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Brisbane Not A Bridge Too Far For Barty

BRISBANE, December 28, 2017 (Press Release) Local girl Ash Barty has climbed on Thursday Brisbane’s iconic Story Bridge ahead of her attempt to scale the heights in the 2018 Brisbane International presented by Suncorp. Barty, Australia’s highest-ranked player and winner of the 2017 […]

Halep Wins Interncontinental World Tennis Thailand Championship

HUA HIN, December 25, 2017 Simon Halep clinched the Intercontinental World Tennis Thailand Championship trophy on Sunday at the True Arena in Hua Hin. The World No. 1 beat Karolina Pliskova 6-2, 6-3 in the final, while Johanna Konta beat Jelena Ostapenko 6-2, 6-3 in the third-place play-off. “I […]

Barthel To Return To Nürnberger Versicherungscup

NÜRNBERG, December 25, 2017 World No. 52 Mona Barthel is set to return to Nürnberg. After 2014, the 27-year-old German will appear for the second time at the NÜRNBERGER Versicherungscup – much to the delight of tournament director Sandra Reichel. “It’s […]

Christmas Comes Early For Rising Star Jaimee Fourlis

HOBART, December 24, 2017 (Press Release) Rising Australian star Jaimee Fourlis (Vic) has received a main draw wildcard into Hobart International 2018. The 18-year-old from Melbourne is set to make her second main draw appearance in Hobart, having made her WTA debut at the […]

Aiava And Tomljanovic Awarded Brisbane Wildcards

BRISBANE, December 22, 2017 Rising star Destanee Aiava (Vic) and her in-form compatriot Ajla Tomljanovic (Qld) will compete in the main draw of the 2018 Brisbane International presented by Suncorp after being awarded wildcards. The pair will join fellow Australians Ash Barty (Qld) and Sam Stosur (Qld) at the tenth […]

Caroline Garcia To Lead 2018 WTA Mallorca Open Line-Up

SANTA PONSA, December 13, 2017 Tennis on grass in Mallorca? This vision became reality in June 2016 with the inaugural WTA Mallorca Open. Ice-tennis in Mallorca? A premiere and spectacular PR show was the starting signal on Thursday for the countdown […]

Görges Returns To Nürnberger Versicherungscup

NÜRNBERG, December 13, 2017 Organizers of the NÜRNBERGER Versicherungscup announced on Wednesday that Julia Görges will return to the $250,000 WTA International event, held from 19 to 26 May 2018 at the venue of the 1. Fc Nürnberg. “I am […]

Bouchard To Make Hobart International Return

HOBART, December 12, 2017 (Press Release) Canadian superstar and fan favourite Eugenie Bouchard has been awarded a wildcard into the Hobart International in 2018. The former world No.5 stormed into the Hobart International final in her 2016 debut and is looking forward to being […]

Whitney Osuigwe Wins Orange Bowl Title To Cap Prolific 2017

USTA Press Release, December 11, 2017 Fifteen-year old American Whitney Osuigwe capped a prolific junior tennis season by winning the Orange Bowl Girls’ 18s title on Sunday, defeating Ukraine’s Margaryta Bilokin, 6-1, 6-2, at the Veltri Tennis Center in Plantation, […]

Nadal And Muguruza Named 2017 ITF World Champions

ITF Press Release, December 9, 2017 The ITF announced on Friday that Spanish duo Rafael Nadal and Garbine Muguruza have been named the 2017 ITF World Champions. Nadal receives the honour for the third time, while it is the first […]