WTA Tour

Barty, Medvedev Take Charge At Western & Southern Open

MASON, OHIO/WASHINGTON, August 19, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) On a day in which nine of the WTA’s top 10 players were in action at the Western & Southern Open in Mason, Ohio, in the last major tuneup before the US […]

Halep Finds Solutions, Earns First Win In Three Months

MASON, OHIO/WASHINGTON, August 18, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Three-time Western & Southern Open finalist Simona Halep is no stranger to playing on Center Court at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio, near Cincinnati. On Tuesday, she opened play […]

Tenerife To Host ATP Challenger And WTA Event

STARNBERG, August 17, 2021 Professional tennis will return to the Canary Islands later this year. The Abama Tennis Academy in Tenerife will host a WTA 250 tournament from October 18 to 24 followed by an ATP Challenger 80 event with […]

Western & Southern Open Back In Familiar Digs

MASON, OHIO/WASHINGTON, August 17, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) After a year’s respite in New York due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Western & Southern Open has returned to its familiar digs at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio, […]

Federer Will Miss US Open, Out Indefinitely

WASHINGTON, August 16, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Roger Federer will miss this month’s US Open because he needs a third operation on his right knee, which will sideline him for what he said will be “many months.” The 20-time major […]

Giorgi Wins Biggest Career Title In Montreal

MONTREAL, August 15, 2021 Unseeded Camila Giorgi is the champion of the Omnium Banque Nationale présenté par Rogers in Montreal, Canada. The World No. 71 from Italy secured the biggest title of her career with a 6-3, 7-5 win over No. […]

Medvedev Marches To National Bank Open Final

TORONTO/WASHINGTON, August 15, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) World No. 2 Daniil Medvedev, who two years ago was a finalist in the National Bank Open, was two points from a straight-set defeat against No. 7 seed Hubert Hurkacz of Poland Friday […]

Sabalenka Reaches Eighth 2021 Quarterfinal At Montreal

MONTREAL/WASHINGTON, August 13, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) With both Ashleigh Barty and Naomi Osaka, the number one and two-ranked players in the world absent from this week’s WTA 1000 Omnium Banque Nationale in Montreal, attention has shifted to World No. […]

With No Big Three, Canadian Spotlight Focuses On Tsitsipas

TORONTO/WASHINGTON, August 12, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) The last time there’s been a Canadian Open – now known as the National Bank Open Presented by Rogers – without a member of the Big Three of men’s tennis, one needs to go […]