WTA: Spain's Garbine Muguruza grabs third rank after Finals win
3 years, 1 month ago

WTA: Spain's Garbine Muguruza grabs third rank after Finals win

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The 28-year-old Muguruza was previously ranked third back in July 2018, while her compatriot Paula Badosa, whom she beat in the semi-finals, also leapt two spots to go eighth Paris, France: Spain’s Garbine Muguruza jumped two places to number three in the WTA rankings released Monday after her victory in the season-ending WTA Finals in Guadalajara last week. Beaten finalist Anett Kontaveit of Estonia gained one spot to go seventh. The 28-year-old Muguruza was previously ranked third back in July 2018, while her compatriot Paula Badosa, whom she beat in the semi-finals, also leapt two spots to go eighth. Australia’s Ashleigh Barty remains firmly atop the rankings, followed by Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka.

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Aryna Sabalenka wins first WTA Player of the Year award after clinching two Grand Slams
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Aryna Sabalenka wins first WTA Player of the Year award after clinching two Grand Slams

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Aryna Sabalenka wins the WTA Player of the Year award and Emma Navarro is picked as Most Improved
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Aryna Sabalenka wins the WTA Player of the Year award and Emma Navarro is picked as Most Improved

Hindustan Times  

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Aryna Sabalenka received the WTA Player of the Year award for the first time on Monday after winning two Grand Slam titles and finishing 2024 at No. HT Image In other results of voting by tennis media, Emma Navarro was honored as Most Improved Player, Paula Badosa was named Comeback Player, Lulu Sun was Newcomer of …

Aryna Sabalenka wins the WTA Player of the Year award and Emma Navarro is picked as Most Improved
1 month ago

Aryna Sabalenka wins the WTA Player of the Year award and Emma Navarro is picked as Most Improved

Associated Press  

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Aryna Sabalenka received the WTA Player of the Year award for the first time on Monday after winning two Grand Slam titles and finishing 2024 at No. In other results of voting by tennis media, Emma Navarro was honored as Most Improved Player, Paula Badosa was named Comeback Player, Lulu Sun was Newcomer of the Year, …

WTA year-end rankings 2024 confirmed: Aryna Sabalenka finishes as No.1, Qinwen Zheng enters top 5
1 month, 4 weeks ago

WTA year-end rankings 2024 confirmed: Aryna Sabalenka finishes as No.1, Qinwen Zheng enters top 5

India TV News  

Aryna Sabalenka finished as the world's No.1 female tennis player in the updated WTA year-end rankings 2024 on Monday. Despite failing to reach the final of the WTA Finals, the star Belarusian clinched the Australian Open and US Open titles in 2024 to snatch the world No.1 crown from Iga Swiatek. Meanwhile, the Chinese youngster Qinwen Zheng entered the top …

WTA Finals 2024: Zheng beats Paolini, marches into semifinals, Rybakina beats Sabalenka
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2 months ago

WTA Finals 2024: Zheng beats Paolini, marches into semifinals, Rybakina beats Sabalenka

The Hindu  

China’s Zheng Qinwen reached the semifinals of the WTA Finals in Riyadh after claiming an impressive 6-1, 6-1 win over Italian fourth seed Jasmine Paolini on Wednesday. Thanks for all your support.” The Paris Olympics champion finishes second in the purple round-robin group behind top seed Aryna Sabalenka, who secured her semifinal berth by beating Paolini 6-3, 7-5 on Monday. …

Olivia Gadecki loses WTA final in Guadalajara to Poland's Magdalena Fręch, but she is set to become Australia's top-ranked women's player
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Olivia Gadecki loses WTA final in Guadalajara to Poland's Magdalena Fręch, but she is set to become Australia's top-ranked women's player

ABC  

Qualifier Olivia Gadecki's audacious Mexican run has been halted at the final hurdle, with Australia's new women's number one beaten in the Guadalajara final. Olivia Gadecki's big week Guadalajara Open Qualifying: def Timea babos 6-2, 6-3 Qualifying: def Maya Joint 6-1, 6-3 Rd 32: def Sloane Stephens 6-4, 6-3 Rd 16: def Danielle Collins 6-3, 6-3 QF: def Martina Trevisan …

WTA Rankings: Sabalenka stays second after Australian Open title defence, Zheng makes Top 10 debut
11 months, 1 week ago

WTA Rankings: Sabalenka stays second after Australian Open title defence, Zheng makes Top 10 debut

The Hindu  

Here is all you need to know about the latest WTA Rankings released on January 29, 2024. Aryna Sabalenka stayed second in the latest WTA Rankings released on Monday after successfully defending her Australian Open title. Zheng, who joined Li Na as the only Chinese woman to reach the Australian Open final, jumped eight spots to make her Top 10 …

WTA Rankings: Swiatek returns to No. 1 spot with WTA Finals triumph
1 year, 2 months ago

WTA Rankings: Swiatek returns to No. 1 spot with WTA Finals triumph

The Hindu  

Here is all you need to know about the latest WTA Rankings released on November 6, 2023. 1 for the second year in a row after winning the title at the WTA Finals in Cancun, Mexico, on Monday. Four-time Major winner Swiatek had lost the top spot in the WTA Rankings to Aryna Sabalenka post her fourth-round loss at the …

WTA Finals 2023: Pegula defeats Gauff to reach title match, Swiatek v Sabalenka semifinal suspended
1 year, 2 months ago

WTA Finals 2023: Pegula defeats Gauff to reach title match, Swiatek v Sabalenka semifinal suspended

The Hindu  

Jessica Pegula beat U.S. Open champion Coco Gauff 6-2, 6-1 on Saturday to reach the title match at the WTA Finals in Cancun, Mexico, where she will next face either world number one Aryna Sabalenka or Iga Swiatek. Pegula broke at love to open the match and attacked her good friend Gauff’s serve twice more for a 5-2 lead en …

Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka moved closer to clinching the year-end world number one ranking on Sunday by dominating Greece’s Maria Sakkari in a group-stage opener at the WTA Finals.
1 year, 2 months ago

Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka moved closer to clinching the year-end world number one ranking on Sunday by dominating Greece’s Maria Sakkari in a group-stage opener at the WTA Finals.

The Hindu  

Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka moved closer to clinching the year-end world number one ranking on Sunday by dominating Greece’s Maria Sakkari in a group-stage opener at the WTA Finals. Sabalenka is trying to hold off second-ranked Iga Swiatek, the reigning French Open champion from Poland, to claim the year-end crown taken last year by four-time Grand Slam winner Swiatek. Sabalenka became …

WTA Elite Trophy 2023: Krejcikova opens with a win and will face Daria Kasatkina, Haddad Maia upsets Madison Keys
1 year, 2 months ago

WTA Elite Trophy 2023: Krejcikova opens with a win and will face Daria Kasatkina, Haddad Maia upsets Madison Keys

The Hindu  

Top-seeded Barbora Krejcikova beat Magda Linette 6-2, 6-4 on Tuesday in her opening round-robin match at the WTA Elite Trophy, the first postseason event on the women’s tour. In the opening match of the tournament, Beatriz Haddad Maia upset second-seeded Madison Keys 6-4, 6-4 to take an early lead in the the Camellia group, which also includes 20th-ranked Caroline Garcia. …

Sabalenka and Djokovic are No. 1 in the rankings. Coco Gauff is No. 3 in singles, No. 1 in doubles
1 year, 3 months ago

Sabalenka and Djokovic are No. 1 in the rankings. Coco Gauff is No. 3 in singles, No. 1 in doubles

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — U.S. Open women’s runner-up Aryna Sabalenka and men’s champion Novak Djokovic each moved up one spot to No. 1 in the rankings on Monday — Sabalenka’s first week atop the WTA, and Djokovic’s record-extending 390th atop the ATP — while women’s champion Coco Gauff rose to a career-high No. This is the first time since August 2003 …

WTA Rankings: Sabalenka replaces Swiatek as new World No. 1, Gauff moves to third after US Open triumph
1 year, 3 months ago

WTA Rankings: Sabalenka replaces Swiatek as new World No. 1, Gauff moves to third after US Open triumph

The Hindu  

Here is all you need to know about the latest WTA Rankings released on September 11, 2023. While Aryna Sabalenka replaced Iga Swiatek as the new World No.1, newly-crowned US Open champion Coco Gauff reached a new-career high in the latest WTA Rankings released on Monday. Pliskova ☝️ Kerber ☝️ Azarenka ☝️ Wozniacki ☝️ Safina ☝️ Jankovic ☝️ Ivanovic ☝️ …

WTA Rankings: Cincinnati champion Gauff moves up to sixth, Muchova makes Top 10 debut
1 year, 4 months ago

WTA Rankings: Cincinnati champion Gauff moves up to sixth, Muchova makes Top 10 debut

The Hindu  

Here is all you need to know about the latest WTA Rankings released on August 21, 2023. Coco Gauff moved up while Karolina Muchova made her Top 10 debut in the latest WTA Rankings released on Monday. American teenager Gauff clinched her maiden WTA 1000 level title by beating French Open runner-up Muchova 6-3, 6-4 in the Cincinnati Open final …

Title winners Zheng, Timofeeva rise in latest WTA Rankings
1 year, 5 months ago

Title winners Zheng, Timofeeva rise in latest WTA Rankings

The Hindu  

Here is all you need to know about the latest WTA Rankings released on July 24, 2023. Qinwen Zheng and Maria Timofeeva made significant gains in the latest WTA Rankings released on Monday after winning their maiden Tour-level titles last week. China’s Zheng, who beat local favourite Jasmine Paolini 6-4, 1-6, 6-1 in the Palermo Open final on Sunday, moved …

Marketa Vondrousova | The Czech who came full circle
1 year, 5 months ago

Marketa Vondrousova | The Czech who came full circle

The Hindu  

“On grass, I didn’t play well before. Now this happened, it’s crazy”, said Marketa Vondrousova with Wimbledon’s Venus Rosewater Dish in her hands on Saturday, July 14, 2023. In the first set and leading five games to four, Vondrousova had not only endured an early break of serve but also the Centre Court’s cacophony that was defiantly backing world number …

WTA Rankings: Boulter, Sherif reach new career-highs
1 year, 6 months ago

WTA Rankings: Boulter, Sherif reach new career-highs

The Hindu  

Here is all you need to know about the latest WTA Rankings released on June 19, 2023. Katie Boulter reached a new career-high in the latest WTA Rankings released on Monday with her maiden Tour-level title in Nottingham. READ - ATP Rankings: Tiafoe joins fellow American Fritz in Top 10 after Stuttgart title Ekaterina Alexandrova, who successfully defender her title …

French Open: Andreeva, 16, into main draw, waits for sister
1 year, 7 months ago

French Open: Andreeva, 16, into main draw, waits for sister

The Hindu  

Mirra Andreeva, the youngest player in the WTA’s top 300, qualified for the French Open main draw on Thursday and then hoped her older sister could make it a family double. “Let’s say now we’re grown ups, we really appreciate each other and appreciate the time together on tour.” Also making the main draw for the French Open, which gets …

Final WTA Rankings before 2023 French Open: Swiatek stays on top, Rybakina climbs to fourth
1 year, 7 months ago

Final WTA Rankings before 2023 French Open: Swiatek stays on top, Rybakina climbs to fourth

The Hindu  

Here is all you need to know about the latest WTA Rankings released on May 22, 2023. Elena Rybakina reached a new career-high ranking of four in the latest WTA Rankings released on Monday. The victory helped Rybakina jump two spots while Frenchwoman Caroline Garcia and USA’s Coco Gauff dropped one place each. Women's Top 10 Iga Swiatek - 8940 …

WTA Rankings: Swiatek begins 58th week as World No.1, Jabeur slips
1 year, 8 months ago

WTA Rankings: Swiatek begins 58th week as World No.1, Jabeur slips

The Hindu  

Here is all you need to know about the latest WTA Rankings released on May 8, 2023. Iga Swiatek began 58th consecutive week as the World No.1 in the latest WTA Rankings released on Monday. The 21-year-old Pole leads World No.2 Aryna Sabalenka by 1744 points despite losing to the Belarusian in the Madrid Open final on Saturday. Tunisia’s Ons …

Andreeva into Madrid Open fourth round on 16th birthday
1 year, 8 months ago

Andreeva into Madrid Open fourth round on 16th birthday

The Hindu  

Mirra Andreeva celebrated her 16th birthday by continuing her sensational run in the Madrid Open with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Magda Linette to reach the fourth round on Saturday. Russian teenager Andreeva, ranked at a lowly 194, and who ousted 2021 US Open finalist Leylah Fernandez and world number 14 Beatriz Haddad Maia earlier in the tournament, will face …

Madrid Masters 2023: Mirra Andreeva, 15, upsets Leylah Fernandez for first WTA Tour win
1 year, 8 months ago

Madrid Masters 2023: Mirra Andreeva, 15, upsets Leylah Fernandez for first WTA Tour win

The Hindu  

Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva upset Canada’s Leylah Fernandez 6-3, 6-4 in the first round of the Madrid Masters on Wednesday to clinch her first win on the WTA Tour. The 15-year-old Andreeva, awarded a main-draw wildcard, hit four aces and converted three of five break points to defeat 2021 US Open runner-up Fernandez in an hour and 16 minutes in …

WTA Rankings: Jabeur moves to fourth spot, Swiatek stays on top
1 year, 8 months ago

WTA Rankings: Jabeur moves to fourth spot, Swiatek stays on top

The Hindu  

Here is all you need to know about the latest WTA Rankings released on April 10, 2023. Ons Jabeur jumped up one spot to become World No.4 in the latest WTA Rankings released on Monday. Tunisia’s Jabeur, a former World No.2, made the move after beating Switzerland’s Belinda Bencic in the final of the Charleston Open on Sunday. However, Maria …

Miami Open 2023: Rybakina, Sabalenka storm into quarter-finals, Pegula progresses
1 year, 9 months ago

Miami Open 2023: Rybakina, Sabalenka storm into quarter-finals, Pegula progresses

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Bianca Andreescu was wheelchaired off court after suffering a left ankle injury and retiring against Ekaterina Alexandrova at Miami Open. Elena Rybakina extended her winning streak to 11 matches as she booked her place in the Miami Open quarter-finals with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Belgium’s Elise Mertens on Monday while world number two Aryna Sabalenka powered past Barbora Krejcíkova …

WTA Rankings: Swiatek stays on top; Vekic, Kostyuk move up
1 year, 10 months ago

WTA Rankings: Swiatek stays on top; Vekic, Kostyuk move up

The Hindu  

Here is all you need to know about the latest WTA Rankings released on March 6, 2023. Donna Vekic and Marta Kostyuk made significant gains in the latest WTA Rankings on Monday after their title-winning runs last week. Ukraine’s Kostyuk, who clinched her maiden tour title by beating Russia’s Varvara Gracheva in the Austin Open final, reached a new career-high …

WTA Rankings: Aryna Sabalenka Recaches Number 2 Spot; Elena Rybakina Debuts in Top 10
1 year, 11 months ago

WTA Rankings: Aryna Sabalenka Recaches Number 2 Spot; Elena Rybakina Debuts in Top 10

News 18  

Aryna Sabalenka attained her career-high ranking of World No. 2 after winning the Australian Open women’s singles title while runner-up Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan marked her top-10 debut in the latest WTA Rankings released on Monday. Sabalenka came back from a set down to defeat Rybakina 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the final to win her first Grand Slam title on …

Five top contenders for the Australian Open women's crown
1 year, 11 months ago

Five top contenders for the Australian Open women's crown

Hindustan Times  

Five top contenders for the women's title at the Australian Open, which starts on Monday. Caroline Garcia IGA SWIATEK Iga Swiatek is the firm favourite for the season's first Grand Slam after a sparkling and dominant 2022 season where she went on a 37-match winning run and won eight titles, including Roland Garros and the U.S. Open. At 18, Gauff …

Aryna Sabalenka Beats Teenager Linda Noskova to Seal Adelaide Title
2 years ago

Aryna Sabalenka Beats Teenager Linda Noskova to Seal Adelaide Title

News 18  

Aryna Sabalenka fired an Australian Open warning shot Sunday by winning her first title since 2021 at the Adelaide International, beating rising Czech teenager Linda Noskova 6-3, 7-6. The world number five ended a slump of three consecutive defeats in WTA finals with victory in one hour and 43 minutes in torrid 36 Celsius conditions at Memorial Drive. Second seed …

Bianca Andreescu beats Garbine Muguruza at Adelaide International
2 years ago

Bianca Andreescu beats Garbine Muguruza at Adelaide International

The Hindu  

Canada’s Bianca Andreescu has rallied to beat Garbine Muguruza of Spain 0-6, 7-6, 6-1 in a clash of Grand Slam champions Sunday in the first round of the Adelaide International. The 2019 US Open champion Andreescu trailed 0-6, 2-5 before staging a remarkable comeback to beat two-time major titlist Muguruza in 2 hours and 12 minutes. I have no idea …

WTA Finals 2022: Aryna Sabalenka beats Jessica Pegula to reach semis, Ons Jabeur eliminated
2 years, 2 months ago

WTA Finals 2022: Aryna Sabalenka beats Jessica Pegula to reach semis, Ons Jabeur eliminated

Firstpost  

As group winner, Maria Sakkari guaranteed she won’t have to take on number one ranked Iga Swiatek in the semi-finals. Fort Worth, Texas: Aryna Sabalenka beat Jessica Pegula 6-3, 7-5 on Friday and advanced to the semi-finals of the WTA Finals as second-ranked Tunisian Ons Jabeur was eliminated. Sealed in style 😎@SabalenkaA moves past Pegula 6-3, 7-5 and keeps her …

Jessica Pegula, Coco Gauff first two US women in Top 4 since Serena, Venus Williams
2 years, 2 months ago

Jessica Pegula, Coco Gauff first two US women in Top 4 since Serena, Venus Williams

Firstpost  

The last time two Americans were that high in the women’s tennis rankings was October 2010, when Serena Williams was No 2 and Venus Williams was No 4. Jessica Pegula and Coco Gauff are the first pair of US women both in the top four spots of the WTA rankings since sisters Serena and Venus Williams were up there a …

Azarenka cruises past Keys to set up meeting with Gauff in Guadalajara
2 years, 2 months ago

Azarenka cruises past Keys to set up meeting with Gauff in Guadalajara

The Hindu  

Victoria Azarenka battled past Madison Keys 6-4, 6-7, 6-1 in Guadalajara on Thursday, ending the American’s hopes of reaching the WTA Finals and setting up a quarterfinal showdown with Coco Gauff, who rolled past Italian Martina Trevisan 6-0, 6-3. It will be the first meeting between the 33-year-old twice major winner Azarenka and the American 15 years her junior, after …

WTA Rankings: Iga Swiatek, Obs Jabeur top-two; Jessica Pegula makes top-five debut
2 years, 3 months ago

WTA Rankings: Iga Swiatek, Obs Jabeur top-two; Jessica Pegula makes top-five debut

Firstpost  

Coco Gauff becomes the youngest player to reach the top-10 ranking bracket in 16 years. New York: US Open finalists Iga Swiatek and Ons Jabeur continue to occupy the top-two spots in the latest WTA Rankings. Ons Jabeur, meanwhile, was ranked fifth before the New York major, and she will become second in the world when the WTA announces its …

WTA Rankings: Petra Martic, Bernarda Pera move up as Iga Swiatek stays top
2 years, 5 months ago

WTA Rankings: Petra Martic, Bernarda Pera move up as Iga Swiatek stays top

Firstpost  

In a largely unchanged Top 10, American Jessica Pegula moved up one place to a career-high seven. Paris: Poland’s Iga Swiatek continues to dominate the WTA rankings released on Monday with almost twice the points of second-placed Estonian Anett Kontaveit. Croat Petra Martic jumped 30 spots to 55 after winning her second title in Lausanne on Sunday with American Bernarda …

Third seed Paula Badosa needs three sets to oust Kaja Juvan in second round
2 years, 7 months ago

Third seed Paula Badosa needs three sets to oust Kaja Juvan in second round

The Hindu  

Third seed Paula Badosa outlasted Slovenia's Kaja Juvan before making sure of a third round spot with a 7-5, 3-6, 6-2 victory at the French Open on Thursday. Badosa, a former junior champion in Paris, was made to work much harder than in her opening round where she had spent less than an hour on court. READ | French Open …

French Open: Paula Badosa Into 3rd Round in Paris
2 years, 7 months ago

French Open: Paula Badosa Into 3rd Round in Paris

News 18  

3 Paola Badosa has become the first woman seeded in the top 10 to reach the third round at Roland Garros this year. Badosa went down a break to open the third set of her match against 68th-ranked Kaja Juvan before regrouping to grab four games in a row and was on her way to a 7-5, 3-6, 6-2 victory …

WTA Rankings: Madrid Open champion Ons Jabeur rises to personal-best World No 7
2 years, 8 months ago

WTA Rankings: Madrid Open champion Ons Jabeur rises to personal-best World No 7

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Ons Jabeur and Jessica Pegula, both finalists in Madrid, have moved up to career best in latest WTA Rankings. Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur matched her personal-best seventh in the WTA rankings on Monday after winning the biggest title of her career at last week’s Madrid Open. The 27-year-old, the first Arab or African player to break into the men’s or women’s …

Stuttgart Open: Paula Badosa reaches semi-finals and takes World No. 2 ranking
2 years, 8 months ago

Stuttgart Open: Paula Badosa reaches semi-finals and takes World No. 2 ranking

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Spain’s Paula Badosa will move up to the world number two ranking after reaching the semi-finals of the WTA tournament in Stuttgart on Friday with a hard-fought win over Ons Jabeur. Stuttgart Spain’s Paula Badosa will move up to the world number two ranking after reaching the semi-finals of the WTA tournament in Stuttgart on Friday with a hard-fought win …

Sania Mirza and Partner Lucie Hradecka Lose in WTA Charleston Open Final
2 years, 8 months ago

Sania Mirza and Partner Lucie Hradecka Lose in WTA Charleston Open Final

News 18  

Veteran Indian tennis player Sania Mirza and her Czech partner Lucie Hradecka’s splendid run at the Charleston Open ended after they lost the title clash to Andreja Klepac and Magda Linette. The unseeded Mirza and Hradecka went down 2-6 6-4 7-10 in one hour 24 minutes to the fourth seed Polish-Slovenian duo on Sunday. IPL FULL COVERAGE | SCHEDULE | …

Sania Mirza, Hradecka move into quarterfinals in Charleston, U.S.
2 years, 9 months ago

Sania Mirza, Hradecka move into quarterfinals in Charleston, U.S.

The Hindu  

Sania Mirza in partnership with Lucie Hradecka beat the American wildcard entrants Francesca Di Lorenzo and Katie Volynets 7-5, 7-6 in the doubles pre-quarterfinals of the USD 899,500 WTA tennis tournament on clay in the U.S. In the Challenger in Ecuador, fourth seed Ramkumar Ramanathan was beaten 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 by J. C. Aragone of the U.S. in the first …

Paula Badosa Books Indian Wells Semi-final Showdown with Maria Sakkari
2 years, 9 months ago

Paula Badosa Books Indian Wells Semi-final Showdown with Maria Sakkari

News 18  

Defending champion Paula Badosa cruised past Veronika Kudermetova 6-3, 6-2 to book a semi-final showdown with Maria Sakkari in the Indian Wells WTA and ATP Masters on Thursday. Spain’s Badosa saved the only break point she faced in the 1hr 23min clash on a sunsplashed Stadium Court, notching her first win in four career meetings with Kudermetova. Badosa, who has …

Sabalenka stunned, Badosa shines at Indian Wells
2 years, 9 months ago

Sabalenka stunned, Badosa shines at Indian Wells

The Hindu  

World number three Aryna Sabalenka suffered a shock loss in her first match at Indian Wells on Saturday, falling to Italian Jasmine Paolini 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 in the second round. Sabalenka was a favourite to win the event after world number one Ashleigh Barty and world number two Barbora Krejcikova withdrew ahead of the start of the WTA 1000 tournament. …

Column: Rising stars in women's tennis find a bumpy ride
2 years, 9 months ago

Column: Rising stars in women's tennis find a bumpy ride

LA Times  

Emma Raducanu set a modest goal at the start of her 2021 tennis season: win one round in the main draw of a Grand Slam event. American Sofia Kenin was 21 when she won the Australian Open in 2020 and lost in the French Open final but she hasn’t gone past the fourth round of a Slam since. Paula Badosa …

Petra Kvitova ousts top seed Aryna Sabalenka as favourites exit Dubai
2 years, 10 months ago

Petra Kvitova ousts top seed Aryna Sabalenka as favourites exit Dubai

Firstpost  

Aryna Sabalenka, Barbora Krejcikova, Garbine Muguruza, Iga Swiatek, Elina Svitolina all were bundled out of the WTA tournament in Dubai. Dubai: Aryna Sabalenka and Barbora Krejcikova, the top two seeds, both crashed to second-round defeats in the Dubai WTA tournament on Wednesday, with defending champion Garbine Muguruza also exiting on a day of upsets. Russia’s Veronika Kudermetova advanced to the …

Australian Open: Garbine Muguruza Stunned in Second Round by 'Dinosaur' Alize Cornet
2 years, 11 months ago

Australian Open: Garbine Muguruza Stunned in Second Round by 'Dinosaur' Alize Cornet

News 18  

French veteran Alize Cornet described herself as “a bit of a dinosaur” after she sent world number three and 2020 finalist Garbine Muguruza crashing out of the Australian Open in the second round Thursday, upsetting the Spaniard 6-3, 6-3. Cornet has never been past the fourth round of a major, but she is hugely experienced, appearing in 60 consecutive Grand …

Ash Barty named WTA Player of the Year, Raducanu wins newcomer award
3 years, 1 month ago

Ash Barty named WTA Player of the Year, Raducanu wins newcomer award

The Hindu  

World number one Ash Barty was named WTA Player of the Year for the second time and U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu took the Newcomer of the Year title, the governing body of the women's game said on Tuesday. Australian Barty, who won the title in 2019, won a tour-leading five tournaments this year including the second Grand Slam trophy …

Muguruza beats Kontaveit in 2 sets to win WTA Finals title
3 years, 1 month ago

Muguruza beats Kontaveit in 2 sets to win WTA Finals title

India TV News  

Garbiñe Muguruza said earlier in the week that playing in Mexico was like playing at home. The 28-year-old Spaniard beat Anett Kontaveit 6-3, 7-5 to win WTA Finals title on Wednesday for the first time in her career and improve her record playing in Mexico at 14 wins and two losses. 1-ranked Muguruza, who was a semifinalist of the WTA …

WTA Finals 2021: Garbiñe Muguruza beats Anett Kontaveit in two sets to win maiden title
3 years, 1 month ago

WTA Finals 2021: Garbiñe Muguruza beats Anett Kontaveit in two sets to win maiden title

Firstpost  

The 28-year-old Spaniard beat Anett Kontaveit 6-3, 7-5 to improve her record playing in Mexico at 14 wins and two losses Guadalajara, Mexico: Garbiñe Muguruza said earlier in the week that playing at Mexico was like playing at home. The 28-year-old Spaniard beat Anett Kontaveit 6-3, 7-5 to win WTA Finals title for the first time in her career and …

Garbine Muguruza, Anett Kontaveit to Play For Title at Year-End WTA Finals
3 years, 1 month ago

Garbine Muguruza, Anett Kontaveit to Play For Title at Year-End WTA Finals

News 18  

Garbiñe Muguruza dominated Paula Badosa in a 6-3, 6-3 victory on Tuesday and will play Anett Kontaveit for the title at the WTA Finals. She opened this year’s WTA Finals with a loss to third-seeded Karolina Pliskova but bounced back with victories over second-seeded Barbora Krejcikova, Kontaveit and Badosa. “I don’t feel like a favourite, maybe on paper or for …

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