WTA
“It’s just the semifinal of a tournament” – Far from the fuss, Swiatek quietly builds the player she wants to be
Far from calling her wins over Marta Kostyuk and Diana Shnaider proof of a Toronto turnaround, Iga Swiatek downplayed the results, insisting instead that a quieter plan with Francisco Roig and a deliberate off-court reset are simply, finally, becoming habit.
August 11, 2003: The day Kim Clijsters hit the top of the WTA rankings for the first time
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On this day in 2003, Kim Clijsters defeated Lindsay Davenport to claim the title in Los Angeles and reach the pinnacle of the sport
Svitolina completes stunning turnaround to set up Swiatek semi-final rematch in Toronto
Elina Svitolina completed a stirring comeback win over Ekaterina Alexandrova and Iga Swiatek eased past Diana Shnaider to set up a Toronto semi-final rematch of their Rome clash in May, with Svitolina looking to add a third win in a row over the Pole and Swiatek chasing her first final of the season.
A marathon fortnight catches up: weary Eala bows out to Bencic in Toronto
Two weeks of relentless, emotional tennis finally caught up with Alexandra Eala. Fresh from her title run in Washington and back-to-back three-setters in Toronto, the 21-year-old ran out of legs against a ruthless Belinda Bencic, beaten 6-4, 6-0 as the second set slipped away in a bagel.
Osaka’s serve fires her past Fernandez into the Toronto quarters – and a first-ever clash with Rybakina
Naomi Osaka beat Leylah Fernandez 6-4, 6-4 on Sunday night and will play Kazakh Elena Rybakina, the second seed, in the next round
Rybakina claws back from double break down to outlast Samsonova in Toronto
Sabalenka and Pegula, two of Toronto’s biggest favourites, both fall in the round of 16
Iga Swiatek exorcises Roland-Garros ghost with statement win over Kostyuk in Toronto
American Carol Young Suh Lee claims maiden WTA 125 title in Warsaw after toppling seed No. 1 Jacquemot
Eala keeps rolling in Toronto with gritty win over McNally
“Amazing”: Fernandez stuns French Open champion Andreeva to light up Toronto
August 7, 1992: The day 16-year-old Jennifer Capriati beat Steffi Graf to win the Olympic Gold in Barcelona
“Oh my god”: Eala stuns Pegula to become first Filipina WTA champion in Washington
BREAKING: Eala makes history as first Filipina to win the Mubadala DC Open
“Hopefully they won’t do that to us”: Washington doubles champions voice fear over ATP’s proposed cuts spreading to WTA
Liutova, 16, becomes youngest WTA champion since Gauff with Memphis title
Samson battles back to claim Axeria Open crown
August 2, 1996: The day Lindsay Davenport locked down Olympic gold
Preston beats fellow Australian Inglis to win Odlum Brown VanOpen
Eala to face Pegula in Washington final after stunning Osaka