World No 1 Barty triumphant on Stuttgart debut; Kvitova wins
It was a comfortable debut at the Stuttgart Open for Ash Barty, though it was a trickier outing for defending champion Petra Kvitova
It was a comfortable debut at the Stuttgart Open for Ash Barty, though it was a trickier outing for defending champion Petra Kvitova
Japanese star Kei Nishikori emerged from the jaws of defeat to progress at the Barcelona Open on Monday
After earning her first WTA Tour win in round one, the 15-year-old was too strong for American Emma Navarro as she reached the last eight
American third seed Shelby Rogers eased past qualifier Claire Liu 6-2, 6-2 to set up a quarter-final clash against Volvo Car Open runner-up Danka Kovinic
Benoit Paire suffered another loss in Monte-Carlo on Sunday, and afterwards compared playing on tour during the pandemic to “playing in a cemetery.”
Benoit Paire’s poor form in 2021 rolled on as he lost to Jordan Thompson, while David Goffin made a strong start at the Monte Carlo Masters
Ash Barty and Sloane Stephens were knocked of the Volvo Car Open on Friday as all four semi-finalists will be looking for their first tour singles title
In Charleston this week, all participants can get the COVID-19 vaccination if they wish. This was revealed by Oksana Kalashnikova, who is competing in the doubles draw of the WTA 500 in South Carolina.
The upcoming Andalucia Open match between Feliciano Lopez, soon to be 40, and Carlos Alcaraz, soon 18, will feature one of the biggest generational gaps in ATP Tour history.
Miami Open champion Barty kicks off her clay-court campaign at Charleston on Wednesday and will also play Stuttgart, Madrid, Rome and Roland Garros before the grass-court season
The Australian secured her 10th career title after Bianca Andreescu called it a day after turning her ankle early in the second set
The Australian will remain the world No 1 if she reaches the final
Daniil Medvedev is through to the fourth round at the Miami Open after missing three matchpoints and overcoming severe cramps which he said made him just want to ‘lay down’
Ashleigh Barty and Victoria Azarenka both advanced at the Miami Open on Saturday, but Simona Halep succumbed to injury. Barty and Azarenka will go head-to-head on Monday.
World No 1 Ash Barty won the last five games and saved a match point as she rallied to beat qualifier Kristina Kucova in Miami on Thursday
Simona Halep is immensely proud of her prolonged stay in the WTA’s top 10, as well as her 64 weeks at No 1, but there’s another achievement she covets even more
The teenager said the Italians’ variation in styles bodes well for the future
While Svetlana Kuznetsova triumphed in just over an hour, compatriot Vera Zvonareva set a record in her win on Wednesday in St. Petersburg. Zvonareva outlasted Fiona Ferro in a three-set thriller to reach the quarter-finals.
Daniil Medvedev developed his tennis in France, speaks the language fluently and even plays with a French racquet. But when it comes to beating French players in France he plays like he forgot his passport.
Stefanos Tsitsipas has been champion twice in Marseille, but he will not make it three in a row this year after a quarter-final defeat.
Holger Rune rolls past Benoit Paire during second-round action in Santiago on Wednesday. Rune will run into Federico Delbonis in the quarter-finals.