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Saudi Arabia will host the women's tennis WTA Finals for the next three years
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Saudi Arabia will host the women's tennis WTA Finals for the next three years

Hindustan Times  

Saudi Arabia will host the WTA Finals as part of a three-year deal announced Thursday by the women’s professional tennis tour that will increase the prize money for this November’s season-ending championship to a record $15.25 million, a 70% increase from 2023. “We’re going into this eyes wide open that the investment in sport by Saudi certainly provokes strong views …

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Wimbledon 2023: Mirra Andreeva, the latest teenage sensation in women’s Tennis
1 year, 5 months ago

Wimbledon 2023: Mirra Andreeva, the latest teenage sensation in women’s Tennis

The Hindu  

At the age of 16, Mirra Andreeva has her goals set. it’s not our last battle, we will have a lot of good matches.” While both Andreeva and Korneeva played senior events on the ITF circuit post Australia, the former had another shot at Tour-level tennis when she received a wildcard for the Madrid Masters. Reigning Australian Open champion Aryna …

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Protecting young players from abuse must be a priority, Azarenka says
2 years, 3 months ago

Protecting young players from abuse must be a priority, Azarenka says

Hindustan Times  

Victoria Azarenka, of Belarus, serves to Petra Martic, of Croatia, during the third round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in New York. Sexual abuse of young female players by older male coaches happens "right and left" on the WTA Tour and safeguarding against it must be a priority, Victoria Azarenka said at the U.S. Open …

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ATP & WTA Strips Ranking Points from Wimbledon Over Russia, Belarus Ban
2 years, 7 months ago

ATP & WTA Strips Ranking Points from Wimbledon Over Russia, Belarus Ban

The Quint  

Steve Simon, WTA Chairman, said in a statement: "As a result of the AELTC's position that it will not honour its obligation to use the WTA Rankings for entry into Wimbledon and proceed with a partial field not based on merit, the WTA has made the difficult decision to not award WTA ranking points for this year's Wimbledon Championships. Notably, …

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Get vaccinated if you want to play Australian Open, minister tells players
3 years, 2 months ago

Get vaccinated if you want to play Australian Open, minister tells players

The Hindu  

Tennis players planning to compete in the Australian Open at Melbourne Park should get vaccinated for COVID-19 to give themselves the best chance of playing the Grand Slam, an Australian government official has said. "If I was an ATP or WTA player, I'd be getting vaccinated," Pakula told local radio station SEN. "That will give them the best opportunity to …

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Tennis celebrates 50th anniversary of the 'Original 9' trailblazers who stood for equality in 1970
4 years, 3 months ago

Tennis celebrates 50th anniversary of the 'Original 9' trailblazers who stood for equality in 1970

Firstpost  

‘Original 9’ broke away from the US tennis establishment to form Virginia Slams circuit, on $1 contract, in 1970 due to inequal prize money. WTA Tour they helped create offered 55 events in 29 countries and a total of $179 million in prize money in 2019 New York: Billie Jean King and eight other women of the “Original 9” are …

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Prague Open 2020: Simona Halep breezes past qualifier Magdalena Frech to seal semi-final berth
4 years, 4 months ago

Prague Open 2020: Simona Halep breezes past qualifier Magdalena Frech to seal semi-final berth

Firstpost  

Halep needed only 59 minutes to beat the 22-year-old Pole 6-2, 6-0 in what was her first convincing win at tournament following two tight three-setters. Top seed Simona Halep cruised to the WTA Prague Open semi-finals after seeing off Poland’s qualifier Magdalena Frech in two sets on another scorching day Friday. The reigning Wimbledon champion needed only 59 minutes to …

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