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Without Rybakina, Gauff and Pegula meet in WTA Finals Group 1 with No. 4 on the line
Fourth seed Coco Gauff and fifth seed Jessica Pegula, three points apart in the race for year-end No. 4, meet in Indian Wells on Sunday at the WTA Finals for a fourth straight year. Wimbledon champion Linda Noskova faces Marta Kostyuk, the first alternate she beat twice this summer.
November 8, 1976: the day the first German tennis legend, Gottfried von Cramm, died in a car crash at the age of 76
Every day Tennis Majors takes you back in time to celebrate a great moment in tennis history. Today, we go back to 1976 to pay a tribute to Gottfried von Cramm, one of the most iconic players of the gentlemen’s era, a German player whose career and life were brutally marked by the Nazi government.
Edberg on serve-and-volley: “I’m sure it will come back, not like in the old days, but that would be good”
Stefan Edberg, the 1990 champion and one of the former winners honored at the 40th Rolex Paris Masters, met Carlos Alcaraz behind the scenes at the Plenitude Arena on Saturday. The Swede, whose game was built on serve-and-volley, talked about Alcaraz’s comeback, Ben Shelton’s potential and the speed of the courts in Paris.
“Reflexes are going to have to be 10 out of 10”: Alcaraz chases first Paris title against Shelton, his US Open conqueror
Carlos Alcaraz is one win away from a first Rolex Paris Masters title. Standing in his way is Ben Shelton, who beat him in a five-set US Open quarter-final and whose serve will be even more dangerous on the quick Paris court.
Romero Gormaz outlasts Andreescu to claim the Cali title
Ranked No. 131, Leyre Romero Gormaz of Spain beat eighth seed Bianca Andreescu 7-6 (4), 6-3 in the Cali WTA 125 final on Saturday, after a seesaw 69-minute first set. The Spaniard broke serve six times against the 2019 US Open champion, capping a week in which she twice came from a set down.
World No. 1, US Open, Ice Queen: Everything you always wanted to know about Elena Rybakina (but never had time to find out) – updated after her WTA Finals withdrawal
Rybakina withdraws from WTA Finals, Kostyuk replaces the defending champion
Blinkova recovers from a set down against Feistel to reach Luanda final
“I’ve been chasing this moment for a long time”: why his first Paris final means so much to Alcaraz
“I’m fresh, I’m hungry”: Alcaraz reaches his first Paris final without facing a break point, sets up US Open rematch with Shelton
Van Assche climbs to career-high No. 34 after Paris run; new French No. 2
Shelton, after his comeback against Van Assche: “The game that I probably break most often is right after I get broken”
Shelton reaches his first Masters 1000 final outside Canada, ending Van Assche’s Paris run
BREAKING NEWS: Shelton comes from a set down to stop Van Assche and reach Paris final
Andreescu opens with a bagel against Tubello to reach Cali final
Lansere edges a break-filled opener and beats Akugue to reach Luanda final
Defending champion Tjen beats Montgomery to return to the Chennai final
The surprise: Gael Monfils named France Davis Cup captain
Blinkova holds off Kabbaj in three sets to set up Feistel semi-final in Luanda
Eala holds off Sakkari fightback to reach Hong Kong final and the top 15