting that a relatively unknown 18-year-old qualifier from Great Britain would lift the US Open trophy on her senior women’s singles debut. The British star not only broke history by coming through the tournament without dropping a set, but Emma Raducanu made […]
WTA Tour wrap: Teenagers triumph to set up remarkable US Open final
TEENAGE talents Leylah Fernandez and Emma Raducanu have done the unthinkable and reached the 2021 US Open women’s singles final. The pair’s combined age comes to just 37, with the unseeded 19-year-old Fernandez toppling Belarusian second seed Aryna Sabalenka, whilst the 18-year-old qualifier Raducanu stunned Greek 17th seed Maria Sakkari. Expected to finally meet her […]
WTA Tour wrap: Raducanu’s run continues as Sakkari guarantees first-time Slam finalists
TEENAGE star Emma Raducanu continued to dazzle at Flushing Meadows, by reaching the semi-finals of the US Open, following the British talent’s straight sets win over Swiss 11th seed, Belinda Bencic. Raducanu will join fellow teenager Leylah Fernandez in the semi-final, and became the first qualifier to reach the US Open semi-final since 1968, and […]
WTA Tour wrap: Raducanu destroys Rogers, books quarters spot at US Open
IN the latest US Open women’s match in history Maria Sakkari walked away victorious from her Round of 16 clash with Bianca Andreescu following an epic three-set match. Sakkari could finally celebrate the win at 2:14am, cruising past the previous latest finishing time which was more than an hour earlier. The Greek 17th seed dug […]
