WTA Tour

With Wimbledon Looming, Alcaraz Passes First Test On London Grass

WASHINGTON, June 21, 2023 (by Michael Dickens] With the Wimbledon Championships less than two weeks away, all eyes this week are on World No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz. The personable, 20-year-old Spaniard began his grass-court campaign in the ATP 500 Cinch Championships […]

Anett Kontaveit Set To Retire At Wimbledon

WTA Press Release, June 20, 2023 Former World No. 2 Anett Kontaveit has announced she will say goodbye to professional tennis at Wimbledon next month following a 13-year career on the Hologic WTA Tour.The Estonian has revealed she will take […]

Lisicki Receives Wild Card Into Bett1 Open

BERLIN, June 16, 2023 Local hero Sabine Lisicki has received a wild card into the main draw of the bett1open presented by ecotrans Group. This was announced by the organizers of the WTA 500 grass-court tournament on Friday. “I’m really […]

Kyrgios Rusty In Return, Apologizes To His Fans On Social Media

WASHINGTON, June 14, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) Nick Kyrgios made his 2023 debut at the BOSS Open, an ATP 250 grass tournament in Stuttgart, Germany, Tuesday afternoon. It’s a match the mercurial but physically-struggling Australian would just as soon forget. […]

WTA Announces 2023 Fall Calendar

WTA Press Release, June 2, 2023 The WTA has today announced the 2023 fall calendar outlining the tournaments that will take place following the US Open through to the WTA Finals.Highlights and updates for this period in the 2023 WTA […]

Martina Navratilova Receives Golden Racket At IBI 2023

ROME, May 22, 2023 (FITP Press Release) After Stefan Edberg, the Federazione Italiana Tennis e Padel awarded the “Golden Racket” (Racchetta d’oro) 2023 to Martina Navratilova. On the Foro Italico’s Campo Centrale, the Ambassador of Italian Tennis Nicola Pietrangeli, together […]

Simona Halep Receives Additional Tennis Anti-Doping Charge

ITIA Press Release, May 19, 2023 The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) confirms that Romanian tennis player Simona Halep has been charged with a further and separate breach of the Tennis Anti-Doping Programme (TADP), relating to irregularities in her Athlete […]

Ask Taylor Townsend, Moments Like Rome Are What Tennis Is All About

ROME/WASHINGTON, May 13, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) On Thursday, qualifier Taylor Townsend secured her second career Top-10 triumph with a three-set, second-round victory over World No. 3 and fellow American Jessica Pegula at the WTA 1000 Internazionali BNL d’Italia. The […]