Azarenka overcomes Joint pain
TWO-TIME Australian Open winner Victoria Azarenka got more than she bargained for coming up against 18-year-old Australian wildcard Maya Joint, with the Belarusian former world number one needing three sets to shake off the fearless teenager at the Brisbane International. Though the 10th seed is also a two-time Brisbane International winner, she was the one […]
Jabeur makes winning start in Brisbane
AFTER a forgettable 2024 season, Tunisian Ons Jabeur kicked off her 2025 WTA Tour with a bang, fighting through a tough challenge against China’s Saisai Zheng at the Brisbane International last night. The 30-year-old slumped to 42nd in the world after being as high as second two years ago, following a frustrating 16-14 win-loss record […]
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 […]
Raducanu overcomes Stearns test
BRITISH Grand Slam winner Emma Raducanu produced some of her best tennis in a hard-fought win over talented young American Peyton Stearns in Korea overnight to reach the second round. In a nail-biting contest in hot conditions, Raducanu successfully pulled off the win in two tiebreak sets, winning 7-4 and 7-5 in the first and […]
Reigning champ Gauff survives Svitolina
REIGNING US Open champion Coco Gauff moved a win close to defending her title, defeating Ukrainian veteran Elina Svitolina in a come-from-behind victory at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Gauff won 3-6 6-3 6-3 in the third round of the major, getting up in a time of two hours and three minutes and getting past the 27th […]
No Ruse here, Romanian ousts Wimbledon winner
REIGNING Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova is out of the US Open after the Czech went down to Romanian Elena-Gabriela Ruse in the second round overnight. Coming off a successful run at the major grasscourt event, Krejcikova has struggled since making a quarter final at Flushing Meadows three years ago, with just two wins in the […]
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 […]
Sabalenka easy as Yue goes in Toronto
WORLD number two Aryna Sabalenka showed a fierce determination in her opening round match at the National Bank Open, dismanting China’s Yue Yuan in a breezy 92-minute match on the Toronto hardcourt. Sabalenka disappointingly fell at the semi-final stage of the Citi Open last week in a shock loss to Czech Marie Bouzkova, but quickly […]
Osaka crushes Jabeur to reach Toronto second round
BUILT up as the match to watch in the first round of the National Bank Open, former world number one Naomi Osaka made light work of ninth seed Ons Jabeur en route to a dominate 6-3 6-1 victory in just 72 minutes. Osaka returned to her preferred hardcourt surface and picked up her fifth Top […]
Raducanu returns to roll Renata
BRITISH wildcard Emma Raducanu has returned to the scene where he career exploded three years earlier, winning in straight set in the first round of Wimbledon. In front of a passionate home crowd, the nation’s talented young gun who rose to fame in 2021 after reaching a fourth round at the All-England club then remarkable […]
