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 […]
WTA Tour Player Focus: Clara Tauson
DENMARK’S Clara Tauson is one of the brightest up and coming stars on the WTA Tour, yet has enjoyed relative anonymity in the past couple of months due to the success of fellow teenagers, Emma Raducanu and Leylah Fernandez. Whilst that pair went on to reach the US Open final, Tauson has put together an […]
WTA Tour weekly title wrap: Muguruza storms to Chicago title
IT was an action-packed week of WTA Tour events, as a Grand Slam winner further confirmed her WTA Finals spot with her second title of the year, and a Belgian veteran upset a younger opponent on her home court. CHICAGO FALL TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS WTA 500 FINAL RESULT: [2] Garbine Muguruza (ESP) defeated [6] Ons Jabeur […]
2021 WTA Tour weekly title wrap: Kontaveit caps off sparkling run with second title in three tournaments
ANETT Kontaveit has moved back inside the Top 20 after her WTA Tour 500 title at Ostrava. The Estonian talent is edging closer to her career-high ranking of 14th, winning her second title this year after her triumph at Cleveland. The 25-year-old has won 12 of her past 13 matches, only losing to Iga Swiatek […]
2021 WTA Tour preview: Open fields in Chicago, Nur-Saltan
THE CHICAGO Fall Tennis Classic has been dealt a blow this year, with a number of top talents unable to play in what is an open field of entrants. Whilst the likes of Ash Barty, Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek, Naomi Osaka and – after a late withdrawal – Maria Sakkari will not take part, there […]
2021 WTA Tour previews – September 20: Swiatek top seed at WTA 500 event
A WTA Tour 500 event in Ostrava will headline this week’s action, with a 125 event in the United States, and a couple of W80 tournaments in Europe. We make note of some of the key points to keep in mind. OSTRAVA OPEN – WTA TOUR 500: Iga Swiatek coming in as top seed after […]
WTA Tour midweek update: Tauson and Juvan topple seeds, Riske finds form
FOUR of the eight quarter finalists at the events in Luxembourg and Potoroz have been decided as we take a quick glimpse at how the first two rounds of action panned out in the WTA Tour 250 events. Over in Slovenia, it was a great day for the home nation, with young gun and future […]
WTA Tour wrap: In-form Americans upset seeds
TWO in-form Americans have caused a couple of upsets at the National Bank Open in Montreal, Canada as three Top 10 seeds were knocked out in the second round of the tournament. Unseeded duo Danielle Collins – coming off back-to-back titles in the lead-up to the event – and Jessica Pegula claimed wins over sixth […]
WTA Tour wrap: Top two seeds on track for Budapest final
YULIA Putintseva and Danielle Collins are on track to face off in a mouth-watering final after the pair won their respective quarter finals at the Hungarian Grand Prix in Budapest overnight. The number one and two seeds respectively need one more win to advance through to the final, but play much lower ranked opponents in […]
WTA Tour wrap: Kasatkina destroys Bencic for Roland Garros third round spot
DARIA Kasatkina caused the upset of the day by ousting 10th seed Belinda Bencic from Roland Garros in their second round clash. The Russian took no prisoners in a one-hour and 16-minute beating, running out a 6-2 6-2 winner over the talented Swiss player. Bencic was one of only two seeds to fall outside of […]
