Argentina spoil Aussie party at United Cup
ARGENTINA played the role of party poopers at the United Cup in Sydney last night, stunning home side Australia in the mixed doubles to close out the tie 2-1. In a decisive doubles match, South American pair Maria Carle and Tomas Etcheverry stunned mixed doubles specialists Ellen Perez and Matthew Ebden, to move one win […]
Rybakina steers Kazakhstan to United Cup win
WIMBLEDON champion Elena Rybakina played a starring role in Kazakhstan’s United Cup victory over Spain, winning both her singles and doubles in the 2-1 result on the opening day of the 2025 season. After a one-sided pair of singles that split the difference between the nations, a tight doubles decider ultimately secured Kazakhstan the victory. […]
2025 United Cup: Group C preview
A NUMBER of big name stars headline Group C of the 2025 United Cup in what promises to be a fascinating watch starting on Friday. Kazakhstan and Spain will open the tournament at 10am local time in Perth, with Greece the major players from the group expected to advance. GROUP C – PERTH GREECE: Stefanos […]
2024 BJK Cup Finals preview
TWELVE teams remain in the hunt for the 2024 Billie Jean King Cup title, which kicks off overnight with the first of the knockout matches. While four nations – Canada, Australia, Czech Republic and Italy – have a first round bye, another eight are battling it out to reach the quarter finals. We take a […]
No Tokyo drift for Kenin; upsets Kasatkina
FORMER Australian Open winner Sofia Kenin is steadily building her way back up the world rankings, and is now through to the semi-finals of the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo. The American talent took out third seed Daria Kasatkina in the quarter finals, winning 6-3 6-4 in an hour and 18 minutes on Center Court. […]
Bia’s back allows Bibi boost into Tokyo quarters
THERE was a sense of empathy coming from one side of the net to the other when injury-prone Bianca Andreescu shook hands with second seed Beatriz Haddad Maia after just three games. Haddad Maia suffered a left back injury and had to retire at 0-3 down in the opening set of the pair’s Pan Pacific […]
Katie Boults into Tokyo second round
BRITISH ninth seed Katie Boulter wasted no time in dismissing Australian qualifier Priscilla Hon to race into the Round of 16 at the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo overnight. The sole seed in action, and only match that did not contain a local Japanese hope, Boulter needed just 77 minutes to get past Hon 6-1 […]
Around the Tour: Saito strikes on debut in Osaka
JAPANESE teenager Sara Saito had a WTA Tour debut to remember, picking up an upset win over Spaniard Jessica Bouzas Maneiro in Osaka overnight. The junior girls world number two earned a wildcard into the WTA 250 event and played her first main draw match against the 22-year-old world number 62, coming away with the […]
Kreuger’s Nightmare on Grandstand eliminates talented teen
AN eye-catching performance from Ashlyn Krueger turned into a nightmare for talented Russian Mirra Andreeva as the American put the 21st seed to the sword and waltzed into the third round with a 64-minute demolition job. In front of home fans, the 39th ranked 20-year-old gave an indication of what she is capable of, winning […]
Mirra magic dispels Navarro in Cincinnati
TEENAGE wunderkind Mirra Andreeva has put the WTA 1000 Cincinnati Open draw on notice with a commanding 6-2 6-2 defeat of local hope Emma Navarro in the first round. Andreeva completely outclassed Navarro in a 65-minute demolition, taking to the court for the first time since winning silver in the Paris doubles event. Andreeva outpowered […]
