Osorio overcomes Osaka at Indian Wells
COLOMBIAN young gun Camila Osorio produced one of the better victories of her career, toppling former world number one and 2018 Indian Wells champion on day one of the WTA1000 event. Osorio took care of the 56th ranked Osaka 6-4 6-4, denying the Japanese star the chance to re-enter the Top 50 for the first […]
Burrage crashes Petra’s party
THERE was no room for sentiment in Austin as British serving machine Jodie Burrage aced her way out of trouble in two-time Grand Slam winner Petra Kvitova return from maternity leave. Kvitova gave birth to son Petr and was playing her first match in 17 months, but despite a strong start, fell 3-6 6-4 6-4 […]
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 […]
Swiatek swishes past Sakkari as Doha history beckons
SEARCHING to make WTA Tour history in Doha, world number two Iga Swiatek‘s 2025 Qatar Open got off to a flying start by casting aside former Top 10 player Maria Sakkari in straight sets to reach the Round of 16. In a one-sided affair, the Polish star – who despite having one of the most […]
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 […]
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 […]
Muchova Czechs into quarter finals
TOP SEED Karolina Muchova is through to the quarter finals of the 2025 Upper Austria Ladies Linz tournament after a commanding 6-2 6-3 triumph over Spanish qualifier Sara Sorribes Tormo. The overwhelming favourite for the event since second seed Elina Svitolina was knocked out, Muchova made light work of the counter-punching Sorribes Tormo to win […]
Linz Analysis: Sakkari finds form in reliving win
IT HAS been a rough start to the season for Greek tennis fans with both Stefanos Tsitsipas and Maria Sakkari bundled out in the opening round of the Australian Open. Sakkari had just one win to her name in 2025 entering the Upper Austria Ladies tournament in Linz, and was desperate to turn it around […]
2025 WTA Tour Week 5 preview: Linz
A QUICK turnaround from the Australian Open sees a WTA 500 event take place with a host of players outside the world’s Top 20 and throughout the Top 100 looking to boost their ranking ahead of the hardcourt season outside Australasia. After some impressive tennis at Melbourne Park despite a second round exit to Naomi […]
America’s day on The Drive as American women shine
IT WAS a pretty good day to be an American at the Adelaide International yesterday, as all four American women that took to the court emerged victorious. The biggest of those wins went to young star Ashlyn Krueger, who upset fifth seed Paula Badosa in three sets 7-6, 6-7, 6-2. It was a match full […]
