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2021 WTA Tour year-end rankings and surprise packets

THE 2021 WTA Tour came to a close for the most part this week, with the official year-end rankings confirmed on Monday and seeing some last-minute Top 10 changes over the past week. We run through the 2021 year-end Top 10 and the surprise packets from the season that was. READ>>2021 WTA Memorable Moments Ash […]

WTA Finals wrap: Day 7 – Muguruza and Kontaveit the last two standing

DAY 7 of the WTA Tour Finals saw the competition move to the semi final stage, with two mouth-watering clashes on the cards to see who would make the final and potentially take home the first WTA Tour Finals championship for their respective countries. Paula Badosa (ESP) vs. Garbine Muguruza (ESP) Game one of the […]

WTA Finals wrap: Day 6 – Sakkari joins Badosa in semis

Day 6 of the WTA Tour Finals saw the completion of matches in the Chichén-Itzá group. The day session saw Iga Swiatek bring Paula Badosa undefeated run at this tournament to an end, while the night session saw a do or die match between Aryna Sabalenka and Maria Sakkari. Iga Swiatek (POL) vs. Paula Badosa […]

2021 WTA Finals wrap: Day 4 – Badosa books semis spot as Sabalenka gets home

ANOTHER WTA Finals semi-finalist has been determined, with seventh seed Spaniard Paula Badosa confirmed as the player joining Anett Kontaveit in the final four. The pair will have to wait on results to find out who they are playing, but for Badosa – who defeated Maria Sakkari in two tight sets today – she will […]

2021 WTA Finals wrap – Day 2: Badosa blitzes top seed Sabalenka

THE second day of 2021 WTA Finals action has seen two more huge singles clashes, with tight results in tow as the Chichén Itzá group got underway in Guadalajara, Mexico. While Maria Sakkari improved her head-to-head against 20-year-old Iga Swiatek to 3-0, Paula Badosa fought hard throughout every moment of her clash with top seed […]

WTA Finals preview: 50th edition set to showcase fresh competitors

THE stage is set for the 2021 WTA Finals in Guadalajara, Mexico, with the eight participants decided last week and the draw revealed yesterday. Pitting the eight best singles players for the year against one another – minus the unavailable Ash Barty – the round robin event is set to provide plenty of intrigue with […]

WTA Tour Midweek Update: Kremlin Cup and Tenerife Ladies Open impress

THE number of contenders in the VTB Kremlin Cup continues to narrow down, as the remaining players put on a dominant display in Russia. Three top-seeded players advanced to the next stage, whilst a surprise retirement of a match amidst the action of day five of the cup. Meanwhile at the Tenerife Ladies Open, a […]

2021 WTA Tour preview: Sabalenka returns in Moscow

TWO WTA Tour tournaments kick off this week in the wake of the Indian Wells concluding, with world number two Aryna Sabalenka returning following her positive COVID-19 test that forced her to miss the BNP Paribas Open. She will suit up for the WTA 500 event on the hard courts of Moscow, as we preview […]

A combined Laver-Williams Cup: The time is now

THE Laver Cup was run and done last month, and for the fourth time, taken out by Team Europe. The men’s team competition which is supposed to feature the best ATP Tour players in the world outside of the European continent, has not been able to match it with those in it, for some time. […]

WTA Finals race: Who will be there at the pointy end?

JUST a month remains in the WTA Tour season until the 2021 WTA Finals takes place in Guadalajara, Mexico. The best eight players contest in a best-of-the-best event, but will this year’s event be just that? We take a look at those in the top eight spots, and who might earn a place there. Qualified […]

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