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WTA News: Slovakia upends Great Britain, advances to Billie Jean King Cup final

Slovakia advanced to face Italy in the Billie Jean King Cup finals by rallying to defeat Great Britain 2-1 on Tuesday in Malaga, Spain. Emma...

Sports November 20, 2024

WTA News: Italy ousts Iga Swiatek, Poland to reach Billie Jean King Cup final

Italy returned to the championship match of the Billie Jean King Cup finals by outlasting Poland 2-1 in Monday's semifinal showdown in Malaga, Spain. Italy,...

Sports November 19, 2024

WTA News: Great Britain advances to face Slovakia at Billie Jean King Cup semis

Sports November 18, 2024

Great Britain's Emma Raducanu and Katie Boulter defeated Canada's Rebecca Marino and Leylah Fernandez, respectively, on Sunday to advance to the semifinals of the...

WTA News: Italy, Poland complete comebacks in Billie Jean King Cup quarterfinals

Sports November 17, 2024

Jasmine Paolini beat Moyuka Uchijima in a singles match, then teamed with Sara Errani to prevail in doubles action as Italy rallied for a...

WTA News: Poland, Great Britain advance to Billie Jean King Cup quarters

Sports November 16, 2024

Iga Swiatek and Magda Linette won singles matches to lead Poland to a 2-0 victory over host Spain on Friday to clinch a spot...

WTA News: Billie Jean King Cup: Slovakia knocks out U.S.

Sports November 15, 2024

The United States bowed out of the Billie Jean King Cup finals in the first round with a 2-1 loss to Slovakia on Thursday...

WTA News: Tennis Channel takes analyst off-air for Barbora Krejcikova comment

Sports November 12, 2024

American journalist Jon Wertheim has been removed as an on-air analyst for the Tennis Channel for a derogatory comment he made about Barbora Krejcikova's...

WTA News: Coco Gauff storms back, upends Zheng Qinwen for WTA Finals title

Sports November 10, 2024

Down a set and trailing in both the second and third sets, World No. 3 Coco Gauff pulled off a memorable 3-6, 6-4, 7-6...

WTA News: Coco Gauff jolts Aryna Sabalenka, will compete for title at WTA Finals

Sports November 9, 2024

Coco Gauff recorded a 7-6 (4), 6-3 win over top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka on Friday to set up a showdown with Zheng Qinwen in the...

WTA News: Barbora Krejcikova reaches semis of WTA Finals Riyadh; Iga Swiatek out

Sports November 8, 2024

Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova is in and French Open champion Iga Swiatek is out of the WTA Finals Riyadh. Krejcikova entered play Thursday in...

WTA News: Qinwen Zheng clinches WTA Finals Riyadh semifinal berth

Sports November 7, 2024

Qinwen Zheng used her dominating serve to defeat Jasmine Paolini of Italy 6-1, 6-1 and clinch a spot in the semifinals of the WTA...

WTA News: Aryna Sabalenka clinches year-end No. 1 WTA ranking

Sports November 6, 2024

Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus clinched her first-ever, season-ending world No. 1 ranking on Tuesday. In Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for the WTA Tour Finals, Sabalenka earned...

WTA News: Coco Gauff tops Iga Swiatek, moves to semis at WTA Finals

Sports November 6, 2024

Coco Gauff and Barbora Krejcikova posted big wins in the WTA Finals Riyadh on Tuesday, bouncing their opponents in straight sets. Gauff topped Iga Swiatek...

WTA News: Aryna Sabalenka clinches semifinal spot at WTA Finals Riyadh

Sports November 5, 2024

World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus defeated No. 4 seed Jasmine Paolini of Italy 6-3, 7-5 on Monday to improve to 2-0 at...

WTA News: WTA roundup: Coco Gauff, Iga Swiatek win openers in Riyadh

Sports November 4, 2024

World No. 3 Coco Gauff and No. 2 Iga Swiatek of Poland won their respective opening matches of the Orange Group at the WTA...

WTA News: WTA roundup: Aryna Sabalenka opens WTA Finals with sweep

Sports November 3, 2024

No. 1 seed Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus had little trouble getting past China's Qinwen Zheng in a group-stage match at the WTA Finals on...

WTA News: WTA roundup: Top seeds to face off for Hong Kong title

Sports November 2, 2024

No. 2 seed Katie Boulter of Great Britain moved to her third final of the year after defeating No. 6 seed Yuan Yue of...

WTA News: Elena Rybakina hires Novak Djokovic’s former coach

Sports November 2, 2024

World No. 5 Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan announced the hiring Friday of Novak Djokovic's former coach, Goran Ivanisevic, for the 2025 season. Rybakina, 25, split...

WTA News: WTA roundup: Top 3 seeds reach Hong Kong semifinals

Sports November 1, 2024

No. 1 seed Diana Shnaider outlasted Suzan Lamens 6-0, 6-7 (4), 6-2 on Friday to advance to the semifinals of the Hong Kong Tennis...

WTA News: WTA roundup: Leylah Fernandez reaches Hong Kong quarters

Sports October 31, 2024

No. 3 seed Leylah Fernandez of Canada reached the quarterfinals with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Australia's Kimberly Birrell on Thursday at the Hong...

WTA News: WTA roundup: Top seeds Diana Shnaider, Marie Bouzkova head into quarters

Sports October 30, 2024

Top-seeded Diana Shnaider breezed past Australia's Priscilla Hon 6-4, 6-1 to reach the quarterfinal round at the Hong Kong Tennis Open on Wednesday. The...

WTA News: WTA roundup: Diana Shnaider wins opener in Hong Kong

Sports October 29, 2024

Top-seeded Diana Shnaider recorded a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Kyoka Okamura on Tuesday in the first round of the Hong Kong Open. Shnaider, of Russia,...

WTA News: WTA roundup: Yuan Yue rallies to win in Hong Kong

Sports October 28, 2024

No. 6 seed Yuan Yue came back from down 3-0 in the second set to win the last six games of the match and...

WTA News: WTA roundup: Qinwen Zheng KOs Sofia Kenin, wins Pan Pacific Open

Sports October 27, 2024

Top-seeded Qinwen Zheng outlasted wild card Sofia Kenin 7-6 (5), 6-3 to win the final of the Pan Pacific Open on Sunday in Tokyo. Zheng,...

WTA News: WTA roundup: Sofia Kenin reaches Tokyo finals, seeks first win since 2020

Sports October 27, 2024

Sofia Kenin qualified for her first singles final of 2024, defeating Katie Boulter of Great Britain 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday to set up a...

WTA News: WTA roundup: Sofia Kenin upsets Daria Kasatkina in Tokyo

Sports October 25, 2024

Sofia Kenin advanced to the Toray Pan Pacific Open semifinals with a 6-3, 6-4 upset of No. 3 seed Daria Kasatkina on Friday in...

WTA News: WTA roundup: Top seed Qinwen Zheng reaches Tokyo quarters

Sports October 24, 2024

No. 1 seed Qinwen Zheng of China swept the last nine games against Japan's Moyuka Uchijima on Thursday to move into the Toray Pan...

WTA News: WTA roundup: Canadians take center stage in Tokyo quarterfinals

Sports October 24, 2024

Canada's Bianca Andreescu moved to the quarterfinals of the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo on Wednesday after a back injury forced No. 2...

WTA News: WTA roundup: Sofia Kenin collects upset in Tokyo

Sports October 22, 2024

Sofia Kenin knocked out 10th-seeded Xinyu Wang of China 6-1, 6-4 in the first round of the Toray Pan Pacific Open on Tuesday in...

WTA News: WTA roundup: Leylah Fernandez, Bianca Andreescu win in Tokyo

Sports October 22, 2024

Eighth-seeded Leylah Fernandez of Canada survived a first-round challenge from Aliaksandra Sasnovich at the Toray Pan Pacific Open on Monday in Tokyo. Fernandez was ahead...

WTA News: Aryna Sabalenka supplants Iga Swiatek at World No. 1

Sports October 21, 2024

Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka returned to World No. 1 in the latest WTA rankings, dropping Polish star Iga Swiatek to No. 2. Sabalenka, a three-time Grand...

WTA News: WTA roundup: Daria Kasatkina wins all-Russian final in China

Sports October 20, 2024

No. 5 seed Daria Kasatkina jumped out to an early lead, then had to rally to defeat fellow Russian Mirra Andreeva 6-0, 4-6, 6-4...

WTA News: Mirra Andreeva, Daria Kasatkina to meet in China final

Sports October 19, 2024

Daria Kasatkina and Mirra Andreeva will meet in an all-Russian final at the Ningbo Open, each advancing after their opponents retired in their matches...

WTA News: WTA roundup: Russians Daria Kasatkina, Mirra Andreeva reach semis in China

Sports October 18, 2024

No. 5 seed Daria Kasatkina of Russia saved two match points in the tiebreaker to defeat Yulia Putintseva 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (6) to reach...

WTA News: Danielle Collins postpones previously announced retirement

Sports October 18, 2024

Danielle Collins, who previously announced that she was retiring from the WTA Tour at the end of the 2024 season, changed course Thursday and...

WTA News: No. 1 Iga Swiatek hires veteran coach Wim Fissette

Sports October 18, 2024

World No. 1 Iga Swiatek confirmed the hiring of Wim Fissette as her new tennis coach on Thursday. Swiatek parted ways with long-term coach Tomasz...

WTA News: WTA roundup: Ana Bogdan scores upset in Osaka

Sports October 17, 2024

Romania's Ana Bogdan advanced the quarterfinals of the Japan Open with a 6-0, 7-6 (5) victory over No. 4 seed Marie Bouzkova of the...

WTA News: WTA roundup: Unheralded Aoi Ito upsets Italian at Japan Open

Sports October 16, 2024

Aoi Ito, ranked No. 188 in the world, thrilled her home-country fans Wednesday at the Japan Open by upsetting eighth-seeded Elisabetta Cocciaretto of Italy...

WTA News: Serena Williams: ‘All is OK’ after surgery to remove large cyst

Sports October 16, 2024

Tennis great Serena Williams is recovering from surgery to remove a large cyst on her neck. Williams, 43, posted the news to social media on...

WTA News: WTA roundup: Anna Kalinskaya rallies at Ningbo Open

Sports October 15, 2024

Seventh-seeded Anna Kalinskaya of Russia rallied for a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 win against Australia's Priscilla Hon on Tuesday in the opening round of the...

WTA News: WTA roundup: Paula Badosa survives opener at Ningbo Open

Sports October 14, 2024

No. 8 seed Paula Badosa of Spain held off Russia's Diana Shnaider 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 on Monday in the opening round of the Ningbo...

WTA News: Aryna Sabalenka captures third straight Wuhan title

Sports October 13, 2024

Top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka completed a three-peat at the Wuhan Open with a 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 win over fifth-seeded Qinwen Zheng in the final on...

WTA News: Aryna Sabalenka seeks third consecutive Wuhan Open title

Sports October 12, 2024

Top seed Aryna Sabalenka moved closer to her third consecutive championship at the Wuhan Open after coming from a set down to defeat fourth-seeded...

WTA News: Coco Gauff, Aryna Sabalenka to square off in Wuhan semifinal

Sports October 11, 2024

Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka set up a semifinals showdown with quick victories Friday over a pair of Polish opponents at the Wuhan Open...

WTA News: Coco Gauff reaches Wuhan quarters, Jessica Pegula out

Sports October 10, 2024

Coco Gauff extended her winning streak in China to eight matches and advanced to the Wuhan Open quarterfinals Thursday with a 6-4, 6-1 win...

WTA News: Aryna Sabalenka tops Katerina Siniakova, stays perfect in Wuhan

Sports October 10, 2024

Top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka recorded a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Czech Katerina Siniakova in the second round of the Wuhan Open on Wednesday in China. Sabalenka...